A factory dormitory overlooks the ponds where China’s nineteenth century “Drug Zsar” Lin Zexu destroyed 1.2 million kilos of British opium in 1839. The site, part of the Opium War Museum in Humen, China, is still used to symbolic destroy narcotics during anti-drug campaigns.

Lin wrote to England’s Queen Victoria and asked: By what right do they then in return use the poisonous drug to injure the Chinese people?

Humen, often overlooked by travelers, features two fantastic musuems, and several historic sites including the fortifications used to fight the invading British forces.

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Will you be in Shanghai next week? Why not drop by the Interphoto & Digital Imaging Shanghai (Show) from 2-5 July?

Visit the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center. Stop by the Phottix booth and meet yours truly. See the Phottix line of DSLR accessories, including wireless triggers, battery grips, and the awesome Hero remote live-view system.

For further info see: http://www.interphoto.com.cn