Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu (林则徐), who opposed the opium trade, Tiger Balm Garden (Haw Par Mansion), Hong Kong

Imperial Commissioner Lin Zexu (林则徐), who opposed the opium trade, Tiger Balm Garden (Haw Par Mansion), Hong Kong

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: JC-s436. Lin Zexu (林则徐) (1785-1850), a Viceroy, bureaucrat, philosopher and scholar, who opposed the illegal importation of opium into China by the British. This led to the First Opium War (第一次鴉片戰爭) in 1839, and the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, whereby, Hong Kong was ceded to Britain. Lin is a national hero in China and Taiwan.

Caption on photograph

[.]M TSAK TSUI FOREIGN MINISTER AND [..] OF OPIUM WAR.

Location

Hong Kong

Estimated Date

1950s

Material

Paper

Media

Black and white photograph

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