甲午战争究竟始于何时?史学界经过一番争论之后,似乎尚有三说:一说始于1894年7月25目的丰岛海战和成欢之役,一说是始于1894年8月1日的中日正式宣战,再一说是始于1894年7月23日的日军围攻朝鲜王宫的事件。作者持第三说。并曾撰文略有论述。为了进一步说明“七二三”事变是甲午战争的真正开端,故再写此文以就教于读者。 When did the Sino-Japanese War begin? After some controversy in the history of the academic circles, it seems that there are three more said: First, the Toshima Maritime Battle and the Battle of Cheng Hsun, which began on July 25, 1894, are said to begin from August 1, 1894 Japan formally declared war on Japan and then on the Japanese siege of the Korean royal palace on July 23, 1894. The author said the third. And had written a little discussion. In order to further explain that the “July 23 Incident” was the real start of the Sino-Japanese War, we should write this article so as to teach readers.