左宗棠是晚清一代的“中兴名臣”,更是中国近代史上一位杰出的爱国主义者 ,似此已是定论。但其爱国主义思想之根源何在 ,迄今史家似无专论。笔者认为 ,左氏爱国主义思想之产生、形成 ,主要源于以下三个方面。(一 )“早岁孤贫”生活的磨难 ,传统教育的熏陶左宗棠 ,字季高 ,一八 Zuo Zongtang was the “ZTE famous minister” in the late Qing dynasty and even an outstanding patriot in modern Chinese history. However, the root of its patriotism, so far there is no monograph of historians. The author believes that the generation and formation of Zuo’s patriotism comes mainly from the following three aspects. (A) The suffering of “lonely poverty in the early years” and the influence of traditional education Zuo Zongtang