郭嵩焘的爱国主义及其特色

郭嵩焘的爱国主义思想表现在他为官行政的日常事物中能关心民众、兴利除弊；在西方国家发动的侵略战争中能不怕牺牲、英勇抵抗。特别是他主张学习西方，了解西方和西方国家发展正常关系；并在经济、政治等方面效法西方，进行改革。改造原有的社会运行机制，救国自强，更是其爱国主义思想的鲜明特色。

GUO Song-tao's Patriotic Ideology

Guo Song tao's patriotic ideology is shown in his concern about the masses of the people in his routine duties as a govevrnment official and his promoting what is beneficial and abolishing what is harmful In the war of aggression by the Western countries against China,he feared no sacrifice and rose in resistance.He especially maintained that we should know the West,and establish a normal relationship with the western countries.His idea that we should learn from the West and establish a normal relationship with the usestern aountres.(His idea that we ghould) in the economic and political reforms in order to strengthen our motherland is a distinctive characteristic of his patriotic ideology.