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Consulate General Of The United States, Shanghai
The Consulate General of the United States in Shanghai is one of the five List of diplomatic missions of the United States, American diplomatic and consular posts in the People's Republic of China. First established in 1844 following the signing of the Treaty of Wanghia, the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai had a presence until the conclusion of the Chinese Communist Revolution and it closed in 1950. It reopened in 1980 at its present location at 1469 Huai Hai Zhong Road (at the corner with Urumqi Road) in an early 20th-century mansion. The Consulate General has two other offices in Shanghai. The Consular Section (American Citizen Services Unit & Nonimmigrant Visa Unit) is located in the Westgate Mall and the Public Affairs Section is located in the Shanghai Centre both on Nanjing West Road. History The history of the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai dates from the earliest days of diplomatic relations between the United States and China. The Consulate General is amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. At its height of power, the empire stretched from the Sea of Japan in the east to the Pamir Mountains in the west, and from the Mongolian Plateau in the north to the South China Sea in the south. Originally emerging from the Later Jin (1616–1636), Later Jin dynasty founded in 1616 and proclaimed in Shenyang in 1636, the dynasty seized control of the Ming capital Beijing and North China in 1644, traditionally considered the start of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty lasted until the Xinhai Revolution of October 1911 led to the abdication of the last emperor in February 1912. The multi-ethnic Qing dynasty Legacy of the Qing dynasty, assembled the territoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the 1863 merger of the British Concession (Shanghai), British and American Concession (Shanghai), American list of former foreign enclaves in China, enclaves in Shanghai, in which British and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and Consular court, consular jurisdiction under the terms of Unequal treaty, unequal treaties agreed by both parties. These treaties were abrogated in 1943. The British settlements were established following the victory of the British Empire, British in the First Opium War (18391842). Under the terms of the Treaty of Nanking, the five treaty ports including Shanghai were opened to foreign merchants, overturning the monopoly then held by the southern port of Canton (Guangzhou) under the Canton System. The British also established a base on British Hong Kong, Hong Kong. American and French involvement followed closely on the heels of the British and their enclaves were established nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consulate-General Of Russia In Shanghai
The Consulate-General of the Russian Federation in Shanghai is the diplomatic mission of Russia in Hongkou District, Shanghai. It is located at 20 Huangpu Road on The Bund (Shanghai), The Bund in Shanghai, next to the Waibaidu Bridge, Garden Bridge near the convergence of the Suzhou Creek, Suzhou and Huangpu River, Huangpu rivers, and across the road from the Astor House, Shanghai, Astor House Hotel. It was established in 1896 and has occupied the present building since 1917. The Russian Consulate School in Shanghai, an overseas primary school operated by the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, is on the consulate grounds. ". Russian Consulate School in Shanghai. Retrieved on April 14, 2015. "Адрес: 200080, КНР, г. Шанхай ул. Хуанпу № 20. English: 200000, PRC, Shanghai, Hong Kou Qu Districs, 20 Huang Pu Lu" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waibaidu Bridge
The Waibaidu Bridge (), called the Garden Bridge in English, is the first all-steel bridge,"The Preservation and Renovation of Waibaidu Bridge,"''WHITR-AP (Shanghai) NEWSLETTER'' 9 (March 2009):4.; http://whitr-ap.org/download/Newsletter%209.pdf and the only surviving example of a camelback truss bridge in China. The present bridge is the fourth Western-designed bridge built at its location since 1856, in the downstream of the estuary of the Suzhou Creek (formerly known as Wusong or Soochow Creek), near its confluence with the Huangpu River, adjacent to the Bund (Shanghai), the Bund in central Shanghai. It connects the Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu and Hongkou District, Hongkou districts and was opened on 20 January 1908. With its rich history and unique design the Waibaidu Bridge is one of the symbols of Shanghai. Its modern and industrial image may be regarded as the city's landmark bridge. On 15 February 1994, the Shanghai Municipal Government declared the bridge an example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sammons (consul)
Thomas N. Sammons (February 7, 1863 – October 15, 1935) was an American diplomat who served for many years in Korea, Japan and China before retiring as United States Consul General to Australia. Early life Sammons was born February 7, 1863, in Fonda, New York, the youngest of seven children of John and Julia Flynn Sammons who were Irish immigrants. He attended public schools in Albany, New York and then university at New York Law School and George Washington University. Following graduation, he first worked as a telegraph operator and then became a reporter and editor. From 1898 to 1905 he worked as a private secretary to United States Senator Addison G. Foster of Washington. Career In 1905, Sammons was appointed United States Consul-General in Manchuria, China, being first assigned to Niuzhuang (now Yingkou) and then Mukden (now Shenyang) and Andong (now Dandong). He was involved with the negotiations relating to the opening of the ports under thTreaty between the United Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Isaac Ezra
Edward Isaac Ezra (3 January 1883 – 15 December 1921) was a wealthy Jewish businessman, who was the first member of the Shanghai Municipal Council who was actually born in China,Robert Bickers and Christian Henriot, ''New Frontiers: Imperialism's New Communities in East Asia, 1842–1953'' (Manchester University Press ND, 2000):45. and who was at one time "one of the wealthiest foreigners in Shanghai". According to one report, Ezra amassed a vast fortune estimated at from twenty to thirty million dollars primarily through the importation of opium, and successful real estate investment and management in early twentieth century Shanghai. Ezra was the largest stockholder and the managing director of Shanghai Hotels Ltd., and its major financier, and controlled such hotels as the Astor House Hotel in Shanghai. Family background Edward Isaac Ezra was born in Shanghai, China on 3 January 1883, the oldest of the nine children of Isaac "Ned" Ezra (died 1892), one of the first Jewish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Court For China
The United States Court for China was a United States district court that had Extraterritoriality, extraterritorial jurisdiction over United States nationality law, U.S. citizens in Taiwan, China. It existed from 1906 to 1943 and had jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters, with appeals taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Consular courts prior to establishment of court Extraterritoriality, Extraterritorial jurisdiction in China was first granted to the United States by the Treaty of Wanghia upon ratification in 1845, followed by the Treaty of Tientsin ratified in 1860. Under the treaties, cases against US citizens were tried in US consular courts, while cases against Chinese nationals were tried in Chinese courts. Consuls had jurisdiction in the following matters: :* criminal cases where the punishment for the offense charged did not exceed a $100 fine or 60 days imprisonment, from which there was no appeal; :* criminal cases where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goodnow
John Goodnow (June 29, 1858 – December 7, 1907) was a businessman and American diplomat who served for eight years as United States Consul General in Shanghai. Early life Goodnow was born June 29, 1858, in Greensburg, Indiana, the son of Lt Col. James Goodnow of the 12th Indiana Volunteers. He attended the University of Minnesota and resided in Minneapolis until 1897. Diplomatic career In 1897, Goodnow was nominated for the position of United States Consul-General in Shanghai, China by Republican President William McKinley. He had been president of the Republican State League. His nomination had been opposed by Republicans in his home state. However, the Senate approved the nomination. Goodnow resigned from the foreign service in 1905 following an investigation into misconduct in office. The alleged misconduct included permitting the transfer of Chinese ships to the US flag under a fraudulent bill of sale; irregularity of accounts; improper threat of legal proceedings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development Building Shanghai
Development or developing may refer to: Arts *Development (music), the process by which thematic material is reshaped * Photographic development *Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting *Development hell, when a project is stuck in development *Development (band), English progressive pop rock band * ''Development'' (album), a 2002 album by Nonpoint Business *Business development, a process of growing a business *Career development *Corporate development, a position in a business *Energy development, activities concentrated on obtaining energy from natural resources *Green development, a real estate concept that considers social and environmental impact of development *Land development, altering the landscape in any number of ways *Land development bank, a kind of bank in India *Leadership development *New product development *Organization development *Professional development *Real estate development *Research and development *Training and development * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan For The New US Consulate General Shanghai, 1935
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. Plans can be formal or informal: * Structured and formal plans, used by multiple people, are more likely to occur in projects, diplomacy, careers, economic development, military campaigns, combat, sports, games, or in the conduct of other business. In most cases, the absence of a well-laid plan can have adverse effects: for example, a non-robust project plan can cost the organization time and money. * Informal or ad hoc plans are created by individuals in all of their pursuits. The most popular ways to describe plans are by their breadth, time frame, and specificity; however, these planning classifications are not independent of one another. For instance, there is a close re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
