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1. After the Opium War in 1842 China was forced to cede this port to Britain.
2. After the Opium War in 1842 China was forced by the Treaty of Nanking to open five treaty ports to the colonial powers. One of them is today China's largest city. Which?
3. This port near Hangzhou was one of the treaty ports China had to open as an international treaty port in 1842. It had been the site of a Portuguese trading station in the 16th century.
4. This port which is the capital of Fujian province was one of the five ports opened to international trade in 1842.
5. This port in the Fujian province was one of the five ports opened to European trade in 1842. It was a center of tea export but gradually declined.
6. Along with Macao this was the only Chinese port which had been opened to Europeans earlier than 1842. It is also one of the treaty ports mentioned inthe Treaty of Nanking (1842).
7. This is the leading port of north east China. It was leased to Russia in 1898, then made terminus of the Siberian railroad by edict of the Russian czar in 1899. The lease was transferred to Japan in 1904.
8. The Chinese fleet was destroyed here by the Japanese in 1895. The port was leased to the UK in 1898 and used as a naval base.
9. A naval base was established here by the Germans in 1891. The port was part of the Kiaochow territory leased to Germany for 99 years in 1898.
10. This port was acquired by France in 1898 by lease for 99 years.
11. This port was settled by the Portuguese in 1557 and declared Portuguese territory in 1849.
12. This port is the former capital of Hainan Island. It was opened to foreign trade in 1858 by the Treaty of Tientsin but not actually used until 1876.
13. This port was ceded to the British in 1860 and transferred back to China along with the rest of Hong Kong.
14. This port was declared a treaty port in 1858 but not opened until 1899. It is the capital of the Jiangsu province and was the capital of China 1928-37 and 1946-49.
15. This port was made chief naval base by the Chinese in 1878. It was taken by Japan in 1894, then returned to China and leased to Russia in 1898. It was again captured by Japan in 1905.
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