An 1880 illustration from the 'Illustrated Missionary News'. The magazine was formerly published under the title The Pictorial missionary news edited by Henry Grattan Guinness (1835 - 1910) who was an Irish Protestant Christian preacher, evangelist and author (and others). This picture shows Chinese smoking opium in an opium den.

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Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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