1842 AD
Treaty of Nanking
Qing China cedes Hong Kong and opens ports after the First Opium War.
- Time period
- 1842 AD
- Region
- China
- Theme
- Politics
- Civilization
- Qing China and Britain
Signed on 29 August 1842, the Treaty of Nanking ended the First Opium War. China ceded Hong Kong Island, paid an indemnity and opened treaty ports. It is often called the first of the unequal treaties.