Imperialism in China

The most famous of the Qing Emperors of China The Qianlong Emperor 1736-1795 (note he is wearing Imperial Yellow)

The Chinese Emperor’s Robe (in Imperial Yellow)

Canton 1830…with foreign “factories”.

Man performs the kowtow before Imperial Chinese officials.

Opium Poppy

Raw Opium Being Harvested

Modern Opiates

Major Opium Production Regions

Opium Being Unloaded at Canton

An Opium Den

Opium Smoking Paraphernalia

Chinese Officials destroying Opium Chests during the Opium War

Letter from Emperor of China to Queen Victoria asking to stop the Opium trade.

Signing of the Treaty of Nanking, 1842

A Chinese Woman with Bound Feet

The ideal size was 3.5 inches.

This was accomplished by breaking the toes and curling them under This was accomplished by breaking the toes and curling them under. Then they would break the arch and fold the foot in half. The process would begin at 2 years old.

Are we really so different?

The Harbour at Hong Kong

The Harbour at Hong Kong, 1860

The remnants of the German Sphere of Influence

A Boxer, 1900

The Allied Forces sent to defeat the Boxers British American Russian Indian German French Austrian Italian Japanese The Allied Forces sent to defeat the Boxers

“I’ll Try, Sir!” American Marines are the first to enter Forbidden City

The Fate of many Boxers. Notice the German soldier guarding the scene.