New peace county : a Chinese gazetteer of the Hong Kong region / by Peter Y.L. Ng ; prepared for press and with additional material by Hugh D.R. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ng, Peter Y. L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hong Kong (China)--History.

Hong Kong (China).

Shenzhen Shi (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hong Kong] : Hong Kong University Press, 1983.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Revision of the author's thesis (M.A.--University of Hong Kong, 1961) under title: The 1819 edition of the Hsin-an Hsien-chih.

Map on lining paper.

Includes bibliography an dindex.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70366-8

9786612703669

988-220-230-6

OCLC:

642685750