Zhang Zhidong Railway Educational Thoughts

The railway undertakings of the Qing Dynasty developed rapidly under the background of the Western Industrial Revolution and the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty.The construction of the railway has increased the demand for railway talent.In order to meet the requirements of talents for railway construction,railway education came into being.As one of the outstanding representatives of the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty,Zhang Zhidong has a clear understanding of the railway's economic and national defense functions.He advocated the construction of Luhan Railway,Yuehan Railway and Jiangsu-Zhejiang Railway.In the face of the shortage of railway personnel,Zhang Zhidong and people of insight at the time called for the selection of international students and the establishment of railway education.With the improvement of the educational environment of the railway in the late Qing Dynasty,a number of railway schools and railway classes were successfully completed.The Hubei Railway School was established in this railway educational revolution.The industrial revolution in the West has brought rapid development of railway technology.In the late Qing Dynasty,the rule system of retreating the locked country and the backward feudalism greatly opened up the gap between the East and the West.The invasion of the great powers forced the Chinese to accept the "Western Arts." Enlightened persons of the Westernization School began to advocate the establishment of railways,and the initial development of the railway industry.Railway education has gradually emerged in the appeal of people of insight.From selecting international students to building schools and educating talents,China's railway education takes shape.Zhang Zhidong advocated railway education,established the Hubei railway school,selected overseas students,and trained railway teachers to make great contributions to the reserve of railway talent and railway construction in China.Zhang Zhidong 's railway education is innovative and progressive in terms of educational purposes,educational content,teaching methods,and management measures.It serves as a reference for the current reforms and innovations in education.