Opium War Museum, Dongguan, Guangdong | Historical Imprint.

Located on Jiefang Road, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, the Opium War Museum is a thematic museum that combines commemoration and historical sites, with a management area of about 800,000 square meters. The museum has four management points: the former site of Lin Zexu's Opium Destruction Pool, the Naval Battle Museum, the former site of Weiyuan Fort, and the former site of Shajiao Fort. It is an important window to learn about the history of the Opium War. ✅ Main Exhibition Areas of the Museum 🔸 Humen Lin Zexu Memorial Hall: Built on the former site of Lin Zexu's Opium Destruction Pool, it displays the historical scenes and related cultural relics of the Opium Destruction in Humen. 🔸 Naval Battle Museum: Facing the sea with mountains behind, it comprehensively displays the history of the Opium War, including the comparison of military forces between China and Britain and the historical facts of the Chinese army's heroic resistance against the British army. 🔸 Shajiao Fort and Weiyuan Fort: As important defense works during the Opium War, they have now become places to admire the majesty of the forts and pay tribute to the heroic souls. ✅ Features and Honors of the Museum 🔸 Features: The museum is a thematic museum that combines commemoration and historical sites, with a rich collection of cultural relics, including stone, jade, pottery, porcelain, and other categories, involving wooden piles and planks of the Opium Destruction Pool, couplets and scrolls written by Lin Zexu, and other precious physical materials. 🔸 Honors: The Opium War Museum has not only been rated as a national 4A-level tourist attraction but also as a national first-class museum in the fourth batch. It is also a national patriotic education demonstration base and a national anti-drug education demonstration base. ✅ Basic Information of the Museum 🔸 Location and Scale: The Opium War Museum (also known as Humen Lin Zexu Memorial Hall and Naval Battle Museum) is located at No. 113, Jiefang Road, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, with a management area of about 800,000 square meters. It is a national first-class museum. ⏰ Opening Hours: The museum is usually open to the public from 08:30 to 17:30 daily, and the specific opening hours may be adjusted due to holidays and other factors. 🅿️ Parking: Free 🆓