1, Lin zexu (1785 August 30-1850165438+1October 22), the word fu, the word Shao Mu, the old man in the village, retired in the village and retired at 72 peaks. Official to Yipin, served as Governor of Huguang, Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, Governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, and served as an imperial minister twice; He was called the "national hero" of China because he advocated smoking ban.

2. 1839 When smoking was banned in Guangdong, Lin Zexu sent an unannounced visit to force foreign opium dealers to hand over opium, and the confiscated opium was destroyed in Humen on June 3. The destruction of opium in Humen put Sino-British relations in a state of extreme tension, which became an excuse for British aggression against China during the First Opium War.

3. Although Lin Zexu fought against western invasion all his life, he was open to western culture, technology and trade, and advocated taking the essence and using it. According to the literature, he knows at least a little English and Portuguese, and is committed to translating western newspapers and books. The Chronicle of the Four Seas compiled by Wei Yuan who participated in the Anti-British War and the Chronicle of the Sea compiled by Wei Yuan in 1844 are instructive to the Westernization Movement in the late Qing Dynasty and even the Meiji Restoration in Japan.