Saturday, May 29, 2010

Photo Hunter — "memorial"



This one to Lin Ze Xu (1785–1850)
stands in Kimlau (aka Chatham) Square, 
in Chinatown. As for the
details, I'll let Wikipedia tell you.
Have a great weekend (a nice long
one here in the U.S.)!

[See more "memorials" here.]
Posted by Alexa at 00:01
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9 comments:

  1. PatMay 29, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    Don't know this fellow, so I'm off to Wiki! Thanks for posting this...always ready to learn something new.

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  2. beth0110May 29, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    he was a good role model! nice post. Happy Memorial Day.

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  3. MariposaMay 29, 2010 at 11:58 AM

    Good thing there's wiki to help us know their history ;) Thanks for sharing this! Enjoy your weekend.

    I'm a bit late, but here is my entry -

    Mariposa's PhotoHunt

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  4. MarylèneMay 29, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    Have a nice long weekend !!

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  5. bonggamomMay 29, 2010 at 1:01 PM

    Who is he? I guess I've got to check Wiki too.

    My photohunt post is up

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  6. UnknownMay 29, 2010 at 1:20 PM

    interesting statue. have a wonderful weekend.

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  7. Tall GaryMay 29, 2010 at 5:16 PM

    As if anyone could possibly care, it is interesting to see the names of some of those who profited enormously from the trade Lin Ze Xu opposed.

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  8. Scott LawMay 30, 2010 at 4:15 PM

    Sorry I am late getting to your PhotoHunt post. I read the Wikipedia article and it looks like he deserves a memorial statue. Great take on this week's theme and have a super weekend.

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  9. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪June 1, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    Surprised a western country would honour Lin Zexu. He was the man who sort of started the Opium war in China.

    The British would not like him.

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