New Peace Country: Chinese Gazetteer of the Hong Kong Region
Peter Y.L. Ng
In 1573 the Guangdong Province county of Dongguan was divided into 2 parts, one of which was named Xin'an Xian (New Peace County). Its 600 square miles of territory included all of what is now Hong Kong & the New Terr. The new county was poor, sparsely populated & harassed by marauding bands of pirates & land-based ruffians. This Gazetteer was the combined work of local people & officials. It dealt with the geog., history, economy, traditions & lit. of the area & remains today the fullest source of info. on pre-20th cent. Xin'an. This book looks at the 1819 ed. of the gazetteer, the last revision of it to be made. The English-language chapters are under 4 headings History, Geog., Econ. & Gov't. Old maps have been redrawn. Inset map.
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Рік:
1991
Видавництво:
Hong Kong University Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
162
ISBN 10:
9622090435
ISBN 13:
9789622090439
Файл:
PDF, 9.92 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1991