Jiaoao customs site

Jiaoao customs site

The former site of jiaoao customs, also known as Guojiao customs of the Qing Dynasty, is located at No. 16, Xinjiang road, Shibei District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province (Yishuo No. 18). It was built from August to December 1913. It is the last batch of public buildings completed in the German occupation period of Qingdao together with jiaoao imperial court. It was once the most modern office building in Qingdao. Its designer is strassel, and the building is now Qingdao Customs office building, which is basically well preserved.

brief introduction

Jiaoao customs site, located in Xinjiang road, is now the office of Qingdao Customs.

history

establishment

Before the German occupation of Qingdao, the customs revenue was mainly charged by the sub customs established by the East customs at the entrance of Qingdao. The establishment of jiaoao Customs was mainly based on the consideration of simplifying the customs boundary taxation process after Jiaozhou nature reserve became a free port. Initially, goods transported into or out of Qingdao by sea were not taxed, while goods transported into or out of the mainland of China or from the mainland via Jiaozhou were taxed.

In August 1898, German ariven was appointed by the general tax department of the Qing customs to Qingdao to prepare for the establishment of the customs. In July 1899, the customs officially opened its business. Ariven was the first tax department, and 20% of the tariff was collected by the German jiaoao authorities. According to the boundary survey agreement signed with Donghai customs, its jurisdiction includes the whole leased land of Qingdao, and the changguan and fenguan within the boundary originally under the jurisdiction of Donghai customs are successively included.

transfer

The original customs building was located in the old pier area of Zhanqiao. After the center of gravity of the port moved northward to Dagang, the customs moved to the entrance of Dagang. In 1906, the tariff agreement changed, and the sovereignty of the customs belonged to China. The goods between Shandong and Qingdao were not taxed, and the goods transported by sea could also be stored in the designated duty-free zone. Due to the expansion of customs institutions, the new customs building was built in 1913 and officially relocated in April of the next year, but it was opened for less than eight months. In November 1914, the rubber Customs was forcibly occupied by the Japanese army, and all the customs duties were intercepted. According to the measures for reopening the customs in Qingdao signed later, the relevant rights and interests of Germany were replaced by Japan, and the Japanese Lihua Zhengshu (top right in the picture) was appointed as the tax department of the rubber customs.

Architecture

The main body of the building is a four storey building with attic and basement. It is of brick and wood structure. The first floor is built with mushroom stone foundation, and above it is yellow water brush stone wall. The roof is a combination of large slope and four slope inclined roof, covered with red tile roof. The design of the building pays more attention to functionality, and the exterior is decorated with granite slats with window sill plates. The two transverse gables of the building are similar to the German youth style of the German Consulate in Qingdao. The main entrance is located on the side and is supported by circular pilasters.

Address: No.16 Xinjiang road, Shibei District, Qingdao

Longitude: 120.324198

Latitude: 36.083933

Ticket information: no ticket required.

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