吴庆坻,清末民初人士,为晚清诸多遗老中的一员。他既非郑孝胥等活跃于政治舞台者,也非王国维等以身殉清者,更非如张勋等参与复辟者,当然也绝非樊增祥等投向新政权者。作为遗老,他以诗社替仕途,和诗明志。而略览其一生,他出身于仕宦之家,饱读诗书,深受儒家传统思想影响,但他积极参与教育革新,希冀实 Wu Qingtao, a member of the late Qing dynasty, was a member of the late Qing dynasty. He is neither an active member of the political arena such as Zheng Hsiao Hsiu, nor is Wang Guowei and others sacrificed by themselves, but not as Zhang Hsun and other involved in the restoration, and certainly not by Fan Zengxiang and other new regimes. As an old man, he uses poetry and poetry for career and poetry Mingzhi. While skimming his life, he was born in official home, reading poetry, deeply influenced by Confucianism, but he actively involved in educational innovation, hope