说起张之洞,人们大都耳熟却未能其详,作为晚清重臣,其名仅次于曾国藩、李鸿章之后。但其现在的知名度与曾、李相去甚远,比左宗棠似乎也要稍逊一筹。张之洞(1837-1909),字孝达,号香涛,直隶南皮(今河北沧州市)人。其曾祖父、祖父都曾任知县,父亲官至知府。张之洞从小读书用功,才思敏捷,受过严格的儒家思想的教育熏陶,13岁中秀才,15岁考中头名举人。 Speaking of Zhang Zhidong, most people are familiar but failed to detail it, as the late Qing minister, his name after Tseng Kuo-fan, Li Hung-chang. However, its popularity now has a far cry from that of Zeng and Li. Zhang Zhidong (1837-1909), the word filial piety, incense Tao, Zhunge Nanpi (now Hebei Cangzhou) people. His great-grandfather, grandfather had served as magistrate, father officer to prefect. Zhang Zhidong hard at work, quick thinking, under the influence of strict Confucianism education, scholar at 13 years old, 15-year-old middle school exam leader.