Since China entered modern history, the entire 100 years or so have been basically humiliating, and the Qing Dynasty has continuously suffered blows from the great powers, constantly cutting up land and paying indemnities, and constantly losing power and insulting the country. Moreover, the Qing government seems to be very generous to the territory, in the northeast and northwest, a land has been cut off more than 1.5 million square kilometers, in the southeast also ceded Penghu, Taiwan Island, etc., in the southwest ceded a large area of land to the British, it can be said that everywhere cut land. However, the Qing Dynasty only killed and did not cede these four counties and 500 kilometers of land, and also forcibly recovered it. What's going on?
This land was in the four counties of Yanji, Wangqing, Helong and Hunchun in the Northeast Changbai Mountains, which was called "Majima" in the Korean Peninsula and Japan at that time. A large number of Koreans lived in this area, mainly in order to protect Korea, the Qing Dynasty accepted a lot of Korean refugees and cultivated and multiplied on Chinese land. Over time, a large number of Korean ethnic settlements were formed here.
At that time, the Korean Empire saw this, said that these counties were theirs, and wanted to send soldiers to occupy them directly. As a result, it was beaten back by the Qing government, and later Japan occupied Korea, hoping to use Korea as a springboard to invade Chinese territory. Therefore, he wanted to make a fuss about the Majima area, directly sent troops to occupy this area, and set up institutions such as the "Korean Tonglinfu Linshi Island Police Station".
At that time, Cixi was already dead, and the Qing government knew that after the Japanese occupied the four counties and cities of Yanji, Wang Qing, Helong, and Hunchun, they were very nervous, showed an abnormal attitude, and argued according to reason. First of all, he issued a strong protest and immediately sent the minister Wu Luzhen to investigate, and Wu Luzhen made full preparations. The various facts proved that the Madao area was a sacred and inseparable part of China, and that the Qing government at that time wanted to preserve these four counties at any cost.
Finally, in 1909, he did not hesitate to commit treason in terms of road conditions and other rights and interests, and agreed to the japanese demands in order to preserve the four counties. Finally, he signed a "Treaty of Majima" with Japan, which clearly stipulated that the four counties and cities of Yanji, Wang Qing, Helong, and Hunchun, where Majima island was located, were all Chinese territory, which saved this land. Many people have to ask, why is this so, why does the Qing government value these four counties?
It's not because of how developed and important it is, but mainly because these four counties run through the Changbai Mountains. The Manchu Qing believed that the northeast was the land of Longxing, and the Changbai Mountains were where the Dragon Vein of the Manchu Qing was located. If it is ceded to another country, it is not that the country is not guaranteed, and the country is not guaranteed. Moreover, every year, the Qing government also has sacrifice activities in Longmai Changbai Mountain, if this becomes North Korea, then it will not be necessary to go abroad to apply for a visa in the future!