The Treaty of Tianjin In the eighth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1858), under pressure from expansionist Europe, China signed the Treaty of Tianjin with the Anglo-French Expeditionary Force. As a result, Tanshui and Anping were established as trade ports, and foreign consuls, importers, and missionaries flocked to Taiwan.
天津條約在淡水就在列強國家的覬覦之下，清咸豐八年（一八五八年）英法聯軍之後簽訂〈天津條約〉，開放滬尾（淡水）與安平為對外通商口岸，官方領事、洋行商人、傳教士紛紛進入。