第一次世界大战期间,为改变法国劳动力资源奇缺的局面,约有14万中国劳工远渡欧洲支援前线,为协约国的胜利以及中国国际地位的提高做出了巨大贡献。但由于知识文化水平较低,十余万中国劳工他们很难快速融入法国社会。李石曾等人采取了一系列措施对旅法华工进行教育、保护,提高了华工自身能力和社会地位,架起了一座中西文化交流的桥梁。 During the First World War, in order to change the shortage of labor resources in France, about 140,000 Chinese workers traveled far to the front of Europe and made great contributions to the victory of the allies and the improvement of China’s international status. However, due to the low level of knowledge and culture, more than 100,000 Chinese laborers find it hard to quickly integrate into French society. Li Shizeng and others took a series of measures to educate and protect Chinese laborers from China and improve their abilities and social status. They set up a bridge of Sino-Western cultural exchanges.