张之洞原是一员“清流健将”，标榜以维护名教为己任，“以不谈洋务为高”。可是，自他担任地方督抚之后，遂热心洋务，成了一位著名的洋务派大吏。他在山西巡抚任内，仿照直隶练军章程，积极筹练“山西练军”；在两广总督任内，他创办广东水陆师学堂，筹设炼铁厂和枪弹厂；调? Zhang Zhidong was originally a “clean bloke”, advertised in order to maintain the prestige as their responsibility, “not to mention foreign affairs as high.” However, since he served as local governor, then enthusiastic foreign affairs, became a well-known Westernization sent great officials. During his tenure as a governor in Shanxi, he modeled on the articles of association of Chihli Army and actively conducted “training in Shanxi Province.” During the term of Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, he founded the Guangdong Teachers College of Water and Land, set up ironworks and bullets factories,