1840年6月,英国政府发动了一场侵略中国的鸦片战争,由于反动和腐朽的清政府屈膝求和,使中华民族从此向半封建半殖民地的深渊沉沦。在民族危难之际,林则徐以强烈的民族责任感,肩负伟大的禁烟和反侵略的历史使命,为维护民族尊严和独立而进行斗争。他的一生,集中地体现了中华民族的精神,这就是林则徐精神。表现以下四个方面: In June 1840, the British government launched an opium war to invade China. As a result of the reactionary and decadent Qing government, the Chinese government collapsed to the abyss of the semi-feudal semi-colony. At the time of the national crisis, Lin Zexu, with his strong sense of national responsibility, shouldered the great historic mission of banning smoking and anti-aggression and fighting for the preservation of national dignity and independence. His life, concentrated expression of the spirit of the Chinese nation, this is the spirit of Lin Zexu. The performance of the following four aspects: