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Humen Battery<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0353t12000e21pe1u23A0_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="29027552" sourcewidth="1200" sourcehight="798"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0350812000e21orm40627_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="29027517" sourcewidth="2048" sourcehight="1360"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0355u12000e21pjgd6E8A_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="29027503" sourcewidth="900" sourcehight="511">This was the main military facility where the Qing Dynasty soldiers and civilians resisted the British invasion during the Qing War.From the late 18th century to the early 19th century, Britain smuggled large amounts of opium into China. In 1839, Lin Zexu, a minister of the Qing Dynasty, collected the opium in Guangzhou and publicly burned it all at Humen Beach. At the same time, he installed 11 artillery batteries and more than 300 cannons at Humen Fortress.In June 1840, the British army launched the Opium War against the Qing Dynasty. On February 25, 1841, they led 18 warships to attack the Humen Forts, resulting in the defeat of the Qing army, which ceded Hong Kong, liberated Guangzhou, and paid compensation for tobacco. Former site of Whampoa Military Academy<img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0353t12000e219sg66943_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="29019775" sourcewidth="2200" sourcehight="1110"><img src="https://ak-d.tripcdn.com/images/0353w12000e219d177F62_Z_1000_0.jpg" source="ttd" imageid="29027657" sourcewidth="800" sourcehight="533">In 924, Sun Yat-sen (Sun Zhongshan) founded this military academy to train military officers directly under the Kuomintang.In 1930, the school was closed due to the establishment of new military academies in Nanjing and other places.

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Modern Guangzhou one-day tour including Humen Fort, Opium War Museum, Whampoa Military Academy, etc. (Hotel pickup/Japanese guide/Lunch)