Tamsui Customs Wharf Park Introduction
The Customs Wharf located on Zhongzheng Road became an extremely important port in Taiwan due to the Treaty of Tianjin in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860 during the Qing Dynasty, playing a pivotal role in trade history. At that time, the harbor office wharf and the British consulate's ship house were established here. The Chinese government subsequently formally invited the British national Horatio N. Lay to serve as the “General Tax Commissioner,” transferring customs management authority to foreigners. This serves as significant historical evidence of the imperial powers' invasion of northern Taiwan during the late Qing Dynasty.
