晚清社会经历了巨大的社会变迁。这种变迁首先从口岸城市开始,伴随着鸦片战争而来的社会转轨,处在传统文化的边缘与新兴口岸文化城市之中的闽南,开埠后开始出现一个特殊的新士绅群体,他们创办新式企业、致力于新式教育事业,在辛亥革命中,积极参与革命活动和各地政权的建立,在左右近代闽南政局中,扮演着十分重要的角色。 Late Qing society has undergone tremendous social changes. This change first began with the port city. With the social transition from the Opium War, the special culture of the New Gentry began to emerge after the opening of ports in the southern part of the border of traditional culture and emerging port city of culture. Enterprises, committed to the new educational undertaking. During the Revolution of 1911, they actively participated in the revolutionary activities and the establishment of political power in various places and played an important role in the political situation in southern Fujian.