Is Zhan Tianyou the first group of young students studying in the United States with boxer indemnity?
1872, patriotic and innovative thinker Hong Rong, Chen Qing government sent young children to study abroad in order to introduce western learning and innovate society. Since 1872, China has sent 30 children to study in the United States every year for four consecutive years. In the United States, every two of them live in American homes to study foreign languages, then enter the nearest school and gradually enter American universities to start further studies. Since 1874, the permanent office of the overseas study office has also been built.
1872, Zhan Tianyou, Tsai Shou Kee, Liang Dunyan and other 30 young children went to the United States.
1873 Zhan Tianyou entered Westhaven Primary School in Connecticut, USA.
1878 graduated from Hillhouse Middle School in New Haven, ranking second in the whole school. He was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering, Sheffield Institute of Technology, Yale University, majoring in railway engineering.
From 65438 to 0879, Zhan Tianyou did well in Yale University and won the first prize in mathematics. 1880 went on studying at Yale University and won the math prize again. 188 1 year as a member of the excellent student association of Yale university. Graduated from Yale University (when Yale studied for three years). The topic of graduation thesis is "Research on Wharf Crane". 188 1 Only two China students graduated. The other is Ouyang Geng. Because the Qing government ordered the early withdrawal of students studying in the United States, Zhan Tianyou returned to China immediately after graduation. The plan to continue the internship research for three years has not been carried out. After returning to China, he was sent to Fuzhou Shipping Bureau to learn to drive naval vessels, with excellent results and five military exploits.
1882, Zhan Tianyou graduated from the post-school of Fuzhou Shipping Bureau and won the first prize. He was sent to the warship "Wu Yang" for training as an intern crew. 1883) continued her internship on the warship Wu Yang. 1February, 884 to1June, as a post-school teacher in Fuzhou Shipping Bureau, won the top five awards of Qing government for outstanding teaching. June+10, 5438, invited by Zhang Zhidong, he returned to Guangdong and taught foreign languages in Guangdong practical learning hall (later renamed Guangdong erudite hall) in Huangpu, Guangzhou. From 65438 to 0885, he continued to teach in Guangdong erudite museum. 1886 Continue to teach in Guangdong Bo Xue Guan; Building a coastal fort and mapping the coastal map of Guangdong (the first nautical chart of China) 1887 continued to work in the Guangdong erudite museum (later renamed Guangdong Land and Water Teachers College).
1888 was introduced by Mou, a classmate of Kaiping Mining Bureau. He studied in the United States and worked as an engineer in Tianjin China Railway Company, engaged in the track-laying project of Tangjin Railway. Since then, I have been engaged in building railways.
1900, Eight-Nation Alliance occupied the Forbidden City. 190 1 year, China and 1 1 country reached a humiliating final protocol to solve the 1900 unrest, that is, the treaty of shame and ugliness. According to the treaty, China will pay a tariff of 450 million taels of silver, which will be settled at the exchange rates of currencies of various countries and paid off in 39 years at the annual interest rate of 4%. This money is called "boxer indemnity" in history and "boxing compensation" in the west.
Boxer indemnity Twenty-nine years ago, Zhan Tianyou went to study in the United States. Twenty years ago in boxer indemnity, Zhan Tianyou returned from studying in the United States. Before boxer indemnity, Zhan Tianyou was engaged in railway construction and has been engaged in railway construction ever since. Hao Guangcai's admiration for foreign countries made him say that Zhan Tianyou was the first group of young students who used boxer indemnity to study in the United States. His statement has also been sought after by some people, making people shake their heads.