From a cultural point of view, the destruction of Yuanmingyuan is an unprecedented tragedy in the history of human civilization.

Judging from the historical process, this tragic disaster, which was beaten behind, shocked people of insight in China.

The Westernization Movement appeared after the Yuanmingyuan disaster, and the tragic disaster attracted the awakening and progress of the nation. In the second year after the disaster, that is, 186 1 year, the Westernization Movement began to be established, but the national goal of "self-improvement" was delayed due to heavy resistance, and Yuanmingyuan itself and even the whole of Beijing and China continued to suffer.