But good times never last for long. During the Xianfeng reign of the Qing dynasty, the coasts of Taiwan were opened to trade, and this coastal trade fell under the control of Western companies. The "three exchanges" of the past, run by the Chinese themselves, were wiped away.
但好景不常，清咸豐年間，台灣開了通商口岸，台灣的沿海貿易歸洋行掌握，過去由中國人領頭的「三郊」沒落了。