鸦片战争后,帝国主义列强势力很快从我国沿海伸向内地,地处长江中游的湖南亦累遭其害。至本世纪初,帝国主义的魔掌伸向湖南,湖南的政治、经济、文化均受其蹂躏。本文试就“五四”前帝国主义对湖南的经济侵略,谈谈浅见。 After the Opium War, the forces of imperialist powers quickly extended from the coast of our country to the hinterland. Hunan, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, also suffered the worst. By the turn of the century, the clutches of imperialism had reached Hunan. The politics, economy and culture of Hunan all devastated it. This article tries to talk about the economic aggression of Hunan by the former imperialists of May 4th.