严复和辜鸿铭为近代中国著名学者,学贯中西、博古通今,中西文化造诣精深,为中西文化交流作出巨大贡献,堪称这方面的开拓者。严氏系近代著名启蒙思想家,拥护戊戌维新,更将西方资本主义的进步著作多译为中文,介绍给处于封建落后状态下的中国学人,可称之 Yan Fu and Ku Hongming are well-known scholars in modern China. They learn both Chinese and Western cultures, and learn ancient Chinese and Western cultures. They have made profound contributions to the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures and are pioneers in this field. Yan is a modern famous enlightenment thinker, in support of the Reform Movement of 1898, but also more progressive works of Western capitalism more translated into Chinese, introduced to the feudal backward state of Chinese scholars, can be called