Study On Statecraft Ideological Trend Around The Opium War

The practical statecraft thought is the cream of the Chinese traditional culture.It is also a consistent value orientation of Chinese traditional intellectuals.Before the Opium War,the rule of the Qing Dynasty tended to be rigid and the society was in danger.The thinkers with the practical statecraft thought inherited the ideological tradition of the Confucian administration of the country.They emphasized the practical use of knowledge as well as serving the real society.Therefore,the practical statecraft thought trend which arose in Jiaqing Period and Daoguang Period was mainly to criticize the social reality and advocate the reform.The outbreak of the Opium War brought the unprecedented change to China.There was the domestic trouble and the foreign invasion in the Chinese society.Saving the national crisis became the top priority of the thinkers with the practical statecraft thought.As a result,after the Opium War,the practical statecraft thought trend began to be focused on the research on the foreign historical sites,the visits to foreign countries and the study of the advanced Western technology.The practical statecraft thought trend before and after the Opium War was restricted by the times and the society,which determined its different content,characteristics and historical influence.It was also showed that the practical thought trend was evolved from the traditional society to the modern society by taking the Opium War as an opportunity.In this paper,the evolution of the practical statecraft thought trend before and after the Opium War is studied.The evolution of the content and characteristics of the practical statecraft thought trend before and after the Opium War is combed so as to conclude the historical effect of the practical thought trend before and after the Opium War on modern China as well as its historical status.This paper is mainly divided into four parts.The first part includes the topic background,the research significance,the domestic research status,the research content and the research method mainly,which can provide reference for the writing of the paper.In the second part,the practical statecraft thought trend before the Opium War is introduced systematically,mainly including the historical background of the revival of the practical statecraft thought trend in Jiaqing Period and Daoguang Period;The representative figures and ideas about the practical statecraft thought trend in Jiaqing Period and Daoguang Period;The ideological characteristics and historical influence of the practical statecraft thought trend in Jiaqing Period and Daoguang Period.In the third part,the impact of the Opium War as well as the historical evolution of the practical statecraft thought trend is mainly introduced,including the enormous impact of the Opium War on China and the evolution of the practical statecraft thought trend under the impact of the Opium War.Finally,the new characteristics and historical impact of the evolution of the practical statecraft thought trend after the Opium War are summarized.In the final part,the evolution of the practical statecraft thought trend before and after the Opium War is reviewed and analyzed.Its inheritance and development are summed up as well as the general characteristics of the practical statecraft thought trend.Finally,the historical status and influence of the practical statecraft thought trend before and after the Opium War are evaluated.