容闳现代化思想发展述论

近代中国知名社会活动家容闳，一生历经了从鸦片战争到辛亥革命整个历史过程。他以“西学东渐”为职志，为挽救民族危亡和谋求社会进步，积极投身于近代中国风云变幻的历史舞台，应时乘势地紧贴了近代社会新陈代谢的历史进程。借助其自传体回忆录《西学东渐记》，有助于认识容闳现代化思想生成和演进的历程。

On the development of Rong Hong's modernized thought

Rgng Hong, who was the famous social activist in modem China, in whose life , he experienced the whole historical process from Opium War to the Revolution of 1911. He aimed at ＂Eastward Spread of Western Culture＂ ,to save the nation from danger and promote society development. He played an important role on the changeable historical stage ,closely following the historical process of modem society. It can help us to know the formation and development of Rong Hang＇s moderized thought by his outobiographieal memoir the Record of Eastward Spread of Western Culture.