Introduction: New York is the capital of the highly developed United States, a diverse and international metropolis with a strong business spirit. Lin Zexu, a statesman, thinker and writer in the Qing Dynasty, and a great national hero of China. The relationship between New York and Lin Zexu was originally incompatible no matter how you looked at it. But surprisingly, the United States broke the dimensional wall and built Lin Zexu Plaza on a large scale in New York, where land prices are high. In fact, this is not an act of confusion. There is a profound meaning behind this move.
(1) Anti-drug hero Lin Zexu
When he was a child, Lin Zexu often only had one meal to eat and lived a poor life without enough food due to the overpopulation of his family. But even in such a poor family background, he could still thirst for knowledge and maintain his enthusiasm for reading. When he was only eight years old, he wrote the poem "Being Old". He used the idea that the end of the sea is the horizon to compare himself with becoming the peak of a mountain. This shows his extraordinary ambition to work hard and succeed.
When he grew up, Lin Zexu's poor background gave him integrity and pragmatism, which enabled him to stay sober in the corrupt, extravagant and dark court in the late Qing Dynasty. Lin Zexu won the love of the people with his noble character and outstanding abilities, and was also trusted and reused by the rulers.
Later, in order to reverse the trade deficit, Western powers shipped large quantities of opium to our country. With the invasion of more and more opium, the Chinese people's bodies are becoming increasingly corroded and their spirits are becoming increasingly depressed. Lin Zexu, who loved the people as his son, clearly realized how terrible drugs were and took the initiative to go to Guangdong to ban smoking. Faced with heavy resistance from all sides during the smoking ban, Lin Zexu vowed to fight opium to the end. After confiscating more than 20,000 boxes of opium, Lin Zexu personally burned the 2.37 million kilograms of drugs in Humen. This move dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the great powers, and Lin Zexu became famous in one fell swoop.
(2) The anti-drug situation in the United States is not optimistic
At that time, the United States and other Western powers used the disgraceful method of importing opium to open the door to China, which deeply affected the ignorant Chinese people. Harmful. Fortunately among the misfortunes, Lin Zexu, a national hero with a profound sense of justice, decisively used tough measures to control the dangerous situation of the spread of drugs in a timely manner.
However, things have changed. Today, the United States is the most developed country in the world. While it is diverse and free, it is also accompanied by chaos and unrest. In the United States, drug trafficking and drug use continue to be banned and are becoming increasingly serious. While endangering the physical and mental health of Chinese people, it also has a negative impact on social order. At this time, there is an urgent need for a famous anti-drug hero to serve as an example and deterrence, but the US government cannot find a hero who meets the requirements domestically. Until they turned their attention to China, which had been deeply poisoned by opium, and chose Lin Zexu, a Chinese national hero who was highly praised by Marx.
(3) Efforts of Chinese Americans
Huang Keqiang, a Chinese American who grew up in Hong Kong, was deeply harmed by the colonial rule of foreign powers. But what is commendable is that he did not get lost in biased educational concepts. Huang Keqiang hopes to inform everyone of the historical truth, so that Lin Zexu's integrity and noble character in resisting drug suppression can have a positive impact on more people. Through the foundation chaired by Huang Keqiang and the efforts of many people with lofty ideals, Lin Zexu's statue was built in New York in 1997, and the expansion of Lin Zexu Plaza began in 1999.
Conclusion: Heroes have no borders, and Lin Zexu’s anti-drug achievements have been recognized globally. We have worked hard in the past and are working hard now, and we need to work harder in the future!