1840年6月-1842年8月进行的中英鸦片战争,无疑是中国历史上最重要的转折点之一,在战争爆发之前,清王朝还是以物华天宝、地大物博自诩的天朝上国,而战争结束之后,中国却不得不屈膝求和、割地赔款,签订了中国历史上第一个不平等条约《南京条约》,从而拉开了使国人倍感屈辱的中国近代史序幕。关于鸦片战争中清军为何在英国侵略军面前毫无还手之力,史学界一般持两种截然相反的观点, The Sino-British Opium War between June 1840 and August 1842 was undoubtedly one of the most important turning points in Chinese history. Prior to the outbreak of the war, the Qing Dynasty was still dominated by Tianbao, After that, China had to bend its knees, cut its ground and pay the indemnities, and signed the Nanjing Treaty, the first unequal treaty in Chinese history, thus opening the curtain of modern Chinese history that made the Chinese feel more humiliating. As to why the Qing troops in the Opium War did not fight back before the British Invading Forces, historians generally hold two opposite views.