1862 65438+ 10 1 Jianghan Pass was formally established with the approval of the Prime Minister's Office of the Qing Dynasty. The establishment of Jianghan Pass played multiple roles in Wuhan's transition from the Middle Ages to modern history. It is not only the product of semi-colonial and semi-feudal society in China; It is also the carrier for China to move from closed to open. It not only embodies the western aggression against China; It also shows the beginning of Wuhan's economic modernization. It is not only the intersection of Chinese and foreign forces; It is also a buffer zone for domestic political forces to compete for Wuhan. The main duties of Jianghan Customs are: first, to collect import and export taxes; Second, suppress smuggling; Third, investigate and build the upper and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and once managed postal services. Jianghan Pass is completely British-style organization and management, independent of China. With the establishment of Jianghan Pass, Wuhan has developed from a commodity distribution center in the mainland to a modern commercial port with the hinterland outside the sea. It established a series of modern management systems to ensure the development of Chinese and foreign trade, standardized the commercial behavior of Chinese and foreign businessmen, and provided organizational guarantee for foreign businessmen to go deep into the hinterland of China for trade plunder. Jianghan Guan Mansion broke ground on 192 1, which lasted for 3 years and was completed on 1924. Designed by British architect En Jiusheng and built by Han Xiesheng Construction Factory, it is located in a special section at the 90-degree angle of Jiang Yan Road, with the appearance of European Renaissance fashion and the building height of 83.8 meters. The appearance and construction quality of Jianghan Guan Mansion were the international advanced level at that time, and engineers and workers made great efforts. The three characters "Jianghan Pass" were inscribed by Zong Yi, then the director of Hubei Education Department and a famous calligrapher. Today, Jianghan Pass is not only a historical building, but also the result of the collision between Chinese and Western cultures. It is a witness to the opening of Hankou and a monument to the vicissitudes of Wuhan.
Customs is the administrative organ of a sovereign country, which enforces entry and exit laws, supervises freight transportation, collects customs duties and prohibits smuggling.
Jianghan Pass in Hankou is a building with Greek classical and European Renaissance architectural styles. Because it stands at the right angle of Jiang Yan Road, the east and north sides of the building are displayed in front of people, unlike the three customs buildings in Shanghai and Guangzhou, which are arranged together with the left and right houses. The buildings around Jianghan Pass are much lower than it, so Jianghan Pass is particularly eye-catching, solemn and elegant.
Usage: Customs (former site), Museum (present site) Address: No.86, Jiang Yan Road Design: Jingming Foreign Firm Sjiusheng Construction: Wei Qingji Construction Factory Structure: Reinforced concrete floor: 4 floors (Bell Tower 1 floor, * * 8 floors) Completion time: 1924.