Tradition vs. modernization Zhang Jian in the early modernization of Chinese education
Zhang Jian,Number One Scholar of the late Qing Dynasty,had worked hard establishing industries,running schools and promoting commonweal in his hometown Nantong City,and he won the fame as the trailblazer of the early modernization of China by his splendid achievements.As an erudite scholar trained by Chinese traditional education,Zhang Jian valued and inherited the best part of Chinese traditions,but at the same time he actively accepted modernity with open mind.His ideas and practice of education illustrated his efforts of harmonizing traditions and modernity,which embodied his amalgamation and choice between tradition and modern.His experiences are valuable and inspirational to us when we discuss the problems of the present Chinese education.