German concession in Hankou

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The German concession in Hankou was a foreign-controlled enclave in the Chinese city of Hankou (now part of Wuhan), established in the late 19th century where Germany exercised extraterritorial rights and developed trade, infrastructure, and colonial-style administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extraterritorial enclave
foreign concession
former German colonial possession in China
administeredBy German concession in Hankou self-linksurface differs
surface form: German consular authorities in Hankou

Government of the German Reich
surface form: Imperial German government
borderedBy Lower reaches of the Yangtze River
surface form: Yangtze River waterfront
country German Empire
dissolutionCause China’s declaration of war on Germany in World War I
endTime 1917
World War I period
hasArchitectureStyle European-style buildings
German colonial architecture
hasEconomicActivity import-export trade
shipping and logistics
tea trade
textile trade
hasExtraterritorialRights Germany
hasInfrastructure customs facilities
drainage system
electric lighting
modern docks
paved streets
railway links
telegraph connections
warehouses
hasInstitution German churches
German concession in Hankou self-linksurface differs
surface form: German consulate in Hankou

German schools
hasJurisdictionOver German nationals in Hankou
certain civil and commercial matters within the concession
hasOfficialLanguage Chinese
German
hasPopulation Chinese residents
German residents
other foreign residents
hasUse site for German banks
site for German trading firms
site for shipping companies
historicalContext example of foreign spheres of influence in China
part of late Qing dynasty treaty port system
legalBasis unequal treaties between China and Germany
legalStatus leased territory
locatedIn China
Hankou
Hubei Province
Wuhan
locatedOn Yangtze River
partOf German colonial empire
foreign concessions in Hankou
policingBy German-controlled police force
primaryFunction river port development
trading enclave
startTime 1895
late 19th century
successor Chinese government administration of former concession area

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British concession in Hankow adjacentTo German concession in Hankou
Russian concession in Hankou partOf German concession in Hankou
this entity surface form: Hankou foreign concessions
Russian concession in Hankou adjacentTo German concession in Hankou
German concession in Hankou administeredBy German concession in Hankou self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: German consular authorities in Hankou
German concession in Hankou hasInstitution German concession in Hankou self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: German consulate in Hankou