王韬是晚清著名的改良主义思想先驱,而且在当时是思想解放的政论家和别开生面的散文家。他也是中国最早的一位报人。他的文章都直接发表在他主办的报纸上,扩大了古典散文的社会功用。这在中国文学史上是具有划时代意义的。 Wang Tao was a famous pioneer of reformism in the late Qing dynasty. At the time, Wang Tao was a political emancipator and an essayist. He is also the earliest newspaper reporter in China. His articles are published directly in the newspapers he hosts, expanding the social function of classical prose. This is of epoch-making significance in the history of Chinese literature.