However, in terms of the entire study abroad plan, it ended in a complete failure, because among the 120 children studying abroad, only Zhan Tianyou and Ouyang Geng successfully completed their studies; Rong Kui and Tan Yaoxun resisted being recalled by the Qing court and stayed at Yale University in the United States to complete their studies; while Li Enfu and Lu Yongquan returned to the United States after being recalled by the Qing court, and only finished their studies at Yale University. In addition to these 6 people, the rest were 9 who were repatriated for disciplinary violations in advance, and 26 people who insisted on not returning to their illness. The remaining 94 people were deported back to China in three batches in 1881, but they were unable to complete their studies.

There are many reasons for the failure of the Qing court's plan to stay in children. In addition to the backward and conservative concepts of the Qing court, children received Western education in the United States, lived an American-style life, and gradually changed their concepts. The change in children's concepts was also good and bad. During the period of studying in the United States, some of these children changed into Western clothes, some cut off their braids, and participated in various sports activities, which was harmless; some advocated natural science knowledge and lost interest in learning Confucian classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, and some accepted modern views such as freedom, democracy, and equality, which was also acceptable; but some children dated American girls and even believed in Christianity, which was a bit out of character.

Of course, the East China *** is not as conservative as the Qing court, but some of the lessons of the failure of the plan to stay children are worth learning from. Of course, the East China ** is much more enlightened than the Qing court. It is not a big deal for wearing Western clothing and cutting braids in the East China ***; and participating in sports activities, advocating natural science knowledge, accepting freedom, democracy, and equality are also advocated by the East China ***. Even in love and belief in Christianity, the East China ** will not explicitly oppose it. As long as it does not affect your studies, it will certainly not support it.

However, the Chinese society in this era is essentially a feudal society dominated by small peasant economy. After all, it can be changed by relying solely on the 5 or 6 years of hard work in East China. After all, only a very small part of the students can be changed. Although most of these students are from Qingdao and Shanghai, the two cities with the highest level of modernization in East China, they still retain a very clear traditional memory. Moreover, with the progress of the study abroad plan, it is impossible for East China to select people from Qingdao and Shanghai to expand to other regions. The social and economic development of these regions is more backward and closer to the feudal social form dominated by small peasant economy. Germany is one of the countries with the highest level of modernization, the most developed science and the highest level of industrialization in this era. Therefore, after the international students arrive in Germany, their views and ideas will inevitably be greatly impacted, and some ideological conflicts will definitely arise.
Chapter completed!