What were their influences to China?

In 19^th Century, there were many Chinese students studied in the United State chose to go back to China to contribute their own country.

The most famous is Yung Wing, who was “the first International students in the United State”. He graduated from Yale College 1854. After he finished he study in the United State, he went back to China and worked with western missionaries as an interpreter. In 1859, he was invited to be court of Taiping rebels and he accepted, but his goal at increasing the efficiency of Heavenly Kingdom was refused by Taiping rebels. He also dispatched to the United State to buy machinery by Zeng Goufan, because Qing Government planned to open an arsenal to increase the ability of producing the heavy weapons (1). He also had a significant role in Chinese Education. He pressured Qing Government to send young Chinese to the United State to study western education, especially the science and engineering. With the help of Qing Government, he organized the Chinese Education Mission, which the plan for 120 Chinese students to study in the United State. He spent much time to made may kids in the Chinese Education Mission way to Yale College. The Chinese Education Mission made an important contribution the aspect of science and engineering in China. 

Jeme Tien Yow, also is the one of the most famous International Student in the United State. His major was civil engineering, especially on railroad and he also graduated from Yale College in 1881. After he went back to China, he joined in the Imperial Chinese Navy and serviced there for a few years. In 1888, he became a railroad engineer (2). At that time, the Viceroy, Li Hongzhang planned to build a railroad from Peking to Tientsin. At first, the British engineer Claude W. Kinder as the chief engineer of the railroad and Jeme Tien Yow was assistor for him. But finally, he became the full engineer of the railroad. He spent about 12 years to build the railroad; at the end, he finished the railroad which was named Peking Mukden Line (3). After his first assignment, he also built Kowloon-Canton Railway without any foreign assistor (4). That was an important development of the railroad in China.

There were many International students made important contribution for China in 19^th century. In the other word, Chinese immigrate to the United State, not only just for themselves; at the same time, they also think about how to develop their country.  





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