The first concession in China was the British concession. The earliest concession in China was 1845, and Britain obtained the British concession in Shanghai through the Regulations on Shanghai Concession.

Characteristics of British Concession in Shanghai

In the 25th year of Qing Daoguang (1845),165438+129 October, Shanghai Daogong Mujiu announced the land lease regulations in the form of a notice, delineating the land north of Pidgin (now Yan 'an East Road) and south of Lijiachang (now beijing east road and Yuanmingyuan Road), allowing British businessmen to rent land.

In the 28th year of Daoguang, British Consul Aliguo and Su Songtai Daolingui agreed to extend the concession to a straight line between Zhoujingbang and Suzhou Riverside in the north and west (now Middle Tibet Road).