The tragedy of the Mount Huangya event was caused by the contemporary social conditions: the great famine and refugees, and the militarization of the civil society during the reign of Xianfeng Emperor and Tongzhi Emperor.

• 黄崖事件的悲剧命运是当时的社会生态所决定的：咸同年间山东灾荒与流民问题为黄崖山寨聚众提供了条件，咸同年间山东民间军事化结构同质了黄崖山寨。