The Treaty Signed on a Warship's Deck
On August 29, 1842, Britain and China signed the Treaty of Nanking aboard HMS Cornwallis, ending the First Opium War — and handing Hong Kong to Britain for the next 155 years.
On August 29, 1842, Britain and China signed the Treaty of Nanking aboard HMS Cornwallis, ending the First Opium War — and handing Hong Kong to Britain for the next 155 years.