1. Imperialism in China

2. The most famous of the Qing Emperors of China
The Qianlong Emperor
(note he is wearing Imperial Yellow)

6. The Chinese Emperor’s Robe (in Imperial Yellow)

11. Canton 1830…with foreign “factories”.

12. Man performs the kowtow before Imperial Chinese officials.

13. Opium Poppy

16. Raw Opium Being Harvested

19. Modern Opiates

20. Major Opium Production Regions

21. Opium Being Unloaded at Canton

22. An Opium Den

27. Opium Smoking Paraphernalia

28. Chinese Officials destroying Opium Chests during the Opium War

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

31. Signing of the Treaty of Nanking, 1842

33. A Chinese Woman with Bound Feet

34. The ideal size was 3.5 inches.

35. 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.

37. Are we really so different?

39. The Harbour at Hong Kong

42. The Harbour at Hong Kong, 1860

45. The remnants of the German Sphere of Influence

47. A Boxer,
1900

49. 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

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

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