In 1839, the Daoguang Emperor appointed Lin Zexu Governor of Guangdong province to reduce and eliminate the opium trade. On his arrival at Guangzhou, Lin banned the sale of opium, demanded that ...

Five kilometers west of the Changling is the mausoleum OF emperor Daoguang, the Muling, built between 1832 and 1836. Soon after his ascension to the throne in 1820, however, ...

An informal portrait of the Daoguang Emperor (1782-1850) from the early 19th century reigned at Bonhams Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio sale on March 17. The vibrant composition sold for more ...

A wig stand that belonged to a Chinese emperor but was used as a reading lamp with a shade for 50 years has sold for nearly £100,000. The porcelain stand made during the 19th Century was ...

When emissaries of Queen Victoria and the Daoguang Emperor signed the treaty that opened Shanghai and four other Chinese ports to foreign trade, there were no cameras on hand to record the event ...

China's anti-smoking movement was first recorded in 1639, when Ming Dynasty (AD 1368－1644) Emperor Chong Zhen issued a national ban on tobacco and stipulated that tobacco addicts be executed. In ...