History of Hong Kong

financial crisis in many East/Southeast Asian countries starting in 1997

Nanyue (, , ) was an ancient kingdom founded in 204 BC by the Chinese general Zhao Tuo, whose family (known in Vietnamese as the Triệu dynasty) continued to rule until 111 BC. Nanyue's geographical expanse covered the modern Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong, Macau, southern Fujian and central to northern Vietnam. Zhao Tuo, then Commander of Nanhai Commandery of the Qin dynasty, established Nanyue in 204 BC after the collapse of the Qin dynasty. At first, it consisted of the commanderies of Nanhai, Guilin, and Xiang.

British colony and dependent territory from 1841 to 1997

1984 British-Chinese treaty regarding the transfer of Hong Kong

Ocean liner which was operated by the Cunard Line

transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China

British conglomerate that incorporated in Bermuda and headquartered in Hong Kong

aspect of history

3.7 year occupation of Hong Kong during World War II by the Japanese Empire

sculpture series by Jens Galschiøt

unequal treaty signed between Qing dynasty and the United Kingdom in 1898

Wu Bingjian (; 17694 September 1843), trading as "Houqua" and better known in the West as "Howqua" or "Howqua II", was a hong merchant in the Thirteen Factories, head of the E-wo hong and leader of the Canton Cohong. He was once the richest man in the world.

British High Commissioner (1886-1974)

history museum

treaty

Portuguese merchant/pharmacist/diplomat

hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

museum in Hong Kong

1521 battle of Tunmen

recipient of the Victoria Cross

Hong Kong human rights organisation

Hong Kong marches on 1 July

Canadian soldier

historic inscribed stone in Hong Kong

former hotel in Hong Kong

geographical object

Tamão () was a trade settlement set up by the Portuguese on an island in the Pearl River Delta, China. This was the first time Europeans reached China via the sea route around the Cape of Good Hope. The settlement lasted from 1514 to 1521, when the Portuguese were expelled by the Ming dynasty navy.

Puankhequa (; 171410January 1788), also known as Pan Wenyan, or Zhencheng, was a Chinese merchant and member of a cohong family, which traded with the Europeans in Canton (now known as Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). He owned a factory in the Thirteen Factories district where his firm was favored by the English, Swedes, "Imperials" and Danes.

ship

community in Hong Kong

group of students in Hong Kong

1839 first battle of the First Opium War

mid-19th century conflict in Guangdong, China

demolished public ceremonial pier in Hong Kong

1899 war between the British Empire and insurgent forces in the New Territories

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young Chinese domestic worker girls/women

Chinese admiral (1894–1949)

Museum and ancient tomb in Hong Kong

operation to help Chinese dissidents escape the country via Hong Kong

1988 radio announcement about Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong

defunct municipal council in Hong Kong

museum in Hong Kong

municipal council in Hong Kong

Qing evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangnan, and Shandong in order to fight the Taiwan-based anti-Qing loyalist movement

major business houses in Canton

timeline

1997 ceremony that officially marked the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China

museum in Hong Kong

work

Asian trading company

aspect of history

Typhoon in 1906

the period between the arrival of the first humans in Hong Kong and the start of recorded Chinese history

1927 British Royal Navy action against Chinese pirates

various versions of gazetteer for San On County, nowadays Hong Kong and Shenzhen

commemorations honoring the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

series of infrastructure projects centred on the Hong Kong International Airport in the 1990s

naval battle in Asia in 1522