近年来。人们在研究太平天国史时,已逐渐重视太平天国与中国近代化关系的论述,本文拟对太平天国与中国军事近代化的关系进行探讨,以求正于学界同行。一中国军事近代化的历史背景 19世纪初叶,西方的英、法、美等国已先后进入资本主义。并加紧向外扩张势力,而东方的中国仍处于清朝的封建统治之下,实行严格的闭关锁国政策。东西方形成了悬殊达两个世纪的时代差。 In recent years. When people study the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, they have paid more and more attention to the discussion on the relationship between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the modernization of China. This paper intends to discuss the relationship between the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the modernization of China’s military affairs so as to seek positive results in the academic circles. I. Historical Background of China’s Military Modernization At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain, France, the United States and other western countries have successively entered into capitalism. And stepped up the outward expansion of forces. However, the east China is still under the feudal rule of the Qing Dynasty and imposed a strict policy of retrenchment and lock-in. Eastern and Western formed a disparity of two centuries era difference.