History of Hong Kong

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  • 1557

    Trade Started

    China started to trade with Europe.

  • Trade is limited

    Emperor kangxi limits trade so trade only happens in Canton.

  • Emporer Jinging banned Opium

    Emporer Jinging banned Opium in 1801

  • The first Opium war

    China and Britain started to have a war because Britain was sending
    Opium to China and china did not want to trade Opium.
  • Period: to

    The Opium wars

    there were two Opium wars they fought because Britain forced China to take drugs.

  • Britain took Hong Kong

    Britain took Hong Kong two year after the first Opium war ended.

  • The first Opium war ended

    The first Opium war was ended when china gave Hong Kong to Britain and the treaty of nanking was signed.

  • The treaty of nanking was signed and the 1st Opium war ended

    The treaty of nanking stoped the first Opium war.

  • Second Opium war

    The Second Opium war started on 10 / 08 / 1856

  • The second Opium war ended.

    The second Opium war ended when the Angelo-French attacked attacked Beijing.

  • Typhoon Wanda

  • Ocean park Opens