#weihaiwei

from /r/vexillology Top comment: Weihaiwei SAR is the former British leased territory of Weihaiwei that was leased to the Spanish Republic in [this map](https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/gc6zbp/weihaiwei_sar_a_spanish_macau/) made for r/imaginarymaps. The flag consists of a carnation bloom – the national flower of Spain – and a purple background representing the territory’s acquisition by Spain during the brief Republican rule.

Asia Pacific 124 years ago today: Treaty of Shimonoseki (17 Apr 1895) https://buff.ly/2UZ1AXD After defeating the Chinese in Korea in 1894, Japanese forces invaded China itself, occupying the Liaodong Peninsula and destroying the Chinese fleet in the battles of the Yalu River and Weihaiwei. With the loss of its navy, China sued for peace. At the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Japan was granted control of the Liaodong Peninsula and the island of Taiwan. #asiapacific #history #welovemaps #map #1890s #1895 #april #april17 #china #chinesehistory #dalian #japaneseempire #japanesehistory #chineseempire #koreanhistory #taiwan #weihaiwei #maps #welovehistory #shimonoseki #liaodong #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historynerd #historygeek #historybuff #asianhistory #19thcentury (at Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWS3ipADs7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x0jtkj51ogo5

East Asia 86 years ago today: Mukden Incident (18 Sep 1931) http://omniatlas.com/maps/eastasia/19310918/ With the help of the Fengtian clique, Chiang Kaishek won the Central Plains War and was able to turn his attention to the reemergence of the Chinese Communist Party in the south. However Japanese militarists viewed Chiang's growing power with concern and, when a suspicious explosion occurred on the Japanese owned South Manchuria Railway near the Chinese city of Mukden, they were ready to act. #eastasia #history #welovemaps #1930s #1931 #china #chinesecivilwar #chinesehistory #fengtian #greatbritain #guangdong #japan #japanesehistory #manchuria #maps #september #september18 #warlordchina #weihaiwei #xinjiang (at Shenyang, Liaoning)

East Asia 1898: Spanish-American War (30 Jun 1898) http://omniatlas.com/maps/eastasia/18980630/ In response to American support of Cuban revolutionaries, Spain declared war on the United States in April 1898. However the Spanish were ill-prepared for the war, and the US swiftly defeated them in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. #eastasia #history #welovemaps #1890s #1898 #china #chinesehistory #cuba #greatbritain #guam #japan #japanesehistory #june #june30 #maps #philippines #puertorico #spain #spanishamericanwar #unitedstates #weihaiwei (at Cavite City)

The image is inscribed to the reverse "Sunday lunch party, Wei Hai Wei, June 1903". The well-dressed gentleman in the straw boater hat at the left hold a large camera in his left hand. Wei Hai Wei is a largely forgotten piece of British Colonial history. It was 'leased' by Britain from 1898 until 1930. #saudadephotos #weihaiwei (at London, United Kingdom)