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Lin Zexu (30 August 1785 – 22 November 1850), courtesy name Yuanfu, was a Chinese political philosopher and politician. He was a head of state ( Viceroy ), Governor General, scholar-official , and under the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty best known for his role in the First Opium War of 1839–42.
Lin Zexu was a leading Chinese scholar and official of the Qing (Manchu) dynasty, known for his role in the events leading up to the first Opium War (1839–42) between Britain and China. He was a proponent of the revitalization of traditional Chinese thought and institutions, a movement that became.
Lin Zexu , or Lin Tse-hsü , (born Aug. 30, 1785, Houguan, Fujian province, China—died Nov. 22, 1850, Chaozhu, Guangdong province), Leading Chinese scholar and official of the Qing dynasty, accepted as a national hero for his stance against the British before the Anglo-Chinese Opium War (1839–42).
Lin Zexu, courtesy name Yuanfu, was a Chinese political philosopher and politician. He was a head of state (Viceroy), Governor General, scholar-official, and under the Daoguang Emperor of the Qing dynasty best known for his role in the First Opium War of 1839–42. He was from Fuzhou, Fujian Province.
Lin Zexu (Lin Tse-hsü, 林則徐, Lín Zéxú) (August 30, 1785 – November 22, 1850) also known as Lin Tse-hsu, was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty, whose efforts to end opium smuggling into Guangzhou (廣州) are considered to be the primary catalyst for the First Opium War of 1839–42.
Lin Zexu played a crucial role in bringing about the Opium War (1839–1842) between China and Great Britain, and thus the treaty port era that followed British victory in that war. Born in 1785, Lin completed the civil service exams in 1811 and rose rapidly thereafter.
In 1893 Lin Zexu, a scholar and Qing mandarin, wrote an open letter to Queen Victoria of Britain, calling on her to suspend the opium trade in China.
Lin Zexu (1785 –1850) was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty. Lin was born in Fuzhou. In 1811, he received the Jinshi degree, the highest in the imperial examinations, and the same year, he was appointed to the prestigious Hanlin Academy.
Lin Zexu ( 林则徐) is regarded as a national hero and patriot in China's modern history for his fight against the British opium trade in Guangzhou.
When the merchants hesitated, Lin tightened the screws, ordering all Chinese employed by foreigners to leave their jobs and blockading the Europeans in their factories. After six weeks of negotiations, the Europeans capitulated, turning over some 3 million pounds of raw opium to Lin Zexu.
