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
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
Canton System
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The Canton System served as a means for Qing China to control trade with the West within its own country by focusing all trade on the southern port of Canton. The protectionist policy arose in 1757 as
Canton factories c. 1850
Scene in China (1852, p. Vignette)
Canton circa 1830 painted by Sunqua. The French, American, British, and Dutch flags can be seen flying.