在中国近代史上，林则徐站到了时代潮流前列，揭开了中国人民反对西方殖民主义侵略斗争的帷幕，迈出中国人向西方学习的第一步。林则徐思想跨时代的贡献在于：第一，睁开眼睛看世界；第二，坚持反抗西方殖民主义侵略；第三，相信民心可用；第四，向西方学习。 In modern Chinese history, Lin Zexu stood at the forefront of the trend of the times and opened the curtain of the Chinese people’s aggressive struggle against Western colonialism and took the first step toward Chinese learning from the West. The contribution of Lin Ze-xu’s thinking across the ages lies in: first, opening his eyes to the world; second, persisting in opposing the aggression of the western colonialists; thirdly, believing that the people’s will is available; and fourth, learning from the West.