
Yichang Port in 1920. Yichang enjoys good t geographical advantages
Yichang becomes trading port, Hankow leather exported to Euro (1876)
Sino-British Yantai Treaty was signed in 1876. Yichang was designated as one of the open trading ports.
British businessmen set up leather factory in Hankou whose leather export witnessed a sharp increase. The leather was exported to Europe mainly.