In february 1840 the british government decided to launch a military expedition, and elliot and his cousin, george later sir george elliot, were appointed joint plenipotentiaries to china though the latter, in poor health, resigned in november. In the opposite, even before the handover, the fortune magazine had already announced hong kong is. In the late 1700s the british was smuggling the drug into china for nonmedical use. The british, intent on expanding their privileges in china, demanded the renegotiation of the treaty of nanking. The opium war aka ya pian zhan zheng 1997 jin xie, guoan. And while the opium war itself had a direct impact on relatively few chinese, one of the results of the opening up of china demanded by. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the. The 184042 anglochinese war the socalled opium war is almost universally believed to have been triggered by british imperial rapacity and determination to sell more and more opium into china. In june, 16 british warships arrived in hong kong and sailed northward to the mouth of the bei river to.
Historical drama starting in 1839 in guangzhou where british merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the empire. With guoan bao, liankun lin, sihung lung, debra beaumont. French soldiers also took a big part in this war, which started when the chinese took over one of the british ships in the port of guangzhou, called the arrow. This effort was led by the british who sought the opening of all of china to their merchants, an ambassador in beijing, legalization of the opium trade, and the exemption of imports from tariffs. The opium war aka ya pian zhan zheng 1997 jin xie, guoan bao, liankun lin, sihung lung may 8, 2020 historical drama starting in 1839 in guangzhou where british merchants dealing with opium are to be executed because the opium is destroying the empire.
Stop the film after the narrators discuss the irony that todays smuggling trade is a reverse of that of the 19 th century. The first opium war ends when britain and china sign the treaty of nanking duration. An unpublished account of the first opium war of 1842. The resolution of these wars resulted in treaties that dictated trade agreements and concessions as well as the cession of hong kong island which became a british colony until 1997. In yapian zhanzheng opium war, historical events are depicted in a fairly accurate manner, concentrating on the main facts and events. Fighting between the chinese and british in the first opium war concluded in late august 1842 at the signing of the treaty of nanking. Overview of opium war, the, 1997, directed by xie jin, with jiang hua, ko hsiangting, carrick hagon, at turner classic movies. November 3, 1839 fighting began when a british ship, the royal saxon, attempted to sail to canton. As a result of the war, britain won trade rights, access to five treaty ports, and hong kong. The opium war yapian zhanzheng, directed by 74yearold chinese director xie jin, was released in beijing on july 1, 1997, set to coincide with the transfer of hong kong from britain back to china. The first opium war, also known as the opium war or the anglochinese war, was a series of military engagements fought between great britain and the qing dynasty of china. The opium wars is the name given to two nineteenthcentury wars between china and western countries. The resulting concession of hong kong compromised chinas territorial sovereignty.
The story of the opium war between china, in the waning days of the qing dynasty, and the british empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of hong kong by britain. The first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by. Stop the film after the narrators discuss the irony that todays smuggling trade is a. Amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without moving any mountains. That liberation was in part celebrated by telling a story of the opium war, through film. The first opium war was fought from march 18, 1839, to august 29, 1842, and was also known as the first anglochinese war. On july 1st, 1997 the very first day of the returning of hong kong to the motherland china, a chinese poet wrote in his poem. Opium wars first opium war 18391842 second opium war 18561860 bibliography. The opium war ya1 pian4 zhan4 zheng1 1997 chinese movie database. An attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are. Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112.
Opium wars is a collective term for the mid1800s conflicts between western powers and china including the first opium war 18391842 and the second opium war 18561860 opium wars or the opium wars may also refer to. The leading causes of the opium wars the opium wars were a series of conflicts that eventually led to chinas decline through the trade and abuse of the drug opium. Given to the british, its lease finally ran out in 1997 when it was finally returned to china. China prohibited the consumption and importation of opium during the early part of the century, but after the second opium war china yielded to british pressure and legalized opium. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at ancient china opium wars webquest print page. The first of the opium wars 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second war 18561860 involved france as well. What were the causes and consequences of the first opium war. An attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. One of chinas biggest ports, lost due to the opium war. The immediate issue was chinese official seizure of opium stocks at canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for future offenders. The opium war 1997 an attempt to stop the british from selling opium to the chinese leads to war when mass quantities of the drug are dumped into the sea. Before the war, european powers were severely limited in. Lin zexu appointed in 1838 to stamp out opium trade zexu destroyed stocks of opium in china.
The immediate issue was chinese official seizure of opium stocks at canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for future offend. China the first opium war and its aftermath britannica. Britain and france, along with troops from russia and the united states, attacked more chinese cities. Russia gained land from china as a result of the second opium war. Opium, corruption, mismanagement, and a gross underestimate of the wests projection power are only some of the many complex reasons that led to the first opium war. The opium wars, opium legalization and opium consumption in china. Chinese history after the opium war including the death of consort zhen duration. The united states became involved in the second opium war after the chinese attacked a u. The opium wars were two wars which were waged between the great qing and the british government in the mid19th century, triggered by the british governments imposition of the opium trade upon china.
This segment is followed by a brief history of opium, opium in china, its industrial production in india, the triangular trade that developed, and a brief discussion of the opium wars. The opium war amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of. The clashes included the first opium war 18391842, with the british naval. The opium war is a 1997 chinese historical epic film directed by xie jin. The military confrontations that occurred between china and britain from 1839 to 1842 are known as the first opium war. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the. The winner of the 1997 golden rooster and 1998 hundred flowers awards for best picture, the film was screened in several international film festivals, notably cannes and montreal. Diyici yapian zhanzheng, also known as the opium war or the anglochinese war, was a series of military engagements fought between the united kingdom and the qing dynasty of china. The first of the opium wars 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the. In the mid1850s, the european powers and the united states sought to renegotiate their commercial treaties with china. The opium war amuchhyped, longplanned project with a clear political message, the opium war is a consistently eyepleasing historical costumer thats a superior example of its type without.
The war was fought over the drug opium which was used by the chinese for hundreds of year to relieve pain. After the burning of 20,000 boxes of opium by the chinese, england declares war since the burned opium was the property of the british commercial attache who had. Since the opium trade that was a catalyst for the first war was never resolved, smuggling of opium continued to plague china. The second opium war was also known as the arrow war or anglofrench war in china. Opium wars, two armed conflicts in china in the mid19th century between the forces of western countries and of the qing dynasty, which ruled china from 1644 to 191112 the first opium war 183942 was fought between china and britain, and the second opium war 185660, also known as the arrow war or the anglofrench war in china, was fought by britain and france against chi. The british went to war because of chinese military threats to defenseless british. The first of the opium wars occurred from 1839 to 1842, the second occurred between 1856 and 1860. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at ancient china opium wars. Xie jin has been called the chinese spielberg, and his epic has the look and texture of an indiana jones movie though apparently the. The immediate issue was chinese official seizure of opium stocks at canton to stop the banned opium trade, and threatening the death penalty for. Jan 29, 2019 the first opium war was fought from march 18, 1839, to august 29, 1842, and was also known as the first anglochinese war.
Sep 02, 2011 and while the opium war itself had a direct impact on relatively few chinese, one of the results of the opening up of china demanded by the 1842 treaty was the taiping war of 185664, when a. Xie jin described the film as a special gift for the motherland and the people. The second opium war during the 1850s there was a rapid growth in imperialism. In the opposite, even before the handover, the fortune magazine had already announced hong kong is dead as its cover story.
Opium wars simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Reprinted from yesterdays late editions the opium war, now. Jul 01, 20 fighting between the chinese and british in the first opium war concluded in late august 1842 at the signing of the treaty of nanking. The opium war was a war fought by two countries great britain and china in 1839.
As a result of the war, britain won trade rights, access to. In short, a british drug cartel wanted to force opium into china to pay for importing goods into britain and ended up succeeding and opening the door for the century of humiliation. The film tells the story of the first opium war of 18391842, which was fought between the qing empire of. The second opium war is sometimes called the arrow war after the pirate ship the chinese seized. Opium wars is a term referring to two wars that britain fought against imperial china in the middle of the nineteenth century, presumably over the attempts of the chinese authorities to stop the growing influx of foreignproduced opium. The treaty required the chinese to pay the british over twenty million dollars in war reparations, to open five chinese ports to british trade, and to cede honk kong.
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