在晚清中西文化大冲撞大融合的社会剧变中,曾国藩集卫道士与开拓者于一身,是站在历史潮流浪尖上的人物。他既是中国传统文化的忠实守望者,也是开一代风气的洋务派首领,其自强新政思想在中国近代史上占有独特的地位。 In the social upheaval of the confluence of Chinese and Western cultures in the late Qing dynasty, Zeng Guofan was a member of both the defender and the pioneer who was standing on the cusp of historical trends. He is both a loyal watchman of Chinese traditional culture and a leader of the Westernization Movement who pioneered the trend of generationism. His thought of self-reliance and rejuvenation occupies a unique position in the modern history of China.