留美幼童对近代中国的历史影响初析

近代中国首次大规模学习西方先进科技的幼童留美计划虽遭夭折,但留美幼童回国依然身体力行,影响和带动了中国继续向西方学习,他们的下一代也纷纷负笈海外,学有所成,甚至宋氏家族也受到留美幼童的重要影响;留美幼童还首倡了庚款留学,促成近代中国第二次大规模的留美运动,造就了一大批年轻有为、杰出优秀的科技人才,对近代中国的现代化进程影响深远.本文拟对留美幼童的上述历史影响作一初步探析.

A preliminary analysis on the historical influence on modern China made by Chinese educational mission students

Although the Chinese educational mission in Qing Dynasty failed,which was studying advanced western science and technology on a large scale for the first time,those young students returned from America not only tried their best to make contributions for modern China's development,kept Chinese people continue learning from the west,but also inspired many of their sons and daughters to study abroad.Even the family Song were deeply influenced by those young students.Chinese educational mission students still initiated the movement of sending students to America by utilizing the Boxer Indemnity Refund from America,helped to realize the movement of Chinese students' studying in America on a large scale for the second time and cultivate large quantities of distinguished scientific and technological talents.Chinese educational mission students' historical influence is profound during modern China's science and technology modernization.This paper intended to make a preliminary analysis on the above historical influence on modern China made by Chinese educational mission students.