text: The Treaty of Shimonoseki ( Japanese : ä é -- cents æ ç , `` Shimonoseki JÅ yaku '' ) , known as the Treaty of Maguan in China , was signed at the ShunpanrÅ hall on April 17 , 1895 , between the Empire of Japan and Qing Empire of China , ending the First Sino-Japanese War .
simplified: The Treaty of Shimonoseki ( Chinese : é é -- æ cents ç Japanese : ä é -- cents æ ç ) was signed between the Qing Dynasty and Empire of Japan at Shimonoseki in 1895 AD .