Very informative and pleasantly surprised that there is english translation in the museum. Exhibits are plentiful and we spent 3 hours just walking and seeing everything. A great place for a historic visit if you are in the area.

A small museum to commemorate the Opium War. Lin Zexu, 林則徐, the man who stood up to the British and started the Opium War by burning the British opium in the pits that are still there today in there garden area. Worth a visit if you are in the area.

Small but well curated museum that tells what it wants to tell effectively

Great place to visit for a few hours and free entry if you show your passport. Learned so much in such a short time. This is a beautifully and thoughtfully presented history. Great to see British cannons lying next to their Chinese counterparts. Highly recommended.

A dedicated museum to record and present the ordeal of late Qing Dynasty by the western super powers and the rise and consequences of the Opium War in late 19th century, leading to almost a whole century of colonization in most of the coastal areas of China - a must for those who try to understand the recent history

That great history for all people. it is a good example of preserved history to remember. I really liked the part of the exhibition about Humen.

Fantastic exhibition with very detailed illustrations and explanation. It was very interesting to visit a spot that basically represents the start of modern Chinese history.

Although you can enter the grounds and walk around, the museum itself is CLOSED ON MONDAYS! Very interesting place in a very uninteresting town. Easiest way to get here us to take the high speed train to Humen Station, then get a Didi or taxi to the museum. Lots of information about the history and how Hong Kong came to be. There are two huge pools filled with water where an insane amount of opium was destroyed (which angered the British who were smuggling it in illegally). There's a big statue of Lin Zexu, the main guy at the time given the impossible task of stopping the opium.

Though a modest museum, not so sleek and high tech, but the interiors are rich in contents depicting the struggles of the Chinese people against the British trading Opium in China in the 19th century. Exhibits are in both English and Chinese languages, with life-sized dioramas of the conditions of the time. Some cultural artefacts are also shown, including the fashion of the era, with intricate embroidery etc. Worth the 90 minutes spent on site! Entrance is free of charge, but foreigners will have to get the attendant to validate your passport to get a ticket.