A.D. 1872 (11th year of Tongzhi), China Merchants, the first private joint-stock enterprise in China;
1880 (the sixth year of Guangxu), the first telegraph office in China was "China General Telegraph Office";
1886 (12th year of Guangxu), the first inland river shipping company in China was "Shandong Small Steamship Company";
1889 (15th year of Guangxu), the first railway trunk line in China was "Han Jing Railway";
1894 (20th year of Guangxu), the first textile enterprise in China, "Huasheng Textile General Factory";
1895 (the 21st year of Guangxu), Beiyang University was the first comprehensive university in China.
1895 (the 21st year of Guangxu), Nanyang Public College was the first normal university in China.
1897 (in the 23rd year of Guangxu), the first bank in China was "China Commercial Bank";
1904 (30th year of Guangxu), the first Red Cross Society in China was "Shanghai Universal Red Cross Society";
A.D. 1908 (thirty-four years of Guangxu), Hanyeping Company, the first iron and steel coal joint venture in China;
19 10 year (Xuantong Year 2), the first public library in China was "Shanghai Library".
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