“三元里人民抗英”事件是近代中国人民对抗外来入侵的一件大事,后来因为人们夸大事实,以及清政府出于巩固统治的需要,它被放大为“爱国主义”的体现。但是,当时中国民众的民族意识尚未觉醒,而作为中国人民一部分的三元里民众亦是如此。另外,当时广东还具有排外思想,这就使得三元里的人民反抗外来入侵,因此其体现的精神是“保卫家园”。 The Anti-British Campaign by Sanyuanli was a major event for the Chinese people to resist foreign invasions in modern times. Later, because people exaggerated the facts and the Qing government needed to consolidate its rule, it was enlarged to “patriotism.” reflect. However, the national consciousness of the Chinese people was not awakened at that time, as was the population of Sanyuanli, part of the Chinese people. At the same time, Guangdong also had the idea of ​​xenophobia which enabled the people in Sanyuanli to resist external invasions. Therefore, the spirit it embodied was “to defend the homeland.”