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Topic: Treaty of Huangpu


  
  Shanghai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty, Shanghai became an important port regionally for the Yangtze and Huangpu rivers and a sea port for the nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, although overseas commerce was still forbidden at that time.
The Treaty of the Bogue signed in 1843, and the Sino-American Treaty of Wangsia signed in 1844 together saw foreign nations achieve extraterritoriality on Chinese soil, which officially lasted until 1943 but was essentially defunct by the late 1930s.
In 1863, the British settlement, located along the western bank of the Huangpu river to the south of Suzhou creek (Huangpu district), and American settlement, located on the western bank of the Huangpu river and to the north of Suzhou creek (Hankou district) joined in order to form the International Settlement.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shanghai   (6149 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Shanghai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The war ended with the 1842 Treaty of Nanjing, which saw the treaty ports, Shanghai included, opened for international trade.
The Treaty of the Bogue signed in 1843, and the Sino-American Treaty of Wangsia signed in 1844 together saw foreign nations achieve extraterritoriality on Chinese soil.
Shanghai faces the East China Sea (part of the Pacific Ocean), and is bisected by the Huangpu River.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Shanghai   (3868 words)

  
 The Ultimate Second Opium War Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
France and the USA demanded revisions in the Treaty of Huangpu and Wangxia Treaty in an effort to expand their privileges in China.
On May 28, 1858, Treaty of Aigun, the separate treaty is signed with Russia to revise the Chinese and Russian border as determined by the Nerchinsk Treaty in 1689.
The June 1858 Treaty of Tientsin was finally ratified by the emperor Xianfeng in the Convention of Peking on October 18, 1860.
www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Second_Opium_War   (1198 words)

  
 Shanghai's amazing Jewish community
A vibrant Jewish community appeared on the banks of the Huangpu River in old Shanghai, for a brief flash in history.
Candles for Jewish holidays were sold nearby at Abraham's Dry Goods, and the tango was danced nightly at Max Sperber's Silk Hat.
A unique Jewish community once thrived in Shanghai, where Jews had worked since the opening of China's largest treaty port in 1842.
www.gluckman.com /ShanghaiJewsChina.html   (3265 words)

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