HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Shang Dynasty, Special Administrative Regions Of China, Petroglyph
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Introduction - the pearl river delta and its prehistory: perspectives: basis of all history (how people see hong kong, 1. National humiliation: saw hong kong in a negative way, communist government, hong kong existed as a colony, china lost a war, 2. Philippines used hong kong as a refuge to escape: e. g. Chinese fled from china (because of pressure from corrupted government) to hong kong (make use of protection: 3. Important for british because british wanted to trade with china: hong kong perspectives, unique among chinese societies, loyalty attached to hong kong, other examples: taiwan, macau, population of chinese govern by foreign government until 1997, migration and development. Ice age: hong kong was an island area: hong kong island, 2nd largest island, resembles a frog, 81km^2, 7% of territory, 1841 (when british signed treaty with china, britain have permanent control of. Iron age (221 bce+) unified china (share culture, share beliefs)
