整整一个世纪以前,在贫瘠的贵州高原东部,耸立起一座近代化的炼铁厂——青溪铁厂。这是洋务运动后期由贵州巡抚潘霨创办的全国第一个近代化钢铁企业,十分引人注目。但由于诸多因素的制约,铁厂犹如昙花一现,很快就失败了。本文拟就潘霨创办贵州青溪铁厂的目的、经过及其失败原因进行粗略探讨,并作出适当评价,从而从一个侧面来说明洋务运动失败有其一定的必然性。 A century ago, in the barren east of Guizhou Plateau, a modern ironworks - Green Creek Ironworks was erected. This was the first modernized iron and steel enterprise in the country founded by Pan Zu, a governor of Guizhou, in the latter part of the Westernization Movement. It was very conspicuous. However, due to many factors, the iron works were short-lived and soon failed. This article intends to Panchuan founder Guizhou Qingxi Iron and Steel Company’s purpose, after the failure of reason and make a rough discussion, and make an appropriate evaluation, which shows that the failure of the Westernization Movement has its certain inevitability.