通过1842年中英《南京条约》,英国在华攫取了五口通商权,是举此后对近代中国影响极大。本文较系统地考察了英国对“五口”发生“兴趣”的历史由来;分析了鸦片战争时,英国侵略者是如何通过武力和外交的手段获取是项重要特权,清政府在开埠问题上的抗争与政策的被迫转变,以及英国驻华代表在口岸问题上与英国政府的某些意见分歧乃至趋同;同时对外人在口岸的活动规范交涉、五口逐次开埠的准确时间表、五口开放初期各口贸易情况及差异缘由等问题进行了考辨。 By the Sino-British Treaty of Nanking in 1842, the British seized five trade rights in China, which has greatly affected modern China since then. This article systematically examines the historical origins of Britain in the occurrence of “interest ” in “five ”; analyzes the British invasion was an important privilege obtained by means of force and diplomacy during the Opium War, the Qing government in The protest on the issue of port opening up and the forced change of policies, as well as the divergence and even convergence of certain opinions between the British representative stationed in China and the British government on the port issue. At the same time, the negotiation of the activities of foreigners at the ports and the accurate opening of five portals Timetable, the beginning of the five ports of each trade situation and the reasons for the differences were examined.