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until gold discovered on Queen Charlotte Island in 1852 and on the Fraser River six years later prompted Britain to set up a new colony to control the influx of unruly American fortune-hunters.
Before war and revolution changed its face, Shanghai was dominated by foreign fortune-hunters, social climbers, and a glittering array of sinners.