The region of Hong Kong has been inhabited since the Old Stone Age, later becoming part of the Chinese Empire with its loose incorporation into the Qin ... Prehistoric era · Modern Hong Kong

Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First ... History · Government and politics · Geography · Culture

Hong Kong developed initially on the basis of its excellent natural harbor (its Chinese name means “fragrant harbor”) and the lucrative China trade, ...

24 июн. 2019 г. · A chronology of key events in the history of Hong Kong from 1842 to the present.

The British colony of Hong Kong was born from the clash between two great empires. The ostensible reason for the outbreak of war between China and Great Britain ...

Inhabited since the Stone Age, the region of Hong Kong was incorporated into Imperial China around the 2nd century BC, and its history reflected that of the ...

3 сент. 2019 г. · Hong Kong first came under Chinese rule during the Qin Dynasty in the third century B.C., and it remained a part of the Chinese Empire for about ...

The territory was settled by Han Chinese during the seventh century, A.D., evidenced by the discovery of an ancient tomb at Lei Cheung Uk in Kowloon. The first ...

The city was a British colony from 1842 to 1997. China assumed sovereignty of Hong Kong under the “One Country, Two Systems” principle on 1 July 1997, since ...

Colonialism transformed Hong Kong's historical development, shaped the form of the en- counters between the Chinese and British, and determined power relations.