A villager in Huanghua, Hebei Province, salvaged the British iron cannon during the Second Opium War and donated it to the Huanghua City Museum

2021-11-07 00:43:42

Source: Xinhua Net

Shijiazhuang, 7 May (Xinhua) -- A few days ago, Xie Yuduo, a villager in Xigaotou Village, Nanpaihe Town, Huanghua City, Hebei Province, donated to the Huanghua City Museum the British iron cannons from the Second Opium War that he had salvaged while going out to sea to hunt for fish.

The front of the iron cannon is thin and thick, the entire gun body is rusty, the gun body and the interior of the gun chamber are left with seabed silt, the gun body is printed from front to back with a crown pattern and "e, c, l" three English letters, the middle of the two trunnions, the tail has a circular tail button with a ring. The existing length of the iron cannon is about 125 cm, the diameter of the front part is 10 cm, the diameter of the tail is 20 cm, the inner diameter of the muzzle is about 6 cm, and the weight is about 150 kg.

According to reports, the iron cannon came out of the water in the northeast sea area of Qikou Village in Nanpaihe Town, about three or four nautical miles away from the coastal defense fortress of the Ming and Qing dynasties, qikou fort. According to the "Huanghua Local Chronicle", "In the eighth year of Qing Xianfeng (1858 AD), the British and French allies arrived at the wrong pass and relied on the guns of the jian ships to forcibly land. The officers and men stationed at the Qikou Fort coordinated with the local people and stubbornly resisted, and the Anglo-French coalition army was defeated and had to turn to Dagukou to land. ”

According to the above historical records, the comprehensive iron gun weight, length, caliber and other shape characteristics should be the British ship-borne breech cannon during the Second Opium War. Zhang Baogang, director of the Huanghua City Museum, said: "The location of the iron cannon exiting the water is not far from the Qikou Fort, and it can be preliminarily determined that the British warship fell into the water after being hit by the Qikou Fort cannon that year." This iron cannon bears witness to the humiliating history of the Chinese nation being invaded by the great powers more than 160 years ago, and also reflects the indomitable spirit of resistance of the Chinese people, which is of great significance for studying the history of the Second Opium War. ”

Original title: Hebei Huanghua discovered the British iron cannon during the Second Opium War

A villager in Huanghua, Hebei Province, salvaged the British iron cannon during the Second Opium War and donated it to the Huanghua City Museum

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