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The American Concession or Settlement was a foreign 
enclave
An enclave is a territory that is entirely surrounded by the territory of only one other state or entity. An enclave can be an independent territory or part of a larger one. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is so ...
(a " concession") within present-day Shanghai, which existed from around 1848 until its unification with the city's British area to form the Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the 1863 merger of the British Concession (Shanghai), British and American Concession (Shanghai), American list of former foreign enclaves in China, enclaves in Shanghai, in which Brit ...
in 1863.
The concession was located north of the Suzhou River and west of the Huangpu River
The Huangpu (), formerly romanized as Whangpoo, is a river flowing north through Shanghai. The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River.
The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its ...
, in what are today parts of Hongkou District
Hongkou (; formerly spelled Hongkew) is a district of Shanghai, forming part of the northern urban core. It has a land area of and a population of 757,498 as of 2020. The district borders Yangpu to the east, Pudong to the southeast, Huangpu ...
and Jing'an District
Jing'an District () is one of the central districts of Shanghai. In 2020, it had 975,707 inhabitants in an area of .
The district borders the Hongkou, Shanghai, Hongkou to the east, Huangpu, Shanghai, Huangpu to the east and south, Putuo, Shangh ...
.
History
In 1845, the bishop of the American Episcopal Church, W. J. Boone, bought an area in Hongkew to create real estates in Shanghai to build a church. Later, Boone proposed to develop an American settlement, and in 1848, theShanghai County
Shanghai County () was a Chinese county in modern-day Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was first established in 1292 and finally abolished in 1992. Shanghai County was for most of its existence a part of Songjiang Prefecture, in Jiangsu ...
approved the proposal. On 25 June 1863, American consul George Seward signed an agreement with the head of Shanghai County, Huang Fang (黃芳), to create the American Concession in Shanghai, which also confirmed the boundary of the area. On 21 September 1863, the American area was merged with the British as the Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the 1863 merger of the British Concession (Shanghai), British and American Concession (Shanghai), American list of former foreign enclaves in China, enclaves in Shanghai, in which Brit ...
.
See also
*Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the 1863 merger of the British Concession (Shanghai), British and American Concession (Shanghai), American list of former foreign enclaves in China, enclaves in Shanghai, in which Brit ...
* British Concession (Shanghai)
The British Concession or Settlement was a foreign enclave (a " concession") in Shanghai within the Qing Empire which existed from around 1845 until its unification with the American area, located directly north of it across Suzhou Creek to for ...
* Shanghai French Concession
The Shanghai French Concession was a concessions in China, foreign concession in Shanghai, Republic of China (1912–1949), China from 1849 until 1943. For much of the 20th century, the area covered by the former French Concession remained the ...
* List of former foreign enclaves in China
Foreign concessions in China were a group of concessions that existed during late Imperial China and the Republic of China, which were governed and occupied by foreign powers, and are frequently associated with colonialism and imperialism.
The ...
References
{{Territories of the United States Shanghai International Settlement Concessions in China Former regions and territories of the United States American expatriates in Shanghai