19世纪中期,西方列强为了拓展全球贸易染指亚洲,加剧了各国的生存危机。在第二次鸦片战争(1856—1860年)结束不久,英日两国间因文化与利益纠葛也频起事端,“生麦事件”导致英国和萨摩藩冲突激化,“萨英战争”爆发,英军因轻敌在海战中意外失利。然而,萨摩藩旋即意识到与英国存在巨大实力鸿沟,转而全面向英国学习,从而推动日本跻身列强行列。偶然性事件背后有其民族文化心理和社会形势发展的必然因素,危机意识与尚武黩武特质是日本化解危机的深层次原因。“萨英战争”的历史意义在于撬动历史,即以某个事件发生为契机,实现巨大变革。 In the mid-19th century, the Western powers exacerbated the crisis of existence in various countries in order to expand their global trade with Asia. Shortly after the Second Opium War (1856-1860), there were frequent incidents between Britain and Japan over cultural and interest disputes. The “Shengmai incident” led to the intensification of conflicts between Britain and the Satsuma tribes, “the” Sayan war “The outbreak, the British defeat accidental defeat in naval battle. However, the Satsuma fanna immediately realized that there was a huge gap of power with Britain and turned to learn from Britain in its entirety so as to push Japan to rank among the powers. Behind the contingency events are the inevitable factors of their national cultural psychology and the development of the social situation. The crisis awareness and the martial arts martial arts are the deep-seated reasons for Japan to resolve the crisis. The historical significance of the ”Sayan war" lies in leveraging history, that is, taking an event as an opportunity to achieve great changes.