Chapter 43 Hong Kong in "Xin'an County Chronicles"

Hong Kong in "Xin'an County Chronicles" Xin'an County is today's Bao'an County.Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories used to belong to Xin'an County. During the Opium War, it was still named Xin'an, but it was renamed Bao'an after entering the Republic of China. In fact, the name of Bao'an is older than Xin'an.According to the "History Table" of the county annals, the name of Bao'an began In the Six Dynasties and Eastern Jin Dynasty, it belonged to Dongguan County.Dongguan is now Dongguan.At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Baoan County was abolished,

Incorporated into Dongguan, directly under the Governor's Mansion of Guangzhou.In this way, it was called Dongguan until the early Ming Dynasty.To Ming In the first year of Wanli, Dongguan County was divided into two, and a new county was added, which was formerly Baoan County. It was renamed Xin'an and divided from Dongguan.Therefore, the name of Xin'an only came into existence in the early years of Ming Wanli, later than Bao'an. Much more. In the Qing Dynasty, in the fifth year of Kangxi, Xin'an County was merged into Dongguan, and the name of Xin'an was abolished.But

In the eighth year of Kangxi, Xin'an County was restored and belonged to Guangzhou Prefecture.In this way, it has been called Xin'an County until the people's Republic of China. Because Xin'an County has the same name in other provinces, the ancient name was restored and it was renamed Bao'an. Since today's Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories were once subordinate to Dongguan County in the past, the relevant Some deeds in Japan and Hong Kong are also recorded in "Dongguan County Chronicles". There are more than 500 villages under the jurisdiction of Xin'an County.Today's New Territories and Hong Kong and Kowloon, at that time

They are all under the jurisdiction of Fu Si, the inspector of Xin'an County.In the "Du Li Zhi" of the county annals, the Guanfu Division's inspection department Many of the famous villages are still in use today.Such as Kam Tin Estate, Ping Shan Estate, Tung Tau Estate, Tuen Mun Village, Xiachuan Village, Shigang Village, Getian Village, Fanbiling, Shihu Market, Dabu Market, etc. See, too many to list. Those belonging to today's Hong Kong and Kowloon urban areas, such as Nga Tsin Village, Po Kong Village, Ngau Chi Wan, Tsim Sha Tau, To Kwa Wan, Sham Shui Po, Er Wong Dian Village, Kowloon Walled, Wong Nai Chung, Hong Kong Village, Po Liu Village, Pok Fu Lam, So Kwun Po,

Chihom Village can be seen in records.Among them, Tsim Sha Tau is today's Tsim Sha Tsui, and the word "yellow" in Erhuangdian Village should be It is an error in the word "Wang", that is, Erwangdian Village near Songwangtai, Pok Fu Lam is Pok Fu Lam, and Chi Hom Village is Hung Hom, Bak Liu Village is Bak Liu Chau.Hong Kong Village is today's Hong Kong Wai of Aberdeen, and it is also today's Hong Kong The original basis for the island's naming. In addition to the villages of local people, "Du Li Zhi" also lists the names of Hakka villages.as big as today

Hang, Kowloon Tong, Cheung Sha Wan, Shallow Bay, Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, and Kat O are all under the inspection of Guanfu Division Hakka villages under its jurisdiction. Today's Aberdeen, formerly known as Shek Pai Wan, its name can be found in the column of "Tian Fu" in Volume 8 of County Chronicles, "Ye Gui Chang, Wu Yawan, Wu Erfu, Xuji and Ling cultivated land named Shipaiwan 110 hills, tax 25 mu and 7 cents Four per cent, eight cents per mu. " The name of Hong Kong Island is not found in Xin'an County Chronicles.This is not surprising, because the name "Hong Kong" is used in Taoism

In the early years of the Guang Dynasty, it was called out by the crew of foreign merchant ships traveling in the Lingdingyang area. "Xin'an County Chronicle" It was built in the 24th year of Jiaqing, so it only has the name of "Hong Kong Village", not the name of Hong Kong Island. Before the small island of Hong Kong was called "Hong Kong" by foreign sailors, the natives or the island The name of the place in the Ministry is called "Shi Pai Wan" or "Stanley".Sometimes it is also called "red incense burner", "Group leads the way".

"Red incense burner" is the name of the mountain, which refers to the mountains around Tin Hau Temple in Causeway Bay today.According to legend, there was a red The stone incense burner drifted from the sea to the shore there. The fishermen thought that the Empress Dowager would show her holiness, so they built a temple to worship it, and called it the temple. The back mountain is Hongxianglu Peak. During the Jiaqing period, the red incense burner was fortified, and there were brave sailors stationed there, which was called the red incense burner flood. The name "Group Leading the Road" is even more ancient. In Mingxiu's "Dongguan County Chronicles", there is the name "Group Leading the Road".

Later, in the memorials of Lin Zexu and others, when they mentioned the small island of Hong Kong, they also repeatedly referred to its place as "a group of local names leading the way". It can be seen from this that the local people said that Qun led the way, and it was "A Qun" who led the way for the British. Unfounded talk.Qundailu is actually the original native name of the island.The origin of its name is that the mountainside on the island is naturally The small road from west to east looks like a group of belts from the other side of Kowloon, so it is called the group belt road.

The map attached to Volume 1 of "Xin'an County Chronicles" only has the name of red incense burner, no group leading the way and the name of Hong Kong. The location of the red incense burner is under the Liyumen Fort, to the east of Tuen Mun Xun, Daxi Mountain, and Jishuimen. Today's Hong Kong Island is undoubtedly.But what is puzzling is that, except for the small island named "Red Incense Burner" in the picture, In addition, there are two small islands in its southeast corner, the upper one is marked as "Yangchuanzhou", and the lower one The seat is marked as "Stanley".This way, it makes people feel like they are in a fog.

"Yangchuanzhou" means Stonecutters Island. According to the actual location, it should be on Hong Kong Island (red incense burner). It shouldn't be on its southeast corner.As for Stanley, it is a part of Hong Kong Island. It is separated from the red incense burner in the picture. It is even more incomprehensible to draw it as an independent island, and it is quite far apart. In the picture, there is Du'ao Ocean, which is a small island located in the sea outside the gate of the Buddha Hall. under the door. "Aoyanggan Waterfall", one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Xin'an", refers to this place. It is said that there are flying waterfalls on it. The water quality is sweet and fragrant, as if falling from the sky, so it is called "Aoyang Gan Waterfall".In the old days, the "Aoyang Gan Waterfall" was doubtful Gan Waterfall refers to the large waterfall near the southern tip of Hong Kong Island near Pok Fu Lam. According to the map attached to the county annals, A whole other place. However, taking the locations of "Red Incense Burner" and "Stanley" as examples, this map is not very well drawn. reliable.Then, whether "Du'ao Ocean" is really far east of Hong Kong remains to be verified.