The treaties opened the floodgate of western culture and influence into Shanghai.editTaiping RebellionTheTaiping Rebellionbroke out in 1850. By 1853 Shanghai was occupied by atriadoffshoot of the rebels called theSmall Swords Society. The fighting devastated the countryside but left foreign settlements...
Third Battle of Nanjing, the last major battle, fought March–July 1864, of theTaiping Rebellion. At the time of the Battle of Sanhe in 1858, the Taiping Rebellion inChinahad seemed capable of overthrowing the rule of theQing emperors. But by 1864 the bulk of the followers of Christiancon...
Subei Canal, canal in Jiangsu province, eastern China, designed to provide a direct outlet to the sea for the waters of the Huai River, which discharged near the mouth of the Guan River. Together with part of the Grand Canal and various other channels, i