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[niteshade925]

Apr 11, Xi'an, China, Beilin Museum (Stele Forest):

Continuing from the previous post about the museum... I have a LOT of pictures from this trip to Xi'an, almost 900 pictures total. For the sake of brevity, I will not post all of them.

Jingyun Bell/景云钟:

The Jingyun bell is a giant bronze bell cast in 711 AD (Tang dynasty), this bell was originally inside the Bell Tower of Xi'an/西安钟楼, and bear the inscription written by Emperor Ruizong of Tang/唐睿宗 (full name Li Dan/李旦). This bell is 2.47 m tall (~8.1 ft), has a circumference of 4.86 m (~15.9 ft), has a diameter (at opening) of 1.65 m (~5.4 ft), and weighs 6 metric tons (~6.6 US tons).

Fun fact about Emperor Ruizong of Tang Li Dan: apparently he has the nickname of "六位帝皇丸", or "Six Emperors Wan". "六味地黄丸" is the name of a prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, but here it's used as a pun. This is because Li Dan himself had been emperor twice, his father Li Zhi/李治 was the emperor (Emperor Gaozong of Tang/唐高宗) before him , his mother Wu Zetian/武则天 made him cede the throne to her and became emperor after his first reign (Emperor Zetian Dasheng/则天大圣皇帝), his older brother Li Xian/李显 was an emperor (Emperor Zhongzong of Tang/唐中宗), and finally after his second reign, he ceded the throne to his son Li Longji/李隆基 (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang/唐玄宗). So that's the 6 emperors, and they all came from himself and his immediate family.

Just in case that was confusing, here's his family tree:

One more fun fact about the bell itself: it provided the bell sound sample heard at midnight in CCTV New Year's Gala every year. The bell itself probably won't be sounded anymore for conservation purposes--it is over 1300 years old at this point. The bell currently inside the Bell Tower of Xi'an is a replica.

Classic of Filial Piety Set Upon Stone/石台孝经:

This stele is also among the most famous in the Beilin Museum, as it combines the calligraphy work of two emperors of Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang/唐玄宗 Li Longji/李隆基, and his son, Emperor Suzong of Tang/唐肃宗 Li Heng/李亨, and also has excellent examples of 4 different scripts. Specifically, Li Longji wrote the Classic of Filial Piety/孝经 (a Confucian classic text) and annotated it in lishu/clerical script/隶书, then added comments in xingshu/semi-cursive script/行书. Li Heng wrote the title in zhuanshu/seal script/篆书 (see picture of the actual stele below), and a memorial written in kaishu/regular script/楷书 by Imperial College Chief/国子监祭酒 Li Qigu/李齐古.

Since the stele actually has inscriptions on all four sides, here's the complete rubbing:

Here's the pavilion over the stele, picture from Wikipedia. The bian'e/匾额 (can be understood as a sign) says "stele forest"/碑林 (read from right to left), and was by Lin Zexu/林则徐 (1785 - 1850). The exact reason why 碑 is missing a stroke at the top is unclear, but one thing is certain: that was one of the correct ways to write the character. It's just that modern standardized systems of written Chinese (both Simplified and Traditional) only accept 碑 as the correct form.

Cao Quan Stele/曹全碑:

One of the most famous steles in the museum. This stele, which praised Cao Quan's accomplishments, was written by Wang Chang/王敞 and was erected in 185 AD (late Eastern Han dynasty). It is important for two reasons, first is because it represents lishu/clerical script/隶书 at its full maturity by the end of Eastern Han dynasty. The second reason is because it provides a great source for scholars studying the history of that time, particularly with regard to the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

A closeup at the calligraphy:

Li Mountain Hot Springs Poem/骊山温泉诗:

This one isn't particularly famous, but it is one of my personal favorites from the exhibition. The calligraphy was by Prince Guo/果亲王 of Qing dynasty (full name Aisin Gioro Yunli/爱新觉罗·允礼) in 1735, and is in the xingshu/semi-cursive/行书 script.

Emperor's Calligraphy Work in Daguan Period/大观圣作之碑:

This stele is actually not part of the Beilin Museum's collection, since it's currently located in Zhaozhou, Hebei, China. I thought I should include it here, because the writing is in a script that I've never really talked about before, which is the shoujinti/"slim gold script"/瘦金体. It's a variation of kaishu/regular script/楷书 that's invented by Emperor Huizong of Song/宋徽宗 Zhao Ji/赵佶, who is the calligrapher here, hence the title.

A closeup of the calligraphy:

Stele of an Imperial Edict/加圣号诏碑:

By Zhao Shiyan/赵世延 in 1313 (Yuan dynasty). The content is an imperial edict in 1307 that posthumously bestowed the title of "Great Completer, Ultimate Sage and Exalted King of Culture"/大成至圣文宣王 upon Confucius. The purpose of this picture is just to show what the bigger steles really look like, as ink rubbings definitely don't do them justice. The top is decorated with two carved dragons, and the stele is mounted on a stone bixi/赑屃, one of the 9 sons of the loong that has remarkable strength and looks like a turtle (with teeth).

And finally a pagoda tree/槐树 outside the museum that is 1100 years old (planted at around the end of Tang dynasty):

[beedreamscape]

Zerxus gets caught in morbid conversations.

~ 2.1k words. This takes place pre loquaerryn marriage (yes, they're my measure of time, sue me).

CW for conversation of death and grief.

Zerxus awakes as he feels a stir on the bed. Zerxus calls it instinct, Evandrin calls it a bad habit.

There's an orange glow permeating the darkness and soft grunts from muscles stretching in the air.

He turns to see Evandrin's sitting on the side of the bed with his back to him, still in his sleeping shirt and underwear. Beside where the lampshade sits, on the clock, Zerxus can see it's still a quarter to four.

Zerxus lifts his head from the pillow. "Is there scouting duty today?"

Evandrin turns, face and hair still tousled from sleep. "Morning, darling, go back to sleep, sorry for waking you."

"I would still say good night." Zerxus pulls on the hem of his shirt lazily. "I thought scouting wasn't for another three weeks."

"And you're right, this is something else." Evandrin gets up against his husband's pull and starts putting his trousers on. "One of my soldiers just died, young Hector, and he has no family here in Avalir so I need to sign his death certificate."

"Isn't a cleric that does that?"

He rubs his eye. "Sorry. It's not the certificate, it's a lease for the Conversion."

Zexus sits up. "What conversion?"

Some realization comes Evandrin's eyes before softening. "Oh, I never told you, did I? I don't think you had the chance to see it either... It's how we get rid of bodies in Avalir. Haven't you noticed we have no cemeteries here?"

"Not really. You don't just bury people?"

Evandrin doesn't bother taking his sleeping shirt off, shoving the hem into his pants before taking a dress coat from the rack.

"No, there wouldn't be enough land to bury every dead. And if you consider the funeral rites of the elves who care to perform them, there wouldn't be a need for them anyway. Not to mention they live way too long."

"And what is this conversion?"

"They convert whatever's left of ether inside your body into usable energy. Also from the combustion of it. That's where the name comes from. It feeds the city like a corpse would feed the earth... except way faster and cleaner."

"Sounds very... functional."

"I know." He sits on the bed again and holds Zerxus' hand. "But you can always let someone know if you want it to have it done to your body or not, poor Hector didn't have time or who to tell that so he goes straight into conversion."

With his free hand, Zerxus brushes Evandrin's long hair into better shape. "You can let Tempus eat me before when the time comes."

"Thanks, dear. What if he doesn't find you tasty enough?"

"Tell him to pick me up and drop me in the ocean." He makes the gestures with his hand. "From really high so everyone can see the impact and the sea creatures may eat what's left."

"I'll have it arranged when the time comes. It's more creative than my wish for a pyre on the ocean. It's kinda how my mother chose to go, burnt in a pyre with dragon fire."

"You had a dragon at her funeral?"

He nods. "It was actually a wyvern and it was a trained but it served its purpose. Dad was placed in a burial cave since he had a bit of dwarvish blood, it was what my grandma wanted."

He brings Evandrin's hand to his lips for a kiss. "Thanks for sharing. I wish I could go with you."

"You wouldn't see anything interesting if you did. It all happens in closed chambers bellow city level."

"I don't want to see anything I just didn't want you to go by yourself."

"Don't worry, I've been through my people dying on me before, it's just sad he went so young." He opens a smile and ruffles Zerxus' hair. "Get back to sleep, my lil' paladin."

"I think I'll go check on our tiny little fighter."

"You go do that, just don't scare him this time."

He starts getting up from the bed. "I said it wasn't on purpose."

"I know, but you gotta understand that a six-foot-tall man standing ominously in the dark is terrifying for a little boy."

"I'll turn on the lamp this time."

"Good." He gives Zerxus a little peck. "I won't be long."

"Please don't let them turn you into city juice as well."

He can hear Evandrin's laugh in the corridor. "I won't make any promises."

"Since when has Avalir done this Conversion thing? For the dead?"

He wasn't really interested in getting into this subject, much less with her, he assumes neither is she, but he rarely got the chance to sit down with Laerryn, let alone just the two of them, so he wouldn't get another chance to satiate his curiosity and it's been days since it started plaguing his mind.

A new Marquesian-themed restaurant had opened and they were the only two in their friend group who curiously shared a true appreciation for its foreign cuisine.

She doesn't refrain from shoving a forkful of sillgoat loin chop into her mouth before speaking. "Oh... I guess since the beginning, I'm not sure if we were the ones to come up with it or some other flying city."

"Can't you just disintegrate the body? One spell and poof, it's gone."

"We could but what a waste of precious ether that'd be. You see a single corpse doesn't hold much ether, but when you amount to several deaths a year then it means something. It's not even one and a half percent of the total energy stored in the city but when every drop counts, it's something."

He looks down at his plate, empty with stains of dark red sauce on the perimeter. He always finishes eating first no matter who he's eating with, a mixture of anxiety and hunger only a man his size has. He catches himself staring at her glass of white wine.

"Feels very utilitarian."

"You just haven't been in Avalir long enough. We are a flying city, every handful of resources counts, there are people," she points at herself, "that work to manage that. On top of managing who manages it."

"I know, but it's people we're talking about. Their bodies."

"What do you think I'm talking about? They're just bodies, I've seen them rot before. People are here, living, doing shit. The only person buried in Avalir is our most special boy, Imyr, in his very special mausoleum, which I consider such a waste. Don't tell Patia I said that."

"Why a waste?"

"The older wizards, I'm talking elves, gnomes, dwarves, the big boys, store immense amounts of ether within them. Sorcerers? You could turn the lucky bastards into massive bombs with the right calculations."

"Suddenly I'm more inclined towards it."

She gives him a playful kick under the table.

"But that's necromancers and transmutators playground, minutia and too many physiological factors to take in. I prefer working with big numbers and machines. Despite that, it's a respectable representation of wizards and artificers working together."

"Is that how you want to be taken care of?"

"I think so. However, I would like to be stored into something like a necklace or a sword until someday the yielder has to use me to kill some legendary enemy before floating back into the leylines. But honestly, I'll take what I can get, I'll be dead anyway."

He stares at her chew in amusement, still puzzled at how the woman before him and his husband are the best of friends. "Avalirians have strange death rituals."

"You need to meet the Aeorians then, heard rumors of them preserving the bodies for a really long time."

"For what?"

"How am I supposed to know? Probably something nefarious. As I said, rumours, I'm sure you'll get more from Loquatius or Patia than me."

"I think I've had enough of the subject for now."

She cleans her mouth with a napkin. "I don't personally like talking about death either. Maybe it's an elf thing... but I've had to learn to deal with it since I've befriended so many humans and... other short-living folks."

He never got truly offended by 'human' but something in the way she says it never sat comfortably inside his skull, yet he lets it slip with her. "Who else?"

She thinks for a moment and he can't interpret what passes behind her eyes. "Everyone except Patia."

"Even Van?"

She nods, takes a sip of her wine. "Half-elves don't live a quarter of full elves, some can but most don't. When I think of loss, it's the only time I grow any respect for necromancers, I too have a hard time letting things go."

"I used to think I was very detached from everything, until I got a family. Maybe it'll happen to you as well," he says with a hint of humor.

"I have a family, believe it or not."

"But they're in Cathmoíra. Always seven years away from you."

"Yes... But I do have a version of it here in Avalir, a very busy one that lives in different houses."

He smiles. "We'd kill each otherwise."

She laughs loudly, it always gives him a pang of accomplishment wherever he manages to get it out of her.

"For sure we would. Though I would cut you some slack because of the lil ginger."

"Loquatius would be the first to go."

She takes the last sip with a smile. "Probably, yes."

"First Knight."

The voice is whispery, tiny and soft and as Zerxus turns to its source so is the half-elf woman who owns it. With the cold weather, she's covered by a hooded cape. On her chest, the clasp that closes the cape is a familiar mask.

He had been walking through the city checking for any suspicious behavior and has done it for at least a week since their temporary bridge with Zemnia.

"Hello, miss, how can I help you?"

She keeps her stare fixed on his feet. "Thanks, but I require no assistance. I'm Ivorah Orlan from the Conversion Nucleus."

"Are you a cleric?"

She looks surprised by the question but notices his eyes glancing at her chest. "Yes, cleric of the Matron of Ravens."

He just nods.

"I'm sorry for being forward but there's something I'd like to ask. It's about your late husband."

Zerxus feels a bubbling sickness in his throat, he also feels starved - very few even mention his existence. "Proceed."

"As I said I'm the responsible cleric for the Conversion Nucleus and I was a friend of the First Knight Evandrin. In conversations we had, he had mentioned that when his death came he'd like me to be his sepulchral ritualist, but I never got the chance."

"He didn't want to be Converted."

"I'm aware. He wanted to be burned in a pyre and sent into the Lucidian. But we had that discussion and I never... his body was already dealt with before I had the chance and I feel like I broke a promise," she finishes with a quavering voice.

The memory of the time comes blurry to him, everything around it comes as a big horrifying blur. Loquatius and Patia had dealt with most of the funeral rites, he dealt with Elias, and Nydas dealt with him. Part of the ring had been broken and through fire and violence forced back into shape.

He turns the sickness into a solid mass, a boulder that keeps him from breaking every other hour.

"And you're not the only one." He steels himself. "The nature of his disease, we... we had to let go of many luxuries of honour."

"It still puzzles me what took such a young and strong man..."

"Puzzles me as well."

"Wish I had a chance to..." She closes her eyes, breathes deeply. "At least he was given an honourable funeral march."

"It was the Septarion's making."

She nods with her head down. "I'm sorry bothering you, First Knight."

He places a hand on her shoulder. "Thank you. For caring. Perhaps your Matron has him in her company and I envy her for it."

She lifts her eyes at once, then he sees them for what they are - terrible dark circles, perfect eclipses. "I've sought her insight about it... she doesn't have him in her sights."

"What does that mean?"

Her intensity deflates. "I don't know. I like to believe he went to an even higher place of honour for a soul as pure and valiant as his."

He tries smiling but feels tears sting in his eyes, the boulder starting to melt like a stray iceberg. "So do I."

[romanceyourdemons]

hero among heroes (1993) presents a very interesting image the 19th century presence of opium in china. the film, a hong kong martial arts film starring donnie yen as cantonese folk hero beggar so, not only plays fast and loose with history to have lin zexu interact with wong fei-hung, but also plays fast and loose with the way it frames the presence of opium in china: it obfuscates and minimizes the role that the british played, instead framing corrupt imperial (read: manchu) forces as the ones responsible for the continued presence of opium in china. by reframing the opium trade as nothing more complex than standard class struggle and the assertion of the dignity of the han chinese against their manchu rulers, and by directly presenting the cure to widespread opium addiction as simple willpower and love on an individual level, this film changes the narrative from the opium war to the war on drugs. the film ends when lin zexu triumphantly D.A.R.E.s to resist drugs by burning a large confiscated shipment of opium; the brutal consequences of this—the action that the british used as a pretext for lengthy and vicious military action against china in the first opium war—are never alluded to. indeed, the west is implicitly hailed as a beacon of progress and triumph over the superstition and misogyny of the qing institution. don’t get me wrong, i love a spunky british-educated western-suit-wearing feminist heroine as much as the next guy, but given the context the choice seemed ironic at best. taken on its own merit, this film is far from bad: the action choreography is very nice, and donnie yen provides a genuinely dynamic performance. however, when looking at hero among heroes (1993) as an adaptation of historical events, the choices the film makes are obvious and, in my opinion, questionable

[mollywauk]

Patia: We accidentally killed the Magister

Zerxus: Did you kill him or just knock him unconscious?

Patia: No, he's dead

Zexus: *long suffering sigh* Okay

[the-monkey-ruler]

Children's Westward Journey (2017) 少儿西游

Director: Zi Heng Screenwriter: Xing Mengmeng Starring: Wu Qingchen / Lei Jun / Peng Chensheng / Chen Zexu Genre: Sci-fi / Children / Adventure / Costume Country/Region of Production: Mainland China Language: Mandarin Chinese Number of seasons: 1 Number of episodes: 7 Single episode length: 17 minutes Type: Crossover

Summary:

The universe is mysterious and vast. One day, a Rubik's Cube with mysterious power flew straight to the earth... In an ordinary elementary school, Tangtang was preparing for her performance. Unexpectedly, the Rubik's Cube showed great magic power, and Tangtang traveled to the Tang Dynasty in the world of Journey to the West... The mysterious prophet predicted: "If you want to return to modern times, you must go to Nalanda Temple in the West to get the key to the Rubik's Cube, and you must collect all ninety-nine and eighty-one runes to open the six-dimensional space again." So the dangerous journey of master-disciple encounter and magical confrontation quietly unfolded...

Source: https://movie.douban.com/subject/26972706/

Link: N/A

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 6.3 (before 1950)

350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace. He is succeeded by Anastasios II, who begins the reorganization of the Byzantine army. 1098 – After a five-month siege during the First Crusade, the Crusaders seize Antioch (today's Turkey). 1140 – The French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy. 1326 – The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark. 1539 – Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain. 1602 – An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesimbra Bay 1608 – Samuel de Champlain lands at Tadoussac, Quebec, in the course of his third voyage to New France, and begins erecting fortifications. 1621 – The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland. 1658 – Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France. 1665 – James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft. 1781 – Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending British raid. 1839 – In Humen, China, Lin Zexu destroys 1.2 million kilograms of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War. 1844 – The last pair of great auks is killed. 1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia. 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia. 1866 – The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States. 1885 – In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police. 1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon. 1916 – The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men. 1935 – One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa. 1937 – The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson. 1940 – World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris. 1940 – Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. 1941 – World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants. 1942 – World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island. 1943 – In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines attack Latino youths in the five-day Zoot Suit Riots.

[cryptolangsguy]

Haaf feu, emf ruzvaqu pa pu Vtuspazemhd Hiu nzah.

utu O rozz nu sadpomh feozu vtuspazemhd, daqu ag rov O eztuefu vequ is rop, daqu qefu is am pu dsap.

E wiovl GEW:Rep faud "vtuspazemh" quem? Vtuspazemhd etu pu sutguvp qoffzu nupruum vamzemhd emf vosutd. Puu etu paazd rov vem nu iduf pa umvafu pucp, ofu op'd quemomh nip luus op stamaimvuenzu. ar fa O tuef padu dptomhd ag zupputd uai sadp? Pu dptomhd ag zupputd etu pu vtuspazemh tizudptomhd, rutu ubutu zupput od tuszevuf nu pu amu dpemfomh pa pu tohp. Ditu umaih, O vem'p ucszeom ubutupomh utu, da uai vem tuef enaip pu VFD (Vtuspazemhd Faviqumpepoam Dpemfetf) am pu Tuffop vaqqimopu utu (sp1) emf utu (sp2). Ru raizf O muuf vtuspazemhd? Ditu umaih, puu etu e idugiz paaz ubum og puu fam'p zaal ed div ep gotdp. Puu etu e sutguvp tuszevuqump gat vamzemhd og uai remp pa omvzifu gatuohm zemhiehud om uait ratld nip fam'p remp pa dsumf poqu emf tudaitvud am em uzenatepu vamzemh.

Pa fuqamdptepu ar uev vtuspazemh ratld, pod dumpumvu rozz nu iduf ed em uceqszu:

O puzz uai "dsomc ag nzevl wietpx, kifhu qu bar" ed pu wiovl ntarm gac kiqsd abut pu zexu fah.

Avvedoamezzu, aput dumpumvud, at betoepoamd ag pu atohomez amu qohp nu iduf pa fuqamdptepu pu reu amu hobum vtuspazemh ratld.

Ezz qu sadpd rozz nu pehhuf rop #feozu vtuspazemhd, gat uait vambumoumvu. Ed ruzz, uev sadp rozz ebu pu mequ ag pu vtuspazemh om pu pehd gatqeppuf zolu pod: #vz , og daqu vaqszuc vtuspazemh fuqemfd pu idehu ag daqu aput, doqszut amu.

Haaf vtuspazemhomh!

[liu-zixuan]

WEEK 4＆5

How to analyze a design work can be analyzed from several angles, first of all to understand the purpose and goal of the design work, analyze the audience of the design work and what their needs and preferences are. Including colors, shapes, lines, textures, contrast, and more. Analyze the layout and structure of the design work, including typography, grids, layers, etc. Understand the materials and techniques used in design work, including paper, ink, paint, drawing tools, software programs, etc. Consider the cultural and historical contexts in which the design works are located and how they reflect those contexts and influences. Finally, evaluate the effectiveness and success of the design work.

Therefore, I will analyze from various angles the more impressive objects I saw in the National Museum. In the Qing Dynasty, a large amount of opium flowed into the Chinese market, which led to widespread smoking and drug abuse, resulting in social security problems, making people addicted to smoking, and seriously affecting social stability and order. Long-term opiate dependence has left many users addicted, leading to impaired health and even death. In addition, it will affect people's fertility, resulting in population reduction and changes in social structure. A very important figure emerged during this period, Lin Zexu, who played an important role in Chinese history in the late 1840s and early 1850s, was appointed governor of Fujian, responsible for suppressing the British opium trade. The Humen tobacco sale event was an important action in Lin Zexu's suppression of opium trade.

During the Qing Dynasty, opium smoking tools mainly included cigarette bags, pipes and tobacco boxes. These tools were widely used in society at the time and became essential for opium smoking. A pouch is a tool used to load tobacco and suck it into the mouth when smoking. There are often various embroidery or embroidery decorations on the cigarette bag, reflecting the identity and status of the owner.

A pipe is an instrument used to light tobacco and smoke. It is usually made of wood, ceramic or stone and other materials, some pipes beautifully shaped, some simple and plain. A tobacco box is a container used to carry and store tobacco. It is usually made of metal, ceramic or wood, some tobacco boxes are beautifully decorated, some are simple and practical. Tobacco boxes are often decorated with various patterns or patterns, reflecting the owner's taste and taste. The use of opium in the Qing Dynasty, as well as the use of opium itself, was seen as negative, because opium brought serious social problems and health hazards, although the use of opium was widely used in society at that time, the behavior was seen as bad, because it caused serious harm and loss to the health of individuals, social stability and national development.

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[chinemagazine]

Lin Zexu, guerrier anti-opium

Lin Zhexu, érudit de la dynastie Qing, il est surtout connu pour sa position contre le commerce de l'opium à Canton

Lin Zhexu 林 则 徐 (30 août 1785 – 22 Novembre 1850), est né à Fuzhou dans la province de Fujian. Militaire, érudit et fonctionnaire durant la dynastie Qing (1644-1912). Il est surtout connu pour sa position contre le commerce de l’opium à Canton, devenant malgré lui le symbole de la lutte anti-opium. En 1811, il est nommé à la prestigieuse Académie Hanlin, et devient 26 ans plus tard, Gouverneur…

[mysticpersonanchor]

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The International Day Against Drug Abuse.

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1989. The date June 26 is to commemorate Lin Zexu's dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong, ending on June 25, 1839，just before the First Opium War in China. The observance was instituted by General Assembly Resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987.

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26 June Special Day, Events, And Historical International Days

International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

The International Day Against medicine Abuse and lawless Trafficking is a United Nations International Day against medicine abuse and the illegal medicine trade. It’s been observed annually on 26/6, since 1989. The date June 26 is to commemorate Lin Zexu’s dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong, ending on June 25, 1839， just before the First Opium War in China. The observance was introduced by General Assembly Resolution42/112 of 7 December 1987.

On 26 June 1987, two important textbooks( Comprehensive Multidisciplinary figure of unborn Conditioning in medicine Abuse Control & Declaration of the International Conference on medicine Abuse and lawless Trafficking) were espoused at the International Conference on medicine Abuse and lawless Trafficking, which was held in Vienna during 17 – 26 June 1987.

The Conference recommended that a periodic day should be observed to mark the significance of the fight against medicine abuse and lawless trafficking. Both the dates 17 June and 26 June were suggested, and in the after meetings 26 June was chosen and written into the draft and final resolution.

It’s frequently appertained to byAnti-Drug contenders as6/26. A play on Marijuana smokers’ “4/20” day to celebrate cannabis.

The UN’s 2007 World Drug Report puts the value of the illegal medicine trade atUS$ 322 billion a time. Juggernauts, rallies, bill designing, and numerous other programs are conducted. People of different countries celebrate the day together. As medicine use increases( citation demanded), the day becomes more important.

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Lin Zexu's Letter to Queen Victoria (1839)

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