容闳(1828年—1912年)是我国近代“西学东渐”的先驱者,也是最早提出在我国设立各种实业学校并为之奔走促其实现的爱国主义者。容闳,广东香山(今中山)人,家境贫困,1835年至澳门得入英国传教士古特拉富夫人办的西塾读书,后为小贩、书籍装订工等谋生。1841年入马礼逊学校就读。1846年执教于马礼逊学校的勃朗教师,因体弱归国,愿携带三、五名学生赴美国继续学习。18 Rong Rong (1828-1912) was a pioneer in modern China’s “learning from west to east” and was also the earliest patriot who proposed to set up various industrial schools in our country to promote its realization. Rong, Guangdong Xiangshan (now Zhongshan) people, family poverty, from 1835 to Macao access to the British missionary Lady Guttraffet Xi school reading, after hawkers, bookbinding workers and make a living. In 1841 to Morrison school. Brown’s teacher, who taught at Morrison School in 1846, was willing to bring three or five students to the United States to carry on the study because of his weak return. 18