| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中央大學 === 歷史研究所 === 98 === Everybody knows that opium is always an important issue in modern history studies of China. While we discuss about opium, the first image of opium come to our mind and the deepest impression is the “Opium War（1840〜1842）”. The Opium War not only changed the modern history of China, but also symbolized the modern China starting suffering a series of distress. Opium and tea are both the economical products. In America, tea symbolizes resisting the colonization empire and founding states. But the crux is that opium is a synonym with imperialism invasion in China. Where does the social recollection come from？
The study skips over the statement with “drugs”. Using official files, discourses at that time, articles in newspapers, and general literature. By using these materials try to reconstruct the changing progress of people’s viewpoint about opium. The study also discusses what kind of thoughts and atmosphere supporting the viewpoint of opium. We can calmly and objectively comprehend that how the opium image changed. Opium’s image was in the meaning of pharmaceutical in the beginning and became associated with drugs in meaning in the end. On the other hand, we can understand China undergoing what kind of culture impact and mentality change in the modern progress from a different point of view. Except for traditionally political and economical view.
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