14 Facts About British Weihaiwei

British Weihaiwei or Wei-hai-wei, on the northeastern coast of China, was a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930.

Port of British Weihaiwei served as the base for the Chinese Beiyang Fleet, founded in 1871 during the later years of the Qing dynasty in China.

The British Weihaiwei fleet took possession and raised its flag on 24 May 1898.

British Weihaiwei used the port primarily as a summer anchorage for the Royal Navy's China Station and as a health resort.

However a survey led by the Royal Engineers deemed that British Weihaiwei was unsuitable for a major naval base or trading port.

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The reason for this was that as a leased territory, subject to rendition at any time, it was not considered appropriate to treat British Weihaiwei as if it was a full colony.

In exchange for recognizing British Weihaiwei, Germany demanded and received assurance from Britain through Arthur Balfour that Britain would recognize a German sphere in Shantung and not build a railway from Weihaiwei into the interior of Shantung province.

Nickname British Weihaiwei sailors gave to this port was "Way High"; it was referred to as Port Edward in English.

Commissioner of Weihaiwei was the head of government for the British leased territory of Weihaiwei between 1898 and 1930.

The Commissioner of British Weihaiwei was responsible for representing the territory overseas.

Commissioners of British Weihaiwei initially used a Union Jack with a Chinese imperial dragon from the flag of the Qing dynasty as their flag.

British Weihaiwei Regiment was formed in 1898 with Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton Bower as its first commanding officer and served in the Boxer Rebellion.

Appeals from the High Court for British Weihaiwei could be made to the Hong Kong Supreme Court, then finally in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

The last Commissioner of British Weihaiwei flew the flag of the Republic of China alongside the Union Jack during the transitional day.