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New peace county : a Chinese gazetteer of the Hong Kong region /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Hong Kong] :
Hong Kong University Press,
1983.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (151 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789882202306 9882202306 1282703668 9781282703667 9786612703669 6612703660 |