| Description |
1 online resource (151 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE 1819 EDITION OF THE GAZETTEER; Part One; 1. HISTORY; 2. GEOGRAPHY; 3. ECONOMY; 4. GOVERNMENT; Part Two; TRANSLATED PASSAGES; APPENDIX: TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE 1688 EDITION OF THE GAZETTEER; GLOSSARY OF HONG KONG PLACE NAMES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
| Summary |
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 revis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
Shenzhen Shi (China)
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Hong Kong (China)
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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China -- Shenzhen Shi
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
83232157 |
| ISBN |
9789882202306 |
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9882202306 |
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1282703668 |
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9781282703667 |
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9786612703669 |
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6612703660 |
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