伍廷芳是晚清时期的一位重要人物,特别是在交涉方面颇有建树。他在晚清的交涉活动主要可分为入李鸿章幕、初次出使、回国修约、二次出使四个时期。维护民族利益是贯穿其交涉活动的一条主线,他后来出任南北议和的南方代表与他在晚清时期的交涉成就有很大关系。 Wu Tingfang was an important figure in the late Qing period, especially in negotiations. His negotiation activities in the late Qing Dynasty were mainly divided into Li Hongzhang, the first mission, repatriation, re-enactment of the four periods. Maintaining national interests was one of the main lines running through the negotiation activities. Later, his appointment as South Representative of the South-North Conference and his achievements in negotiations in the late Qing Dynasty were greatly related.