赫德担任中国海关总税务司长达近半个世纪之久。但长期以来,中国的出版物,包括通用的中学历史教科书中对赫德的介绍多也是负面的,于是赫德在大多数中国人的心目中成了英国侵华代表的形象。这是人们对赫德的不了解所造成的。本文通过对赫德在中国海关、外交和军事现代化中所作贡献的论述,以使大家对赫德有一更全面的认识。 Hurd served as chief taxation officer of China Customs nearly half a century. For a long time, however, the publication of Hurd in China’s publications, including the universal history textbook for secondary schools, was also negative. Hurd became the image of the British invasion of China in most Chinese’s minds. This is caused by people’s ignorance of Hurd. This article discusses Hart’s contribution to China’s customs, diplomacy and military modernization so that everyone can have a more comprehensive understanding of Hurd.