History of Hong Kong | hong kong wiki
AspectofhistoryTheregionofHongKonghasbeeninhabitedsincetheOldStoneAge,laterbecomingpartoftheChineseEmpirewithitslooseincorporationintotheQindynasty(221–206BC).Startingoutasafarmingfishingvillageandsaltproductionsite,itbecameanimportantfreeportandeventuallyamajorinternationalfinancialcentre.[1]TheQingdynastycededHongKongtotheBritishEmpirein1842throughthetreatyofNanjing,endingtheFirstOpiumWar.HongKongthenbecameaBritishcrowncolony.[2]BritainalsowontheSecondOpiumWar,forcingtheQingEmpiretocedeKow...
Aspect of history
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 dynasty (221–206 BC). Starting out as a farming fishing village and salt production site, it became an important free port and eventually a major international financial centre.[1]
The Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong to the British Empire in 1842 through the treaty of Nanjing, ending the First Opium War. Hong Kong then became a British crown colony.[2] Britain also won the Second Opium War, forcing the Qing Empire to cede Kowloon in 1860, while leasing the New Territories for 99 years from 1898.[3][4]
Japan occupied Hong Kong from 1941 to 1945 during the Second World War.[5] By the end of the war in 1945, Hong Kong had been liberated by joint British and Chinese troops and returned to British rule.[6] Hong Kong greatly increased its population from refugees from Mainland China, particularly during t...