 upright=1.5|thumb|japanese version of the treaty of shimonoseki, 17 april 1895. the ; , was signed at the shunpanrÅ hall in japan on april 17, 1895, between the empire of japan and the qing empire, ending the first sino-japanese war. the peace conference took place from march 20 to april 17, 1895. this treaty followed and superseded the sino-japanese friendship and trade treaty of 1871.  ==treaty terms==   *article 1: china recognizes definitively the full and complete independence and autonomy of korea, and, in consequence, the payment of tribute and the performance of ceremonies and formalities by korea to china, that are in derogation of such independence and autonomy, shall wholly cease for the future. *articles 2 & 3: china cedes to japan in perpetuity and full sovereignty of the pescadores group, formosa (taiwan) and the eastern portion of the bay of liaodong peninsula together with all fortifications, arsenals and public property. *article 4: china agrees to pay to japan as a war indemnity the sum of 200,000,000 kuping taels *article 5: china opens shashih, chungking, soochow and hangchow to japan. moreover, china is to grant japan most-favored-nation treatment. the treaty ended the first sino-japanese war of 1894&ndash;1895 as a clear victory for japan. in this treaty, china recognized the independence of korea and renounced any claims to that country. it also ceded the liaodong peninsula (then known to the western press as liaotung, now southern part of modern liaoning province), and the islands of formosa (taiwan) and penghu (also known as the pescadores) to japan. china also paid japan a war indemnity of 200 million kuping taels, payable over seven years, and the signing of a commercial treaty similar to ones previously signed by china with various western powers in the aftermath of the first and second opium wars. this commercial treaty confirmed the opening of various ports and rivers to japanese trade. as a result of the treaty of shimonoseki (1895), china recognized the "full and complete independence and autonomy" of joseon. in the next year yeongeunmun was demolished leaving its two stone pillars. [[image:shunpanrou interior.jpg|thumb|right|shunpanrou i
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