Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty Memorial Hall — Attraction in Shimonoseki

The Sino-Japanese Peace Memorial Hall is a memorial hall that preserves and exhibits items and other valuable materials used during the Sino-Japanese Peace Conference. The Sino-Japanese Peace Memorial Hall opened in June 1937. The Sino-Japanese Peace Conference, which aimed to end the Sino-Japanese War, was held in Shimonoseki from March 20 to April 17, 1894. The Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894, and was a war in which the Qing and Japan fought over the right to suppress the Donghak Peasant Movement and to gain political influence and real power in Joseon. The Qing sought to maintain its hegemony over Joseon, while Japan sought to advance into Joseon and expand its imperialist policies. The Sino-Japanese Peace Conference was held in Shimonoseki on March 20, 1894, with the aim of ending the Sino-Japanese War. At the time, Ito Hirobumi of Japan and Li Hongzhang of the Qing attended as representatives. Li Hongzhang proposed a ceasefire in the Sino-Japanese War at the first and second meetings, but Japan rejected Li Hongzhangs proposal, suggesting unequal terms. After the third meeting, Li Hongzhang was attacked on his way back to his accommodations, and this road became known as Li Hongzhang Road, located right next to the Sino-Japanese Peace Memorial Hall. This attack caused Japan to watch the mood of the Qing and Western powers, and signed a 30-day ceasefire. After that, the Oing and Japan continued to hold meetings to end the Sino-Japanese War, and signed the Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Shimonoseki)...

It is a small museum dedicated to the Sino-Japanese conference meeting that were held after China lost the battle in the Sino-Japanese War. It was not the originally meeting place as the original place is now still private, but it recreated the set up of the original meeting room, and it would be interesting to those who love to study history of...

This hall shows one of the most important treaty in modern Chinese history, especially for Taiwanese. I insisted my daughter visiting this hall because she is going to learn this chapter of Chinese history in the coming academic year. Perhaps the information has bias towards Japanese. By the way, it’s still...