李鸿藻是晚清一位重要历史人物,有人认为他是单纯的保守派,有人认为他曾与顽固派为伍。早期的李鸿藻由于受传统思想禁锢,对洋务派的很多活动进行过阻挠;甲午战败之后,晚年的李鸿藻切身体会到了敌强我弱的局势,开始改变西学观,主张采用“中体西用”的模式学习西方,实行军事改革,开始与维新人士有所接触,并用新人新法教育子女。他一生对西学有一由早期抵拒到晚年有所接纳的过程。 Li Hongzao was an important historical figure in the late Qing dynasty. Some people think that he is a pure conservative and some people think he has formed a relationship with the die-hards. In the early days, Li Hongzao was imprisoned by the traditional thinking and obstructed many activities of the Westernization Movement. After the defeat of Jiawu in his late years, Li Hongzao realized that the situation of enemy weakness and my weakness had begun to change. He advocated the adoption of “Western Learning” Learning from the West, the military reforms have begun to come into contact with reformers and educate their children with new laws. In his lifetime, he had a process of accepting Western history from early rejection to later life.