Before the establishment of Hong Kong colony in Britain, there was no concept of "Hong Kong", so the previous history was attached to the history of Lingnan or Hong Kong. Archaeological studies indicate that human activities in Hong Kong can be traced back to the Paleolithic Age 39, to 35, years ago.
History of Hong Kong:
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, some places were set aside from Dongguan County to establish Xin 'an County, which became the later Hong Kong area. Since then, Hong Kong Island has been under the jurisdiction of Xin 'an County, guangzhou fu, from the first year of Wanli in Ming Shenzong (AD 1573) until it became a British colony in the 21st year of Daoguang reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Qing Dynasty (AD 1841).
In 1662, the Qing Dynasty sent troops to the New Territories and ordered the villagers to wear braids. During the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong always played an important role in foreign trade, because Hong Kong was as close as lips and teeth to Guangzhou, which was the only commercial port open to the outside world in the Qing Dynasty.
On January 26th, 1841, after the First Opium War, Britain occupied Hong Kong Island. Afterwards, the Qing government tried to recover it by force, and Emperor Daoguang issued many edicts to this end, but the Qing Dynasty was still unable to defend its territorial integrity.
On August 29th, 1842, the Qing government and Britain signed the unequal treaty of nanking (the original name was Jiangning Treaty) and ceded Hong Kong Island to Britain.
On October 24th, 186, China and Britain signed the unequal Beijing Treaty, ceding the area south of Boundary Street in Kowloon Peninsula to Britain.
On September 15th, 1945, after Japan's defeat, it signed a letter of surrender in Hong Kong and withdrew from Hong Kong. From 1982 to 1984, China and Britain held talks on the implementation of Hong Kong's future.
On December 19th, 1984, the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland signed the Joint Statement on Hong Kong, which decided that the People's Republic of China would resume the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong on July 1st, 1997, and China promised to implement "one country, two systems" in Hong Kong.
On July 1, 1997, the China government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established and the Basic Law was implemented. Hong Kong has entered a new historical era of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people ruling Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy.
Extended information:
Hong Kong has been the territory of China since ancient times. From 1842 to 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony. After World War II, Hong Kong's economy and society developed rapidly. It was not only known as one of the "Four Little Dragons in Asia", but also became one of the richest, most developed and highest living standards regions in the world.
On July 1, 1997, the China government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established. The name of Hong Kong is related to spices. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Hong Kong was administratively subordinate to Dongguan, Guangdong.
since the Ming dynasty, a small harbor in the south of Hong Kong Island, as a distribution port for transferring spices from South Guangdong, became famous for transferring spices produced in Dongguan, Guangdong, and was called "Hong Kong".
It is said that the spices transshipped from Hong Kong at that time were of high quality and were called "Hainan curiosities". Many local people in Hong Kong also made a career of growing spices. Together with the spices they planted, Hong Kong became famous and gradually recognized by people from far and near.
Soon, this kind of perfume was listed as a tribute to the emperor, and it created a prosperous incense making and transporting industry at that time. But later, the villagers refused to plant, and the cultivation and transshipment of spices gradually disappeared, but the name Hong Kong remained.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hong Kong.