Immigrated to Hong Kong 14 years

The history of Hong Kong before the Opium War

The history of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. /kloc-The discovery of Li Tomb in 0/955 proves that Hong Kong was inhabited as early as 2000 years ago.

During the Tang Dynasty, many China people lived in Castle Peak (Tuen Mun), which was a prosperous port at that time. There were also troops stationed in the Tang Dynasty to defend the entrance to the Pearl River. Foreign ships must pass through Castle Peak before they can transfer to Guangzhou.

In the Song Dynasty, an official named Deng was sent to Guangdong as an official. After passing through the castle peak, he likes this place very much. Therefore, after his term ended, he and his family settled in Jintian Valley and established a village called "Wei Bei". His descendants later established "Ji Qingwei".

Qing Qing soldiers 1 6 6 2 sent troops to the present New Territories and ordered villagers to braid their hair. During the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong has always occupied an important position in foreign trade, because Hong Kong and Guangzhou are as close as lips and teeth, and Guangzhou is the only commercial port open to the outside world in the Qing Dynasty.

In the later trade with China, Britain discovered the importance of Hong Kong and thought that if it could be set aside, it would be of great benefit to expand trade with China and other countries in the Far East. So 1 8 4 1 year, after the Opium War between China and Britain, the defeated Qing government in China was asked to cede Hong Kong.

Before the British occupation of Hong Kong, Hong Kong was basically a desert island. Some fishermen live in Stanley, Datandu and Shipai Bay in the south of the island, and Agongyan and Shuijing Bay in the east. In other places, such as Huangniyong, Dengdizhou and Seven Sisters, there are some small village bays. At that time, there were about 3000 residents on the island.

the opium war

During Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty, Sino-British trade was in an unbalanced state. The British "East India Company" exported a large amount of opium to China, and the profits were amazing. In addition, the number of opium addicts in China has greatly increased. The Qing government was worried about this, worried about the constant leakage of silver in trade, worried that the social atmosphere was getting worse and worse, and had the intention of banning smoking.

1 8 3 9, Lin zexu was appointed as an imperial envoy and went to Guangzhou to ban smoking. After Lin Zexu arrived in Guangzhou, he ordered foreign businessmen to hand over the smoky soil and burn it at Humen Waterfront in Dongguan County, Guangdong Province. Lin Zexu also asked western businessmen not to import opium to China in the future. While China and Britain were wrestling, British soldiers shot and killed China villager Lin in Jianshazui Village, Jiulong Mountain, Baoan County, Guangdong Province.

Treaty of Nanjing

In the case of Enemy at the Gates, the Qing government did not dare to resist. 1 8 4 2 On August 29th, Ileb, a senior citizen of the Qing court, negotiated with the representative of the British side (Ishimoto). The two sides signed the treaty of nanking on the British "Gorgeous" moored on the Nanjing River.