Zhapu

Naval fighting off Zhapu (1842)

Zhapu (Chinese: 乍浦; Wade–Giles: Chapu) is a seaport and town in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China.[1] It became a bustling, prosperous port when the Qing Dynasty authorized it as the only port for trade to Japan and Korea.[2] The British captured Zhapu (then known as Chapoo) on 18 May 1842 during the First Opium War.

References

  1. ↑ "PingHu-China". pinghu.gov.cn. Accessed 26 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Crossley, Pamela Kyle (1991). Orphan Warriors: Three Manchu Generations and the End of the Qing World. Princeton University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0-691-00877-9.

Coordinates: 30°36′22″N 121°05′46″E / 30.606°N 121.096°E