Commissioner Lin Zexu oversees the destruction of contraband opium seized from British traders. In June 1839, Chinese workers mixed the opium with lime and salt before it washed out to sea near Humen Town. Subsequently, Britain initiated the First Opium W (BSIC 2016 9 2). 7 Continents History/Everett Collection
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Commissioner Lin Zexu oversees the destruction of contraband opium seized from British traders. In June 1839