The Humen Bridge over Bocca Tigris

Bocca Tigris (Chinese: 虎门) a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China sea. Because of its strategic location, the strait was traditionally fortified and some major battles in the First Opium War were fought here. Humen Town is located just next to Bocca Tigris. Map of Pearl River Delta (details) The Pearl River Delta (PRD, Chinese: 珠江三角洲; Mandarin Pinyin: ZhÅ« Jiāng SānjiÇŽozhōu; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: zyu1 gong1 saam1 gok3 zau1), China, occupies the low-lying areas alongside the Pearl River estuary where the river flows into the South China Sea. ... The are two Pearl Rivers: The Pearl River (China) (See also the Pearl River Delta) The Pearl River in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana Pearl River is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Pearl River, Louisiana Pearl River, Mississippi Pearl River... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... Combatants Qing China British East India Company Commanders Daoguang Emperor Charles Elliot, Anthony Blaxland Stransham The First Opium War or the First Anglo-Chinese War was fought between Great Britain and the Qing Empire in China from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing China to import British opium. ... Humen (虎门镇) is a town within the Dongguan prefecture-level city near Bocca Tigris in the Pearl River Delta, in the Guangdong Province of southern China. ...