Li Hongzhang visited the United States for the first time, and he was not surprised to see high rise

Later, he lamented that our Great Qing Kingdom could not build such a high-rise building. And now China is full of such high-rise buildings.

In an interview with American reporters, Li Hongzhang once said:"The most incredible thing for me is that many high-rise buildings have been built in your country, and I have seen skyscrapers of 20 floors or more here, but we have never seen such high-rise ...... in our Qing DynastyI don't think we in the Qing Dynasty can build such a tall building. "

At that time, the industrial output of the United States had occupied the first position in the world, which was almost different from that of the Qing Dynasty. When Li Hongzhang sees the high-rise buildings in the United States, and then thinks that most of the people in China are still living in bungalows, he will undoubtedly feel powerless and sad.

At that time, there were no airplanes in the Qing Dynasty, and Li Hongzhang had to cross the ocean by ship to visit the United States, and the potential dangers could be imagined.

Accepting the warm reception of the ** couple and seeing the fruits of the second industrial revolution, the "New York Times" also did an exclusive interview with Li Hongzhang.

The talent of the late Qing Dynasty refers to Li Hongzhang, who followed the Empress Dowager Cixi in his infinitely beautiful years. At the same time, the number of unequal treaties signed by the hands of Li Hongzhang was relatively large, which also made the people of that time cherish and blame him, and even the people of that time transferred to him all the reasons for the destruction of the North Korean fleet in the Sino-Japanese War of Resistance against Japan, but was this caused only by him? The answer is clearly not.

If it weren't for the Empress Dowager Cixi holding a banquet at the most critical moment, the Beiyang Fleet at that time might not have been like this.

In fact, after the two Opium Wars, as a pragmatic Li Hongzhang, he had already seen the power of these foreigners, so he was determined to promote Westernization and wanted the Qing Dynasty to become a world-class power. Therefore, he did not hesitate to ally with Zuo Zongtang and built coastal defense facilities at the expense of the territory of Xinjiang, although Zuo Zongtang eventually won the victory, he did not lose heart Li Hongzhang, he still did his best to buy artillery and build **. The reason why Li Hongzhang is so eager is because, in his opinion, Daqing has been repeatedly bullied by the great powers, all because of his poor maritime defense capability, which has led the great powers to ride the wind and waves without obstacles.

In order to better learn the advanced technology of the West, Li Hongzhang sent hundreds of aspiring young people abroad, and he himself often went abroad to learn about the world situation. Li Hongzhang led a delegation to visit the United States, and that year, Li Hongzhang saw this legendary skyscraper for the first time in the United States. The reporter asked him about his special feelings about the United States, and Li Hongzhang said that the skyscrapers in your country are 20 stories high, and I have never seen them anywhere else in the world, and it is quite difficult for our country to build such a tall building, even if it is almost not completed.

From this passage, we can see that Li Hongzhang deeply understood the weakness of the Qing Dynasty, and also deeply felt the huge gap in the strength of Western countries, and modern people at that time would feel his helplessness, but at that time, the Chinese felt that he was advancing other countries and resigning their own country. But the truth is that the Qing Dynasty has been in decay for a long time. Whenever there is talk of war, it will cede land and pay reparations, and Li Hongzhang takes all the blame, he is in charge of dealing with the chaos.

Condemned the signing of the New World Treaty on the conference platform, which misled the country.

After Li Hongzhang came to the United States, he found that many things here were quite different from those of the Qing Dynasty, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. What made him even more helpless was that after returning to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was still the original Qing Dynasty, and nothing had changed.

If our country had not been invaded by foreigners, our builders would have built such a tall building, and we would have lived in it.

He said that there are no such buildings in China, and he also thinks that such high-rise buildings are really beautiful, so he also finds it very shocking.

Li Hongzhang saw the legendary skyscraper for the first time in the United States, and a reporter asked him what special feelings he had about the United States, Li Hongzhang said: "The skyscrapers in your country are more than 20 stories high, and I have never seen them anywhere else in the world. ”

He said that there was no hope for the Qing Dynasty, and that it would be impossible for the Qing Dynasty to catch up with the Western powers.

This sentence is: The most incredible thing for me is that your country has built so many high-rise buildings, I have seen skyscrapers with 20 floors or higher here, but in our Great Qing Kingdom, we have never seen such high-rise buildings, I think our Great Qing Kingdom cannot build such high-rise buildings.

Answer: What Li Hongzhang said roughly means that the Qing Dynasty has no hope and will not surpass Western countries. This sentence is indeed very chilling to the hearts of our country. But it is precisely because of this that our country can turn grief and anger into motivation.

When Li Hongzhang saw American skyscrapers for the first time, he said something that made modern people sad.

Li Hongzhang said a sentence that made the Chinese people sad, that is, "I don't think we can build such a high-rise building in the Qing Dynasty."

Li Hongzhang saw a high-rise building for the first time, and could not imagine how such a building was built; due to the underdevelopment of heavy industry in China, seeing the United States with high-rise buildings, Li Hongzhang said a sentence that made the Chinese people feel sad, he said: We may not be able to build such a tall building. This simple sentence contains Li Hongzhang's deep regret, and he feels sorry for his country and the gap between his country and the aggressor country.

He saw the high-rise building, so he said that we might not be able to build such a tall building, which also shows that he regrets his country very much, and he also has a sad feeling.