On The Practice And Imperfection Of Zuo Zongtang's Thought Of Administration And Pragmatism

Zuo Zongtang is a distinguished historical figure in the modern history of China, whose learning and enterprise have great influence on later generations. In the exploration practice, he is active in enforcing the country and enriching the people, promoting what is beneficial and abolishing what is harmful, and he has built many famous modern enterprises. Academically, he, with a deep Neo-Confucianism background, insists on the thought of administration and pragmatism, advocating"making study serve practical purposes", based on which he establishes great achievements positively. The thought is revealed both from his practice in hometown before the official career and his exploration of enforcing the country and enriching the people during the official career, so the foundation of Lanzhou machinery textile factory is not by chance. Lanzhou machinery textile factory is the first textile enterprise that makes use of machine, whose establishment is an important practice of his modernized thought of administration and pragmatism. However, due to its objectively existing limitation, the thought finally becomes the major factor for the failure of Lanzhou textile factory.