CHINA 1830-1840: Opium War between China and England. English ships attack Chinese junks off Canton in 1839, following the action of Canton Governor Lin Tze-Hsu, who forced the English to hand over all the opium in their possession and dispersed it at sea. Eventually, however, he succumbed to British force and with the Treaty of Nanking (29 August 1842) the opium trade was reinstated and new concessions were granted to the English. Painting, 19th century.

Cina

title: WAR OF THE OPIUM

subject date: 2002-06-27

caption: CHINA 1830-1840: Opium War between China and England. English ships attack Chinese junks off Canton in 1839, following the action of Canton Governor Lin Tze-Hsu, who forced the English to hand over all the opium in their possession and dispersed it at sea. Eventually, however, he succumbed to British force and with the Treaty of Nanking (29 August 1842) the opium trade was reinstated and new concessions were granted to the English. Painting, 19th century.

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country: Cina

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continent: Asia

image century : XIX

image epoch: Ottocento

subject century: XIX

subject epoch: Ottocento

technique: Dipinto

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ChinabattleshipsjunksCantonOpium WarNineteenth centurycolonialismimperialism

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