Destruction of Opium at Humen Process Daoguang 1839 1 month 15, Lin Zexu was appointed as an imperial envoy. The coming 1839 is the most important year in the history of smoking ban, and it is the most glorious year for Lin Zexu's life. 1March, 839 10 Lin zexu arrived in Guangzhou after a two-month journey. Thousands of people crowded the banks of the Pearl River, and everyone was eager to see the elegant demeanour of the imperial envoys. The whole of Guangzhou is waiting and listening to the voice of the imperial envoy. Lin Zexu's answer is that two notices posted outside Yuanmen the next day, "Receipt and Presentation", declare that the purpose of the imperial envoy's visit to Guangzhou is to investigate the Haikou incident. Another "Customs Defense Demonstration Draft" is no different from the first declaration of the imperial envoy's trip, and it is the first voice to take anti-smoking action. This notice is Lin Zexu's first public appearance to Guangzhou officials, people and foreigners as an imperial envoy. It not only declares the world clean again, but also aims to control the extremely complicated situation. Lin Zexu's diary records that he lived in Yuehua College that day. 1March, 839 18, Lin zexu released two imperial edicts. On March 19, foreigners were forbidden to leave Guangzhou. March 2 1 day ordered the siege of the commercial pavilion. On March 22, it was ordered to seize the British opium dealer. With the arrival of the British Law on Commercial Supervision in China, the contradiction naturally shifted to him. On the day of his arrival, Lin Zexu ordered all foreign ships moored on the Pearl River to close their cabins, blocked the business hall that night, and evacuated all the attendants and China employees. However, Yi Law is a real hooligan. Faced with Lin Zexu's orders, he reneged on his words and used the despicable means of hooliganism, blackmail, deception and lying alternately. The righteous law is crafty, but it is no match for Lin Zexu. On March 28th, he presented Lin Zexu with "20,283 boxes of cigarettes paid according to the righteous law". From Lin Zexu1March, 839 10 to Yi Law on March 28th, he was forced to agree to hand over all the opium, with a total of *** 18 days, which fully demonstrated Lin Zexu's victory in the first round of opium collection. After consulting with Deng Tingzhen and others, Lin Zexu made impeccable instructions and arrangements on the location, acceptance, escort, storage, custody and guard of the collection. On April 10, Lin Zexu and Deng Tingzhen personally went to Humen to inspect the preparations before collection. The collection began on April 1 1, and Lin Zexu personally supervised the whole collection process. May 18, it was put into use for 34 days, and * * * collected the tobacco soil 19 187 boxes and 219 bags, with total weight1188/. During the period of collection, Lin Zexu constantly supervised this complicated process. Working day and night, meticulous, no mistakes. On June 3rd, under the command of Lin Zexu, Destruction of Opium at Humen, which lasted for 23 days, declared to the world the determination of the Chinese nation never to yield to aggression. Destruction of Opium at Humen is an unprecedented feat in human history, and Destruction of Opium at Humen shows the unparalleled great image of the Chinese nation and is a victory against foreign aggression. Lin Zexu, of course, is the organizer, commander and finisher of this event. In this sense, he has become a historical giant without shame. Before Destruction of Opium at Humen, Lin Zexu learned that in the past, opium was burned with fire, and opium oil infiltrated into the soil, so some people dug up the soil and boiled it into smoke paste. Therefore, he sent people to dig two large pools with the length and width of 15 zhangs at Humen Beach, fill them with seawater, then put the opium into the pools, soak them thoroughly, and then release lime. Then open the culvert to let the opium powder escape into the vast sea. 150 years ago, Britain was the largest imperialist country in the world at that time. It constantly plundered colonies around the world and tried to open the door to China with opium. Guangzhou is the drug trafficking center of foreign cigarette dealers. 1838 The local government in Guangzhou executed an opium dealer in China, but the British tobacco dealer came out to obstruct it, which aroused the indignation of the people in Guangzhou. 1839 In February, more than 10,000 people demonstrated in front of hotels where foreign people lived, denouncing the crime of foreign tobacco dealers interfering in China's internal affairs. 1In March of 839, Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou, and the anti-smoking movement started rapidly. While stepping up the rectification of coastal defense, he strictly took cigarette dealers; On the one hand, it restricts foreign tobacco dealers from handing over opium. Lin Zexu said in a notice to foreign tobacco merchants: "If opium is not exhausted for a day, this minister will not return for a day." Because of Lin Zexu's firm attitude and strong measures, coupled with the support of the people, foreign tobacco dealers were forced to hand over more than 20 thousand boxes of opium. Lin Zexu ordered the public destruction of opium in Humen, and led large and small officials to personally supervise it. He asked people to put opium into two dug big pools, put brine into the pools, soak the opium for half a day, add quicklime, and the quicklime was boiled in water, and then the opium was destroyed. It took 23 days to destroy all the opium seized. This is the world-famous Destruction of Opium at Humen. The just action of selling cigarettes has won the support of the broad masses of people. Humen Beach is watched by tens of thousands of people every day, and people all applaud. Seeing this situation, foreigners also admire Lin Zexu's determination to ban smoking. Destruction of Opium at Humen destroyed 2,376,254 Jin of opium. [Edit this paragraph] Destruction of Opium at Humen significance Destruction of Opium at Humen is a glorious page of anti-imperialism in China's modern history. It was the fuse of the Opium War. After Britain launched the Opium War, Lin Zexu was dismissed for investigation. He was also a national hero in the early period of the Opium War in China. Destruction of Opium at Humen is also a great victory of China's anti-smoking movement. He attacked the arrogance of foreign invaders and showed the determination of the people of China to safeguard national dignity. Get rid of the harmful opium for us. There is also the battle map: the battle map [edit this paragraph] Destruction of Opium at Humen Monument Before the founding of New China, the commander of Humen Fortress once set up a monument about one meter high at the place where cigarettes were sold. However, there is no one to manage it, and the old site of the whole smoke-selling pool is overgrown and desolate. After the founding of New China, in order to commemorate Destruction of Opium at Humen's righteous feat and Lin Zexu, a great national hero, the Party and the government established the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall on the former site of the Cigarette Selling Pool in 1957. The "Lin Zexu Monument" was erected. 1972, due to well-known reasons, the Lin Zexu Memorial Hall was renamed as the Humen People's Anti-British Memorial Hall during the Opium War, and the Lin Zexu Monument was changed to the Humen People's Anti-British Monument during the Opium War. This is undoubtedly against the original intention of building the museum. Therefore, in 1985, it was renamed as "Humenlin Zexu Memorial Hall". In order to better collect and study the cultural relics of the history of the Opium War, protect the sites of the Opium War, and educate people on patriotism and excellent national traditions, another museum name "opium war museum" was added (now there are two museum names, one team and one museum site). 1987, the Dongguan Municipal People's Government successively took over Shajiao Fort and Weiyuan Fort from the naval forces, and set up Shajiao Fort Management Office and Weiyuan Fort Management Office respectively, which were handed over to the museum for management. Subsequently, in 1989, the original monument was demolished, and the "Humen Selling Opium Monument" was built by combining the bronze statue of Lin Zexu and the granite statue. During the Daoguang period (1820~ 1850), the Qing government issued several orders to stop opium poisoning, but the amount of opium trafficked into China was still increasing year by year. 1June, 838, people of insight, represented by Lin Zexu, in the Qing government, wrote in succession asking for a ban on smoking. In his memorial to Emperor Daoguang, Lin Zexu pointed out: "The proliferation of opium will make" there are few soldiers in the Central Plains who can defend against the enemy, and there is no silver that can be confiscated (if smoking is not banned as soon as possible, I am afraid there will be no soldiers who can fight and no silver that can be used as military pay in a few decades) ". Lin Zexu and other ministers urged Emperor Daoguang to feel that the problem was serious and sent Lin Zexu to Guangdong to ban smoking. Supplement: 18381February, Emperor Daoguang appointed Lin Zexu as an imperial envoy and went to Guangdong to ban opium. Lin Zexu, together with Deng Tingzhen, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Guan Tianpei, the Navy's prefect, arrested cigarette dealers, rectified coastal defense, ordered foreign businessmen to hand over opium, and set more than 20,000 boxes (about1200,000 kg) of opium from British and American businessmen on fire in Humen. After Destruction of Opium at Humen, the British commercial supervisor Charlie Yili asked the British government to take military action against China in order to maintain the opium trade with China. The British government responded to the righteous law and the unreasonable demands of the British opium traffickers, and issued a challenge letter to China. In this challenge, the British government distorted the facts and fabricated the reasons for its invasion of China. After the Opium War, due to the defeat of the Qing government, treaty of nanking was signed, and Hong Kong was promised to be ceded to Britain, and 2/kloc-0,000,000 taels of silver was paid. Until/kloc-0,997, Hong Kong, which had served for 99 years under the orders of Britain, finally returned to the motherland.