Comments on: China: Relics of the Old Summer Palace http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/25/china-relics-of-the-old-summer-palace/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Wed, 30 May 2012 14:55:52 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jlee http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/25/china-relics-of-the-old-summer-palace/comment-page-1/#comment-1597778 Jlee Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:05:55 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=102801#comment-1597778 I think China won't get stronger if the young people keep getting more and more obsessed about what happened 50 years ago, 150 years ago, or even 5,000 years ago. Why not focus more positive energy on the present and future? Besides do you really think this Western inspired play palace for emperors would have survived Chairman Mao? Quick facts for Henri, at the time of the first opium war the largest producer of opium for Chinese consumption was Yunnan, second was Sichuan. The amount produced in Sichuan was more than all world imports into China combined. Addiction didn't become the serious problem people think of until the early 1900's when the government criminalized it. Chinese and foreign run 'rehab' centers gave 'patients' cocaine, morphine and even arsenic fight opium addiction. I think China won’t get stronger if the young people keep getting more and more obsessed about what happened 50 years ago, 150 years ago, or even 5,000 years ago. Why not focus more positive energy on the present and future? Besides do you really think this Western inspired play palace for emperors would have survived Chairman Mao?

Quick facts for Henri, at the time of the first opium war the largest producer of opium for Chinese consumption was Yunnan, second was Sichuan. The amount produced in Sichuan was more than all world imports into China combined. Addiction didn’t become the serious problem people think of until the early 1900′s when the government criminalized it. Chinese and foreign run ‘rehab’ centers gave ‘patients’ cocaine, morphine and even arsenic fight opium addiction.

]]> By: Henry L. http://globalvoicesonline.org/2009/10/25/china-relics-of-the-old-summer-palace/comment-page-1/#comment-1594981 Henry L. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:45:29 +0000 http://globalvoicesonline.org/?p=102801#comment-1594981 I am shock reading some of these idiot comments. Now I understand why China were so divided and so weak for so long. To this date and age, there are still some Chineses think what happened at "Old Summer Palace" weren't a big deal. During the time, the "Old Summer Palace" were one of the most significant structures in China. China were the most advance society of that time. Many countries came to China solicited trades. When they have nothing of value China need. They brought opium into China to addict the populace to make money. When the Chinese government intervened and seized their contrabands. These western nations concocted an excuse to invaded and looted its treasures. In the process of these looting, many valuables were destroyed and many people were killed. How can these people say it is OK for these countries to keep the artifacts as long as they let people view them for free at the museums, "at their museums in their countries". I can't write on anymore, just the thought of the comments above make me want to throw up. What happen to "Old Summer Palace" of China is like a country being raped. The recovery of these artifacts is a step toward regaining the dignity of this once great country. I am shock reading some of these idiot comments. Now I understand why China were so divided and so weak for so long. To this date and age, there are still some Chineses think what happened at “Old Summer Palace” weren’t a big deal. During the time, the “Old Summer Palace” were one of the most significant structures in China. China were the most advance society of that time. Many countries came to China solicited trades. When they have nothing of value China need. They brought opium into China to addict the populace to make money. When the Chinese government intervened and seized their contrabands. These western nations concocted an excuse to invaded and looted its treasures. In the process of these looting, many valuables were destroyed and many people were killed. How can these people say it is OK for these countries to keep the artifacts as long as they let people view them for free at the museums, “at their museums in their countries”. I can’t write on anymore, just the thought of the comments above make me want to throw up. What happen to “Old Summer Palace” of China is like a country being raped. The recovery of these artifacts is a step toward regaining the dignity of this once great country.

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