2004 年 30 巻 p. 72-83
The Chinese government of the Qing dynasty began to reform the educational system following the defeat of the Opium War in the mid-1800s. The government first established some so-called "Modern Schools" and then sent some students overseas. As a result, talented students and scholars were fostered by this new approach.
In this process, although "Thought which takes in Occidental modern technology based on Chinese Confucianism" of the scholar Zhang Zhi Dong had as its base the culture of Confucianism, the main aim was to train the human beings who would be capable in modern Occidental science.
Mission schools introduced this modern educational system to China, which then produced many leaders based on the spirit of Christianity.
A important subject to consider here is how the Qing dynasty government viewed the training and education of talented students based on the educational thought of Zhang Zhi Dong and the leadership training and education based on the spirit of Christianity.
This paper examines the special feature of the elite training education of China in the early stages of the modern educational system.