▁British ▁cons ulate ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁in ▁G ush an ▁District , ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁Taiwan . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁Class ▁Historic ▁Site ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁ ▁It ▁lies ▁at ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁Sh a och u ant ou ▁( <0xE5> <0x93> <0xA8> <0xE8> <0x88> <0xB9> 頭 ) ▁and ▁over look s ▁X iz iw an ▁Bay ▁and ▁Port ▁of ▁Ka oh si ung . ▁It ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁ca fe ▁and ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁P ek ing ▁forced ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁Tak au ▁( now ▁called ▁Ka oh si ung ), ▁An - ping ▁( An ping , ▁T ain an ), ▁T ams ui ▁( T ams ui , ▁New ▁Tai pe i ) ▁and ▁Ke el ung ▁to ▁foreign ▁trade . ▁As ▁the ▁largest ▁emp ire ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁Britain ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁western ▁countries ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁cons ulate , ▁appoint ing ▁Robert ▁Sw inho e ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁British ▁vice - cons ul ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁phys ically ▁obtain ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Initial ly ▁the ▁cons ulate ▁was ▁centered ▁in ▁T ams ui , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁the ▁office ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Tak au . ▁