Lau Chi-Pang

Chung Ying Street

The Strange Story of a Town Divided Between Britain and China. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 176 Seiten
ISBN 9881613841
EAN 9789881613844
Veröffentlicht 31. Dezember 2025
Verlag/Hersteller Blacksmith Books
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Beschreibung

When colonial mandarins expanded the borders of Hong Kong in 1898, they cared little that the new frontier cut straight through the middle of a small market town - in fact, down the middle of its main street. For the next 99 years, British servicemen faced Chinese soldiers - and sometimes red guards - across the narrow width of Chung Ying (China-Britain) Street. Through reminiscences and archive photos, many published for the first time, this book unveils the mysterious past of this unique border town.

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Dr Lau Chi-pang lives in Hong Kong, where he is professor of history at Lingnan University.

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