Opium War Museum
Opium War Museum
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8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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Leonhkny
Hong Kong, China22,251 contributions
June 2024 • Family
Dongguan, an industrial city in the Guangdong province, is a pivotal place in modern Chinese history. It was one of the main battlefields of the Opium War and genuinely changed the course of Qing China. This informative museum, situated at the place where Qing official Lin Zexu destroyed British opium, tells the Chinese narrative. English illustration is available. Free admission but prior registration is mandatory.
Written 9 June 2024
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iamface
Aberdeen, UK1,761 contributions
Sept 2019
worth for visit as full of history esp for i came from hong kong that is more closed with me and the exhibition items + description also rich. 3d figure is decent and impressive. good for visit
Written 15 February 2020
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,581 contributions
Nov 2019 • Business
China has suffered much from the crimes of foreigners, in this case, the British. In many ways, the roots of the Hong Kong problems of today are those planted by the British. Very informative museum. Well worth a visit.
Written 23 November 2019
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Roger T
Worcester, MA35 contributions
Feb 2014 • Business
I enjoy history and have read Clavell's Tai-Pan several times which brings the history of this area of Southern China and HongKong to life so visiting the Opium War Museum was a real treat. It's perhaps a half day visit for the museum and the grounds. Loved it.
Written 13 September 2014
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andrea C
Dongguan, China16 contributions
Oct 2013 • Business
Very nice museum and fantastic walk in the hold fortes plus all is free! remember to take passport or cannot buy the tiket
Written 25 November 2013
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KodoDrummer
Buenos Aires, Argentina70,581 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
It is an informative museum on the opium trade, prohibition, Chinese public opposition to opium, exhibit of opium smoking tools and pipes, and history of the opium wars. It has an exhibition area of approximately 5,000 square metres and houses more than 1,500 cultural relics, including paintings and other artistic works. It takes the visitor through the history of the first (1839 to 1842) and second opium war (1856 to 1860).Yes, the British and other foreign opium peddlers were the bad guys.
Admission is free, as it is in many museums in China.
Admission is free, as it is in many museums in China.
Written 6 January 2018
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Fiona S
Western Australia, Australia39 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
We really enjoyed the Opium Museum. At first we thought it was so-so by looking from outside but do yourself a favour and venture inside and then into each of the buildings. In the main museum hall get the audio headset which just needs to be secured with a refundable deposit. It is in English and takes you through the whole museum. We found it fascinating to learn about the Opium Wars and the hardships and challenges The locals and leaders faced due to the Opium addiction which swept the country. We spent 3 hours in this part of the museum. Overall it was an excellent day out and thoroughly recommended.
Written 13 August 2015
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peterli2018
36 contributions
Sept 2019
A must see attraction providing a full account of the history on how China got bullied by the foreign forces by implanyting the toxic opium kinto China while pretending a legitmate trade. A mirro reflection of how corrupted the AngloSaxon was then and perhaps even now
Written 28 October 2019
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PerthFrequent_Flyer
Perth, Australia357 contributions
Oct 2019
Very interesting museum and it gives some background into the crimes committed against the Chinese people by the British. I visited the museum during the HongKong protests against Chinese rule. I can say that after visiting the museum I have no sympathy for the HK protesters once they start waving US and British flags asking for "liberation". The Chinese Century of Humiliation started with the Opium Wars and the crimes against the Chinese people resulted in the loss of HK to the British.
Written 24 October 2019
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crazee2015
Dongguan, China24 contributions
July 2018 • Solo
Having heard about the Opium wars and not thought about them too much. It was a real eye-opener. Although the information boards were partisan the extent and volume of information were damning. Another black mark for `The British Empire`
Written 17 December 2018
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How far is it to walk to the museum if I am arriving in Humen on the metro from Dongguan?
Written 8 October 2018
How can I get there from the Humen railway/subway line #2? I am coming from Dongcheng.
Written 28 September 2018
Hi,
My last trip to the museum was closed for renovation based on the Notice Board outside.
Is the museum re-open again for public viewing ?
I will be in Dongguan, Changan in May 2017
Thanks and regards
Written 29 March 2017
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