梅谦次郎是日本民法的奠基人,是明治日本成功修改不平等条约的功臣,也为中国留学生的法政教育做出很大贡献。他在1906年清政府宣布预备立宪之际访华,时间长达2个月,足迹遍及各地,会见京师王公大臣及地方督抚,围绕法典编纂、废除领事裁判权及预备立宪等重大问题进行了深入交流。他对晚清中国的观察及忠告不乏值得深入研究之处。 Jiro Mercer is the founder of Japanese civil law and a contributor to the successful revision of the unequal treaties by Meiji Japan and a great contribution to the legal education of Chinese students. He visited China on the occasion of the proclamation of constitutional promulgation by the Qing government in 1906 for as long as two months. He traveled extensively throughout the country, met with the princes and local governors of the capital, and conducted in-depth discussions on such major issues as the codification of the Code, the abolition of the consular jurisdiction and the preparation of the constitutional order communicate with. His observation and advice to China in the late Qing period deserved further study.