In 1894, the Qing government was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War; the Boxer Rebellion in China seized railroad interests. More than ten thousand kilometers to swallow in China and carve out the right of way to form the imperialist plunder of the first Chinese climax. Subsequently, according to their needs, a series of railways were designed and built; however it had different standards, messy equipment, resulting in confusion and backwardness of China's railways. The development of China's railway construction began in 1876, which was called "Songhu Railway" since 1981, and 105 years ago, building a 50,181 km railway. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the average annual railway construction exceeded only 300 kilometers. During the Qing Dynasty, the Songhu Railway, built by British merchants in Shanghai, is considered China's first mainland railway. Before that, the British businessmen in Xuanwumen (Beijing), built a 500 meter small railway, just for people to treat. During the Qing Dynasty (1876~1911), the construction of the railway was about 9400km. Imperialism, which directly represents about 41% of the construction business; imperialist control through loans, about 39%; state railways, including China's Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, were built as self-sufficiency, the company's headquarters was the redemption of the Beijing-Hankou Railway; and Guangzhou Third Railway only accounted for about 20%. From 1881 to 1911, the railway built in the Tang Xu, which brought down the Qing government for 30 years, is the first phase of the railway. At this stage, the Qing government sees continued Westernization and domestic proposals to promote people with high...... middle of paper ......y two. The first objective is to recover those foreign concessions whose agreements had already been signed or drafted before this period. Secondly, the goal is to build a Chinese railway system through investment in China. (LEE)Works CitedC.H.Paul, 1931. Railway Politics and the Open Door in China, 1916-1917[Online], 25(4). Available at: [Accessed November 26, 2010]Q. Mclean, 1973. Chinese Railways and the Townley Agreement of 1903[Online], 7(2). Available at: < URL: http://www.jstor/org/stable/311772 > [Accessed 14 November 2010]L.Enhan, 1977. China's quest for railway autonomy 1904-1911. 1st ed. Singapore: Singapore University Press.The Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China, available at: [Accessed 28 November 2010]