根据1895年4月17日清政府与日本政府签订的《马关条约》约定,中日双方于1895年5月8日在烟台换约。本文依据当时有关当事人留下的文字资料,对换约地的选定、双方换约大臣的确定、双方围绕换约问题展开的交涉以及国际社会的干预、换约完成的具体时间和具体的换约地点,一一进行了考证,力求还原历史原貌。 According to the “Treaty of Shimonoseki” signed by the Qing government and the Japanese government on April 17, 1895, China and Japan changed places in Yantai on May 8, 1895. This article is based on the written materials left by the parties concerned, the selection of the place of conversion, the appointment of both parties for appointment, the negotiation on the contract between the parties and the intervention by the international community, the specific time and specific exchange About a place, conducted a textual research, and strive to restore the original history.