In 1894, on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War, Tang Ching-sung was dispatched as "acting governor" to take over administrative duties. But less than a year after his appointment, the defeated Ching court ceded Taiwan to Japan.
一八九四年，中日甲午戰爭前夕，唐景崧以「署巡撫」被派代理巡撫職務，實際權力與巡撫相同，他上任還不到半年，清廷就因甲午戰敗，割讓了台灣。