The Research Of Tang Wengzhi's Family (1841-1954)

The main contents of this paper is to study the history of Tang Wengzhi's family in the 1841-1954.It includes their education,career choices,marriage,and ideas.The three generations were:Tang shouqi,Tang Wengzhi,and three sons Tang Qingyi,Tang Qingzeng,Tang Qingyong.The paper is divided into four sections.The first section is to describe the life of Tang Wengzhi's ancestor between 1644 and 1840.The Tang's family went to Taicang from Nanjing,because of the late Ming Dynasty's war.In this period,the family need to transport grain to the captial from Taicang by ship,and they also operate business.The second section is about Tang Shouqi.He was born in 1841,the year was the begining of modern Chinese history.He studied hard,hope to make a difference in the imperial offcialdom.However,he could't.In 1865,he was given Engong Identity,and then as a teacher to support his family.In 1892,he lived with his son in Beijing,and began to edit ancient's postthumous,help the poor,donor coummunity,and so on.The third section is about Tang Wengzhi,he is the key figure in the history,which was mainly due to his imperial success,changed the family's fate.From 1892 to 1907,he was as senior official of the Qing Dynasty.After 1907,he was appointed the supervison of Shanghai Industrial College of the Ministry of Posts and Telegrapfs(now SJTU).In the family,he was the center of the family.The reason is that in the process of developing his cause,he also formed a social relation.The forth section is about Tang Wengzhi's three sons.Of the father's cause in the community,Tang Wengzhi could provide them a stable living and learning enviroment.Three sons received the whole process of education,from the primary,secondary,to university or study abroad.Tang Qingyi,Tang Qingzeng,Tang Qingyong were to serve in the university.They elective the object of marriage under the father's required conditons,after marriage they bear the obligation to support their families.In the difficult process of change in modern Chinese history,the history of Tang's family decalare:the individual effort is important to the family,and the specific historical circunstance has some effect on the personal and family.