幼童赴美留学和船政学生赴欧留学构成了中国早期留学运动的历史。从甚识时务、积极倡导、努力促成留学 ,到勇排众非、量力周旋、极力保护留学 ,再到唯才是举、知人善任、广泛重用留学生 ,李鸿章自始至终关注着两次留学运动 ,诚可为早期留学运动的倡导者、促成者、保护者和留学生的重用者 Young children studying in the United States and shipping students studying in Europe constitute the history of China’s early study abroad movement. Li Hongzhang paid close attention to studying abroad twice since he knew the current affairs actively, advocating actively, promoting the study abroad, coursing aside the masses of non-power and resolutely protecting the study abroad, It can be an advocate, facilitator, protector and student re-enroller of early study abroad