The smoking ban in Humen took place on June 3, 1839.
On June 3, 1839, Lin Zexu destroyed nearly 20,000 cases of opium confiscated from illegal foreign traders on Humen Beach, Guangdong.
This demonstrated the determination of the Chinese nation to oppose foreign invaders and dealt a heavy blow to the commercial plunder of the British bourgeoisie in China.
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In 1838, Lin Zexu and his colleagues from Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi provinces presided over the construction of the Susong Tongren Seawall. It is this embankment which has benefited the inhabitants of Sangluoz until todayhoo. In 1838, Lin Zexu, then governor of Huguang, joined forces with his colleagues from three provinces and used commercial donations and interest to build the embankment.
This is how it was named Tongren Causeway. After liberation, Tongren Causeway and Mahua Causeway were merged and collectively called Tongren Causeway. This commercial bank of donations and interests was founded by the former governor of Huguang under Lin Zexu, Li Hongbin.
Li Hongbin was from Shahe Street, Jiujiang County, Jiangxi Province. His ancestor was originally a member of the Jiujiang Weitun army and was stationed in Sangluozhou in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, his ancestor Li Junjie. After beating Li Zicheng to death with a hoe and afraid of involving the villagers, the whole family moved to Baihe Township, Dehua, Jiangxi, now Shahe Street, Jiujiang County.
When Li Hongbin was governor of Huguang, helaunched the idea of appointing business leaders to public offices to eradicate the shortcomings of the salt industry, which was quickly promoted nationally. One year, there was a flood in his hometown in Baihe County in Dehua, which destroyed the small bridge. The people of his hometown asked him to use his authority to build a bridge for his hometown, but he refused.
During his stay in Guangdong, he contacted British businessmen to open trade. At the same time, he used trade revenue to build the hexagonal fort of Humen to consolidate national defense. Later, due to the isolation of the Qing Dynasty at that time, he was attacked by some conservatives and was dismissed and exiled to Urumqi, Xinjiang, which caused Li Hongbin to fail to achieve his achievements.
Later, Lin Zexu repaired the Tongren Wharf and went to Guangdong totake charge of anti-tobacco work. He naively believed that foreigners would die if they did not get down on their knees and drink tea. he refused to have contact with foreigners.
If he had half the talent of Li Hongbin, modern Chinese history would have been rewritten. What was wrong was that part of the elite of the time was self-righteous and rejected everything.
But national heroes also have a group of good friends. Wei Yuan and others blamed all of Lin Zexu's mistakes on Li Hongbin. They did not look for problems in themselves, but blamed others for their mistakes, therefore a vigorous. war broke out. God's movement of creation began.
Ultimately, Li Hongbin became the target of historical criticism, while Lin Zexu became a national hero.
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