在晚清风雨飘摇的大背景下,以李鸿章为代表的少数开明官员海防思想发生了巨大的转变。李鸿章积极创办新式学堂培养海军人才,极力促成留学教育引进西方先进科技,他开创了近代海军教育的先河。应当客观的对李鸿章海军教育实践的功过进行评价。 Under the background of the precariousness in the late Qing Dynasty, a great number of enlightened officials, represented by Li Hung-chang, underwent a tremendous transformation. Li Hung-chang actively founded a new-style school to nurture naval talent and strongly urged overseas students to introduce advanced western science and technology. He pioneered the navy education in modern times. The merits and demerits of Li Hongzhang’s naval education practice should be objectively evaluated.