摘要
From 1840 to 1842, Great Britain launched a war of aggression against China, which is known in history as the First Opium War. After the Opium War, China was gradually reduced to a semi-colonial, semi-feudal society due to the aggression of Western powers and the corruption of feudal rulers. The country endured intense humiliation, the people were subjected to untold misery, and the Chinese civilization was plunged into darkness.
