A worker prepares to throw drugs into a furnace in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2012, the 173rd anniversary of Chinese hero Lin Zexu burning opium at Humen Beach in 1839, the event which led to the first Opium War. Weighing 4,200kg in total, the batch of drugs was destroyed here Sunday. [Xinhua]

Workers throw drugs into a furnace in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2012, the 173rd anniversary of Chinese hero Lin Zexu burning opium at Humen Beach in 1839, the event which led to the first Opium War. Weighing 4,200kg in total, the batch of drugs was destroyed here Sunday. [Xinhua]

Soldiers carry drugs for destruction in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2012, the 173rd anniversary of Chinese hero Lin Zexu burning opium at Humen Beach in 1839, the event which led to the first Opium War. Weighing 4,200kg in total, the batch of drugs was destroyed here Sunday. [Xinhua]