The establishment of the Imperial Translators' College started the English education in modern China. This article has analyzed the English education and translation activities in the Imperial Translators' College and the contribution to the cultivation of modern diplomatic talents and translators. On the one hand, the Imperial Translators' College launched the new phase for the self - strengthening movement by the training of those people who know western science and technology; on the other hand, due to the historical, ideological and educ...