Presumably, every Chinese will not forget the history of Lin Zexu Humen's cigarette sales. After this incident, the anti-smoking hero Lin Zexu was revered by the Chinese as a national hero, and his incorruptible and upright qualities were also praised by future generations. So everyone who comes to Humen will want to take a look at that place back then. Taking advantage of the fact that the time is not too rushed, I specially arranged a day to visit the old site of Lin Zexu's Yanchi, so that this journey will not leave regrets.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, we departed from Dongguan city to the Hong Kong and Macao Ferry Terminal, and took a boat from Taiping Waterway to Neilingdingyang to visit Shajiao Fort. Through the lookout of the fort, you can look at the surging waters of the Lion Ocean, recalling the history of that year, everything seems to be vivid. And today, more than 100 years later, we are here to look back at history.
On the left is the smoke pond, in 1839, Lin Zexu ordered the destruction of opium in public on Humen Beach, and ended on June 25, a total of 23 days, Lin Zexu destroyed more than 2.37 million catties of opium here. In the process of selling tobacco, Lin Zexu used salt brine and lime leaching method to decompose and erode the opium, and then introduced river water to wash it away. The old site includes two large pools, each with a length and width of about 45 meters, the bottom of the pool is tiled with stone slabs, surrounded by pile railings, there is a culvert in front of the pool, and a ditch is opened behind the pool.
It dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the aggressors and boosted the fighting spirit of the Chinese people. The sale of tobacco in Humen has curbed the spread of opium in China to a certain extent and has had a positive impact on the people. The sale of tobacco in Humen later became the fuse of the First Opium War, which in turn opened China's modern history.
Another must-visit is the Opium War Museum, which is divided into five topics: the origin of opium, the history of anti-smoking, the sale of tobacco in Humen, and the epilogue. The Opium War Museum is one of the places that every Chinese must visit once, history is the best textbook, only really see the poppy, know the harm of drugs.
Corresponding to the shocking photos of that year, it is shocking, and the vivid presentation of a period of history will really move people, and I can't help but feel the greatness of Lin Zexu. In front of the museum is the statue of Lin Zexu, and many tourists come to visit the place where Lin Zexu and other martyrs fought.
Lin Zexu Humen's anti-smoking campaign greatly increased the Chinese people's understanding of the harmfulness of opium, curbed the spread of opium in China to a certain extent, made many people see clearly the essence of British opium sales to China, had a positive impact on the people, and awakened the patriotic consciousness of the Chinese people. If you have the opportunity to come to Humen, please don't miss this place.