2316 - Humen, Guangdong, China

Humen 虎门镇 is found on the east side of the Humen Strait on the Pearl River Delta. It is a city of 575 000 people.

@heartee is a university student studying Japanese. Her card features a science museum near where she lives. At first I thought it might be The Sea Battle Museum, or the Opium War Museum, but she states its not in her town.

Humen was a big part of the First Opium War (1839-1842). Major battles were fought here and on the water of the Bocca Tigris. Lin Zexu was the Viceroy of Liangguang and he opposed the opium trade. He is considered a catalyst for the start of the war. He is praised for his constant position on the moral high ground in his fight against opium, but criticized for his rigid approach which failed to account for domestic and international complexities of the opium problem.

The Daoguang Emperor endorsed Lin's hardline policies and anti-drug movement, but then blamed Lin for the resulting war, which was disastrous for China.

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