1. There are countless cultural treasures lost in China. At that time, Yuanmingyuan was built during the Qianlong period, and it took decades (several emperors were in office). At that time, Yuanmingyuan was a place where treasures from all over the world were gathered, and there were countless famous antiques in it. However, when the British and French allied forces attacked, countless treasures were looted and a large number of historical and cultural witnesses were destroyed. This is a great loss to our culture. If Yuanmingyuan is still there, its value is no less than that of the Forbidden City.
2. The territory of China began to be carved up, and the history of humiliation really staged. This was the first incident that humiliated the Qing court at that time? Beijing, the capital of China, was captured by British and French forces. At that time, the emperor fled to Chengde in a panic, exposing the attempts of more imperialist countries to carve up China. As a result, Russia annexed the northeast and northwest territories of China, and the west and even Japan were eyeing our land, so many humiliating treaties were born. This humiliating history didn't end until 1949 when People's Republic of China (PRC) was founded.
People in China are awakening, and more and more people in China are opening their eyes to see the world. We were humiliated by the burning of Yuanmingyuan, and a large number of China people saw the weakness of the Qing government. Later, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement was the resistance of the peasants to the compromise of the Qing court to the great powers. At the same time, the Qing government also began to carry out reform measures such as strengthening the country through reform and launching the Westernization Movement, and sent overseas students to learn advanced production science and technology in the West. Later, a large number of representatives, such as Yan Fu, Deng Shichang and Kang Youwei, advocated change, which helped more and more people in China wake up.