Yan Xiu's Industrial Patriotic Thoughts

Yan Xiu, words Fan Sun, is a native of Tianjin, and a Scholar of late Qing Dynasty. He is a well-known scholar, educator, social activist of early modern time, as well as a pioneer who innovated feudal education and promoted the modernization of education. He is also the founder of Nankai University and a great patriot. He had been various careers: Editing successive in the Imperial Academy, the Academy Historica Society repair, detailed lieutenant-colonel of the Hall of Code, the Mokan straight provincial officials of the Provincial Examination papers, Guizhou school governance, supervision of the rank of Secretary Zhili school. Out of the disappointment of the government, he resolutely drop out of career and saw Official title of nobility as clouds. Then he engaged in economic and social development undertakings in Tianjing, particularly in education and industry. .He contributed to the development of China's educational cause, was keen in saving the country by education , and actively advocated modern education. He was once well-known due to the appeal to Guangxu Emperor for reforming the imperial examination system through creating the "Economic Zitko" on the eve of the Hundred Days Reform. At the same time, Yan Xiu also focused on the socio-economic developments. He attached great importance to industrial development in the role of enriching the people and the country. Responded to the rise of the "Industrial Salvation" ideology, he put forward his own idea to strengthen the country and disperse the foreign enemies through developing industry and coming out of the under-development state. Yan Xiu's industrial salvation idea is formed and developed under the background of Western Powers'invasion, the country and the nation faced the fact to live or to die. He expressed his loved of the country, as a feudal literati , he accepted traditional Chinese cultural , and entered political stratum through imperial examination system. He dared break the shackles of old ideas and traditions and hug new ideas and things. He gradually formed his own "salvation industry" theory and practiced it at a certain degree.