The Tragic Hero Lin Zexu Immortalized in Macao’s Lian Feng Miao

A native of Fujian province, Lin Zexu was appointed Imperial Commissioner to halt rampant opium trafficking. Launching a "forcible" opium suppression campaign, he coercively confiscated and destroyed an enormous amount of opium at Humen in June 1839. Meanwhile, he went to Macao to press the Portugue...

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Published in:Review of Culture
Main Author: Christina Miu Bing Cheng
Format: Articles
Published: Instituto Cultural de Macau 2020
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Online Access:https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40063/3991
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