The Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory, also known as the Jiaozhou, Kiaochau, Kiaochow, Kiauchau, and Kiao-chau Bay Concession, was a German leased territory in Imperial and Early Republican China from 1
Postcard of Deutschland and Gefion arriving at Kiautschou Bay in 1899
Main gate of a Chinese munitions depot, taken over by the Imperial German Navy, 1898
Pier with German naval personnel, apparent expansion in progress, 1898
Disembarkation of the landing force
China–Germany relations, also called Sino-German relations, are the international relations between China and Germany. Until 1914, the Germans leased concessions in China, including little parts of Ya
A statue of German composer J. S. Bach outside the entrance of Shanghai's main railway station; Bach never visited China.
The Chinese Room in the Berlin Palace was decorated and furnished in Chinese styles. This is Eduard Gaertner's 19th century painting of the room.
Qing trade minister Li Hongzhang and German chancellor Otto von Bismarck in Bismarck's mansion at Friedrichsruh in 1896.
Being colonized and influenced by Germany, Qingdao and Shandong Province have many German remnants, like Tsingtao Brewery, European townhouses, Qingdao–Jinan railway, and many factories and coal mines.