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American ambassadorial presence began in earnest in 1862 with the establishment of the American legation in Beijing, and a consul was established in Tianjin in 1866. [3] With the American government preoccupied mainly with economic matters in Japan and the American Philippines, [4] governance of the settlement relied largely on the actions of ...
Postcard from the American concession c. 1900 Troops of the 15th Infantry on parade, 1931. The United States never requested or received a concession in Tianjin, but a de facto concession was administered from 1869 to 1880, principally under the aegis of the British mission. In 1902, the informal American territory became part of the British ...
The walled city of Tianjin was built in 1404. ... 1941, the American Marine unit stationed in Tianjin was ... Tianjin Natural History Museum; Tianjin Olympic ...
The Treaty of Tientsin, also known as the Treaty of Tianjin, is a collective name for several unequal treaties signed at Tianjin (then romanized as Tientsin) in June 1858. The Qing dynasty , Russian Empire , Second French Empire , United Kingdom , and the United States were the parties involved.
The Burlingame Treaty (Chinese: 中美天津條約續增條款), also known as the Burlingame–Seward Treaty of 1868, was a landmark treaty between the United States and Qing China, amending the Treaty of Tientsin, to establish formal friendly relations between the two nations, with the United States granting China the status of most favored nation with regards to trade.
Tianjin West Railway Station Main Building 天津西站主楼: 1910: Hongqiao District: 7-1626 Modern Architecture of the Five Main Avenues of Tianjin 天津五大道近代建筑群: Republic of China: Heping District
The Bridges of Tianjin (in Chinese): The architectural history of bridges at Tianjin is a notable aspect of the history of Tianjin's economic development. The pontoon bridge used during the Qing period, the first steel bridge “Da Hong Bridge” constructed in 1888, and the much more recently built overpass bridge all witness the development ...
The exterior of the rebuilt Zhang Garden . The Zhang Garden or Zhangyuan (張園) is a European-style former garrison building in Tianijn, China built in the 1930s. Prior to construction of the garrison building the site contained a mansion residence, built in 1916 in the Japanese Concession of Tianjin by Zhang Biao, a former high-ranking official in the Qing Court.