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In a remarkable and broad-ranging narrative, Yangwen Zheng's book explores the history of opium consumption in China from 1483 to the late twentieth century. The story begins in the mid-Ming dynasty, when opium was sent as a gift by vassal states and used as an aphrodisiac in court. Over time, the Chinese people from different classes and regions began to use it for recreational purposes, so beginning a complex culture of opium consumption. The book traces this transformation over a period of five hundred years, asking who introduced opium to China, how it spread across all sections of society, embraced by rich and poor alike as a culture and an institution. The book, which is accompanied by a fascinating collection of illustrations, will appeal to students and scholars of history, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, and all those with an interest in China.

Opium abuse --- Opiomanie --- History --- Histoire --- S11/0910 --- China: Social sciences--Opium and drugs --- History of Asia --- History of civilization --- anno 1500-1799 --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1800-1999 --- China --- Opium addiction --- Opium habit --- Drug abuse --- History. --- Arts and Humanities