在西方列强残暴地侵略中国的痛苦过程中,一部分先进的中国人渐渐产生起始朦胧而后清晰的海权意识,在这些人当中,丁日昌无疑是个领军人物,他较早意识到中国在海上所面临的严峻形势,力主中国须尽早尽快建立新的海防,在此基础上,对于中国海防的战略布局、如何打造强大的海军以及台湾在中国海防中十分突出的战略地位,他都有着独到的见解和一系列切实可行的构想。丁日昌的海权意识在晚清举步维艰的海军建设的过程发挥着举足轻重的影响力。 In the midst of the brutal invasion of China by the Western powers, some advanced Chinese gradually began to give birth to a dim and clear maritime power consciousness. Among these people, Ding Richang, undoubtedly the leader, realized earlier that China was facing at sea On the basis of this, he has a unique view on the strategic layout of China’s Haiphong, how to build a mighty navy, and the prominent strategic position of Taiwan in China’s coastal defense. A series of practical ideas. Ding Richang’s sense of maritime power played a decisive influence in the struggling naval construction in the late Qing dynasty.