HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Petroglyph, Kublai Khan, Terracotta Army
Document Summary
Historiography, patterns and theories why events occur, individuals, events, etc. Outside of hk (1) portrays hk as a national humiliation by chinese gov"t and educated, confucianist individuals: hk as a result of losing war to brits humiliating experience to the chinese, losing this land to the. Brits: not just land surrendered but sovereignty as well therefore, humiliating to the ruling elite, successive ruling elites also felt humiliation, whether it be the qing, republican, nationalists, etc. Similar but not including #1 (hk as national humiliation) (1) hk was unique among chinese societies. Writers were not from hk and were more immersed in the first 2 external perspective o (national humiliation and refuge/opportunities) Land (1) hong kong island (2) kowloon peninsula (3) new territories (consists of islands within hk"s boundaries and in the north) Total land area: 1100 km2 (toronto: 630 km2: during the ice age, hk was actually inland rather than coastal, end of ice age = rise of sea level.
