British concession in Amoy

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The British concession in Amoy was a 19th- and early 20th-century foreign-controlled enclave in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, established after the Opium Wars as part of Britain’s treaty port system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extraterritorial enclave
foreign concession
treaty port concession
associatedWith British consular presence
foreign merchant houses
missionary activity
causeOf growth of foreign trade in Xiamen
controllingPower United Kingdom
country United Kingdom
endTime early 20th century
establishedAfter First Opium War
linked to: Anglo-Chinese War
establishedByTreaty Treaty of Nanking
governedBy British consular authorities
hasCharacteristic foreign-controlled
semi-colonial
waterfront location
hasExtraterritorialRightsFor British subjects
hasJurisdictionOver British nationals in Amoy
hasLegalStatus extraterritoriality
heritageStatus defunct concession
historicalPeriod Republican era in China
late Qing dynasty
linked to: Qing dynasty
languageUsed Chinese
English
locatedIn Amoy
linked to: Xiamen

China
Fujian
Xiamen
locatedInOrNear Xiamen harbor
linked to: Port of Xiamen
locatedOn coast of Fujian
mainEconomicActivity foreign trade
import-export commerce
shipping
partOf British treaty port system
history of Sino-British relations
history of Xiamen
network of British concessions in China
treaty ports in China
portOpenedAsTreatyPortBy Treaty of Nanking
relatedTo British concession in Guangzhou
British concession in Hankou
British concession in Shanghai
British concession in Tianjin
startTime 1840s
19th century
usedAs commercial settlement
residential area for foreigners
trading enclave

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Asia (colonial possessions) includes British concession in Amoy
Asia (colonial possessions) includes British concession in Kulangsu
linked to: British concession in Amoy