On August 1872, 1 1, thirty young children sailed from Shanghai to San Francisco, USA, and began their study abroad for fifteen years. In the history of more than 2,000 years in China, the event of "opening a new era" has been hailed as "the achievement of founding a country, unprecedented".
From 65438 to 0877, under the active advocacy of officials such as Shen Baozhen and Li Hongzhang, 33 people selected from the Bureau of Shipping and the School of Shipping Administration embarked on the journey of studying in Europe. 188 1 year, Li Hongzhang advocated that the Maritime Bureau send 10 people to study in Britain, France and Germany. 10 In 886,10 students from Beiyang Navy and other schools went to Europe again.
Historical influence
From the early 1960s to the 1990s, there was a brief "reconciliation between China and foreign countries". In order to maintain the feudal rule of the Qing government, some enlightened people in the ruling group took a series of measures to "strengthen themselves" and "seek wealth". Although the purpose is to get rid of "internal troubles and foreign invasion" and maintain feudal rule, this movement is in line with the historical trend.
Objectively, it promoted the development of China's productive forces, promoted the emergence and development of Chinese national capitalism, resisted the economic input of foreign capitalism to a certain extent, and promoted the modernization of China's education and national defense.