Lin Zexu Memorial
林文忠公祠
A memorial shrine to Lin Zexu, the national hero from Fuzhou. It presents the history of the opium destruction at Humen and the resistance against British opium trade and invasion. Admission is free.
The memorial was originally the Lin Wenzhong Gong Ancestral Hall, built in 1905, in the thirty-first year of the Guangxu era, on Macau Road in Gulou District. It consists of a ceremonial gate, an imperial stele pavilion, Shude Hall, and the north and south flower halls. It displays Lin Zexu's life, the destruction of opium at Humen, the anti-opium campaign and resistance against the British, and relics including his handwritten calligraphy with the line 'If it benefits the nation, I will face life and death without hesitation.' It is a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit. Admission is free, but visitors must show an ID card to enter. It is closed on Mondays. It is about a 10-minute walk from Three Lanes and Seven Alleys. Get off at Nanmendou Station on Metro Line 1, and it can be visited together with Yushan.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:30–17:00, closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Yushan Hill & White Pagoda
- Zhuzifang Historic Block
- Wushan Hill & Black Pagoda
- Kaiyuan Temple (Fuzhou)
- Three Lanes and Seven Alleys
- Daming Road Food Street
- Fuzhou West Lake Park
- Hualin Temple Main Hall