Lin Zexu (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850), also known as Lin Tse-hsu, was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty. He is most recognized for his fight against opium smuggling into Guangzhou, which is considered to be the primary catalyst for the First Opium War of 1839–42. Wikipedia
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In admiration of Lin Zexu's success in fighting opium addiction in the southern provinces, the Daoguang emperor appointed Lin as Imperial Commissioner with plenipotentiary powers to stem the illegal opium trade. www.phxart.org/pastexhibitions/idb_scrolls.asp
Lin Zexu Memorial The Lin Zexu Memorial, located at Fuzhou of Fujian Province and founded in 1982 in memory of the national hero Lin Zexu of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), is a memorial of Chinese historical figure. www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_museum/2003-09/24/content_3017...
Following Emperor Tao-kuang's decision to stop the opium trade at Canton, Lin was appointed Imperial Commissioner (i.e., 'drug czar') to effect this. web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob29.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Lin Zexu. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Zexu
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Lin Zexu set out from Beijing on January 8, 1839, and after an arduous journey arrived in Canton to a tumultuous welcome on March 10, where he established his headquarters at the Yuehua Academy. Mr. W.C. Hunter, an American merchant who witnessed the arr koreanhistoryproject.org/Ket/C17/E1704.htm
