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In 1815, Indonesia's Tambora volcano erupted violently. A large number of ash particles invisible to the naked eye expanded and spread within a year, staying in the atmosphere 10 to 20 kilometers above the earth's surface, forming an aerosol film that reflected solar energy back to the universe, causing global cooling. 1816 Became the famous "year without summer" in history. This book takes the global climate change in 1816 as the background, juxtaposes the living conditions of Gong Zizhen, Shelley, George, and Jiaqing, and juxtaposes the cultural contexts of China and Britain. It reproduces the thoughts, emotions, and life situations of the four characters during this time period, as well as their understanding of weather changes, and reproduces the diplomatic contacts between China and Britain. This highlights the huge differences between the two countries and the two cultures in this era, and attempts to reveal the root causes of the Qing Dynasty's regime's transition from prosperity to decline through the confrontation between the two countries on the opium issue and the dialogue in the field of trade.