Study On Thought Of Coastal Defense Of Wei Yuan

In the late Qing Dynasty the big powers Opened the door of China from the sea by force,which shocked the Chinese people,and the people of insight began to open their eyes to see the world,a wave of sea defense discussion was raised in China.Wei Yuan is one of the best of them.His thought of sea defense is based on Lin Zexu's thought of sea defense and his own experience of taking part in the Opium War.He is the representative in the late Qing Dynasty.His thought of sea defense is mainly divided into two parts: the strategic thought of sea defense and the construction thought of sea defense.The strategic thought of sea defense mainly consists of "the study of defense","the discussion about war" and "the discussion about suing for peace".The thought of sea defense construction focuses on the three aspects of talents,weapons and military pay.This paper is intended to discuss Wei Yuan's sea defense thought from five parts.The first part: the current research situation of Wei Yuan's sea defense thought and the research train of thought and method in this paper.The second part: the background of Wei Yuan's sea defense thought is mainly analyzed from three aspects:the change of international and domestic situation,and Weiyuan's personal experience.The third part:Wei Yuan's strategic thought of sea defense,this part is mainly introduced from three aspects,such as "the study of defense","the discussion about war","the discussion about suing for peace" and so on.In particular," learning advanced technology from Europeans to fight against them",which has brought far-reaching influence.The fourth part: Wei Yuan's thought of sea defense construction,which is mainly discussed from three aspects: talents,weapons andmilitary pay.Talent: pay more attention to the cultivation of ability and soldiers,walk the road of fewerbetter troops.Weapons:advocate advanced weapons and human conditions.Military pay:advocate broadening sources of income and reducing expenditure.The fifth part: the influence and evaluation of Wei Yuan's thought of sea defense are mainly discussed the influence of Wei Yuan's thought of sea defense on the advacates of Westernization movement and the modernization of the Chinese Navy,and We Yuan made an objective evaluation on it.