Introduction to 1882

Era: The eighth year of Emperor Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty; Major Events in the Renwu Year (Year of the Horse). The United States promulgated the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which imposed strict restrictions on Chinese workers in terms of immigration. The Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai was built. January 3 (January 14, the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty)—Zhang Zhidong was appointed governor of Shanxi. January 14th - A reporter from the Shanghai Shenbao newspaper sent a news telegram through the cable telegraph circuit between Tianjin and Shanghai. This was the first news telegram in China. February 21 - The Danish Great Northern Telegraph Company opened the first manual telephone exchange in Shanghai. March 20th - Onshi Ueno Zoo opened in Tokyo, Japan. It is the earliest zoo in Japan. May 22 - North Korea and the United States signed the unequal treaty "North Korea-U.S. Amendment Treaty."

May 20th - Germany, Austria and Italy signed an alliance treaty in Vienna, the "Triple Alliance Treaty". Its signing marked the formation of the Triple Alliance