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Cradle for National Industry and Commerce
In late 19th century, China modern industry sprang up.Wuxi took the lead in the development and had started industries including machine milling, filature, textile, rice milling and oil processing since 1985 and became one of the cities, of which the development of China national industry was the earliest and fastest. The development of Wuxi national industry reflected cultural ecology of China changing fro...
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Eyes on the World
In 19th century,Xue Fucheng, born in Wuxi, achieved transformation from “Drawn from westernization movement” to “Bigger than westernization movement” and became one of the sponsors of the capitalist industry and commerce in modern China when he confronted an unprecedented change after the Opium War. At the same time capitalism in the world developed rapidly, which promoted fast development of modern science...
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Modern Education Apperaing First
In late 19th century, to strengthen and save the country, people of insight adopted the idea “learning from foreign merits on technology and than to restrict them”, establishing westernization schools as well as Chinese and western academies. In the significant reformation in educational history ofChina, intellectuals and businessmen in Wuxi played important roles. The earliest new-type school and the first...
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Beginning of the National Industry
After Wu Xu Reform (the Reform of 1898), Qing government relieved restrictions to civil industries and took some measures to advocate industry and commerce. Under such situation, modern industry in Wuxi, taking cotton textile industry, silk reeling industry, and flour processing industry as three mainstays, sprang up rapidly. In the winter of 1895, the first modern factory established by national capital in...
