Hong Kong oversaw the founding of the new crown colony of Hong Kong under the British Empire. After the First Opium War, the territory was ceded by the Qing Empire to the United Kingdom of Great Brita
Dent's Fountain, also known as City Hall's Fountain (near the rear side of present-day Bank of China Building), was built in 1864 and demolished in 1933.
Streets of Hong Kong, 1865
Beaconsfield Arcade, Hong Kong, c.1890. The building on the left is the HSBC building (second design)
1890 woman in traditional dress
Treaty of Nanking
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The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the second of what the Chinese later termed the
History of Hong Kong (1800s–1930s)
…the British Empire. After the First Opium War, the territory was ceded by the Qing Empire to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland through Treaty of Nanjing (1842) and Convention of Peking (1860) in perpetuity. Together with additional land that was leased to the British under the Convention for the Extension…
Signing of the treaty on board HMS Cornwallis
HMS Cornwallis and the British squadron in Nanjing, saluting the conclusion of the treaty
Treaty of Nanking Historical Materials Exhibition Hall in modern Nanjing