Convention of Peking

1860 unequal treaty between Qing China and Britain, France, and Russia Convention of PekingSigning of the treaty by Lord Elgin and Prince GongTypeUnequal treatySigned24 October 1860 (Anglo–Chinese)25 October 1860 (Franco-Chinese)14 November 1860 (Russo-Chinese)LocationBeijing, ChinaSignatories Prince Gong James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gros Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev Parties Qing dynasty United Kingdom France Russia Convention of PekingTraditional Chinese北京條約Simplified Chinese北京条约TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinBěijīng TiáoyuēHakkaRomanizationBet5gin1 Tiau2yok5Yue: CantoneseJyutpingbak1 ging1 tiu4 joek3 History of Hong Kong Timeline Prehistoric Wong Tei Tung Imperial (221 BC – 1800s) SubprovinciallyNanhai CommanderyDongguan Commandery [zh]Guang PrefectureGuangzhou Circuit [zh]Guangzhou Prefecture [zh] County-levelBao'an CountyXin'an County Lei Cheng Uk Tomb E. Han Five Clans' migration c. 12th C Joss House Bay inscription 1274 Battle of Yamen; Sung Wong Toi 1279 Battle of Tamão 1521 Hakka migrations c. 17th C Cheung Po Tsai 1783–1822 Early Colonial (1800s–1930s) First Opium War 1839–42 Convention of ChuenpiTreaty of Nank