铁路刚进入中国时,统治者对其充满了恐惧和仇视;吊诡的是,正当清廷热衷于办铁路时,却因“铁路国有化”成为清朝覆灭的直接导火索。铁路是国家主权的象征。晚清几乎所有的重臣都关注、经办过铁路。然而,来自西洋的铁轨之声,却是世界文明送给晚清的一场无法抹去的惊梦…… When the railroad first entered China, the rulers were full of fear and hatred of it. Paradoxically, when the Qing government was keen on running the railway, it became a direct trigger for the destruction of the Qing dynasty because of the nationalization of the railway. Railway is a symbol of national sovereignty. Nearly all the ministers in late Qing Dynasty were concerned about and handled the railway. However, the voice of the railroad from the west is an elusive dream that the world’s civilization has given to the late Qing Dynasty.