鸦片战争是老大中华帝国与新兴西方列强的第一场战争。面对英国侵略者的挑战,中国社会各阶层都作出了自己的回应。从中可以发现中国虽然战败了,但大多数人并不服输,也未引以为诫,致使中华民族浪费了宝贵的光阴,失去了改革的大好时机,这个教训十分深刻,值得反思。 The Opium War is the first war between the elite Chinese Empire and the emerging Western powers. Faced with the challenge of the British invaders, all sectors of Chinese society have made their own response. From this, we can see that although China has lost its battle, most people are neither convinced nor cited as a guideline. As a result, the Chinese nation has wrested precious time and has lost the golden opportunity of reform. This lesson is profound and worthy of reflection.