Sheng Xuanhuai's Thought and Practice on Making the Nation Prosperous

Sheng Xuanhuai's industrial practice proceeded under the social and political crisis of late Qing dynasty,when the declining economy needed reviving.The industrial thought at the circumstance represented the general thought of seeking fortune self-reliantly.Sheng Xuanhuai regarded that,to make the weak nation prosperous and strong,enterprises must be promoted,to be prosperous led to self-strong,and only self-strong was able to prevent foreign insulation.Promoting enterprises must learn from the foreigners,and competed the foreign merchants.Sheng Xuanhuai's industrial thought embodies historical progressiveness.