From passive to active In the 19th century the Qing dynasty was being forced to modernize as it faced encroaching foreign powers. This had a big impact on Taiwan during the tenure of the last three Qing officials in charge of the island: Shen Baozhen, Ding Richang and Liu Mingchuan.
十九世紀清廷因遭遇列強覬覦，而被迫邁向「近代化」之途，對台灣近代化有重大影響的三位清末名臣：沈葆楨、丁日昌、劉銘傳，從奏摺可見端倪。