Zhouxuexi In Recovery Of Kaiping Mineral Rights Movement In Late Qing Dynasty

Kaiping Coal mine case happened in the last century, it is the first example of imperialism plundered Chinese mineral rights and interests in the 20th century. It is rather representative for Modern industry in our country.Recovery of Kaiping mineral rights movement is an activity in late qing dynasty, aiming to lift instance territory from the British imperialists hand back the right of Kaiping mineral rights. Zhou Xuexi is a must mention character in the last decade in late qing dynasty in Taking Kaiping ore right back movement. Zhou Xuexi (1866～1947), named Jizhi , named Zhian , lived in Anhui Jiande (Anhui Dongzhi country), a northern industrial giant. In 1900, as an departmental head, Zhou Xuexi witnessed the kaiping ore case. Since then, he made a series of activities to safeguard national interests and rights, so a promotion from encouraging Yuan Shikai Taking Kaiping ore right back movement began. In this period, he insisted to take Tangshan fine cotton factory back which was cheated out by the English businessman. By the good management of Zhouxuexi. This Qixin cement company soon become the first national industrial in north China, even all of the country. Due to this bargaining adverse addition, Zhou Xuexi founded Luanzhou coal mine near the Kaiping coal mine, wanted to use the form of business competition against kaiping coal mine. In addition, he is also busy running about the redemption of Kaiping coal with Zhili governor Chen Kuilong. But eventually his several solutions are not delivering. The result of this movement is to make the two coal mines together, and the British control the two coal mines.Later people focused on two ore merger and dissatisfied with Zhou Xuexi, thinking is his compromise double-crossed ore rights once again. This view is not fair.In semi-colonial and semi-feudal society background, the qing government can not help himself, British imperialism made a lot of oppression on the qing government. To the power of the Zhou Xuexi one person, he cannot save the day. Luanzhou coal mine is so difficult to make a competition with British Kaiping for many years when lossing of aid, nothing to depend on. In addition, through the tangshan fine cotton soil factory-mixing repossessions and the established of Luanzhou coal mine, The qing government took part of interests and rights back. We can not erase Zhou Xuexi's effort and contribution because of the unsatisfactory result. In recovery of Kaiping mineral rights movement, Zhou Xuexi made a great contribution, and as a patriotic industrialists, he should be affirmation and remember by history and posterity.