Commissioner Ye Mingchen was captured and taken to Calcutta where he starved himself to death a year later.
Once the British and French had occupied the city they established a joint governing commission.
Partly due to the battle and subsequent occupation – the Chinese wanted to avoid a repeat of the battle in Beijing – the Treaty of Tientsin was signed on 26 June 1858, ending the Second Opium War.

The three-year occupation was peaceful with little unruliness and foreigners could walk about unmolested.

The residencies, which had been burnt down in 1856, were not rebuilt, they were moved to a manmade island further up the river named Shamian.
Shamian Island was entirely cut off from the local population, accessible only over two guarded bridges.
Commissioner Ye Mingchen was captured and taken to Calcutta where he starved himself to death a year later. Once the British and French had occupied the city they established a joint governing commission. Partly due to the battle and subsequent occupation – the Chinese wanted to avoid a repeat of the battle in Beijing – the Treaty of Tientsin was signed on 26 June 1858, ending the Second Opium War.
The three-year occupation was peaceful with little unruliness and foreigners could walk about unmolested.
The residencies, which had been burnt down in 1856, were not rebuilt, they were moved to a manmade island further up the river named Shamian. Shamian Island was entirely cut off from the local population, accessible only over two guarded bridges.
Battle of Canton (1857)