#林則徐 — Public Fediverse posts

#BOTD (2024/08/30): Lin Zexu Lin Zexu #林則徐 (1785–1850), whose seizure of British opium in Guangdong/Canton sparked the First #OpiumWar #鴉片戰爭 (1839–42).

#OTD 1839: Lin Zexu #林則徐 (1785–1850), Imperial Commissioner of the Qing #清 (1636–1911) seizes and destroys over 1,000 tons of Opium from #British traders at Humen 虎門 in Canton #廣東, #China, setting the spark to the First #OpiumWar #鴉片戰爭 1839–42. #ModernChina #虎門銷菸