The history of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. 1955 the discovery of the tomb of Li proves that it was inhabited as early as 2000 years ago.
During the Tang Dynasty, many China people lived in Castle Peak (Tuen Mun), which was a prosperous port at that time. There were also troops stationed in the Tang Dynasty to defend the entrance to the Pearl River. Foreign ships must pass through Castle Peak before turning to Guangzhou.
In the Song Dynasty, an official named Deng was sent to Guangdong as an official. After passing through the castle peak, he likes this place very much. Therefore, after his term ended, he and his family settled in Jintian Valley and established a village called "Wei Bei". His descendants later established "Ji Qingwei".
Qing Qing soldiers 1662 sent troops to the present New Territories and ordered villagers to braid their hair. During the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong has always occupied an important position in foreign trade, because Hong Kong and Guangzhou are as close as lips and teeth, and Guangzhou is the only commercial port open to the outside world in the Qing Dynasty.
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Hong Kong is in a humid subtropical environment with abundant runoff and developed surface water system. But the water system is limited and there are no big rivers.
Besides Shenzhen River, which is the boundary river between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, there are mainly Chengmen River, Wutong River, Lincun River, Yuen Long River and Jintian River. Most rivers are less than 5 miles in length, and the velocity and discharge are closely related to seasonal rainfall, which is extremely unstable in the middle of the year.
It is difficult to maintain the flow or cut off the flow in dry season, and the riverbed is exposed or partially exposed. In the rainy season, it is easy to reach the full bank water level and flood. Shenzhen River originates from Niuweiling in Wutongshan, flows into Shenzhen Bay from northeast to southwest, and leaves Lingdingyang.
The total length is 37 kilometers, and the drainage area is 3 12.5㎞? Which side of Shenzhen is 187.5㎞? , Hong Kong is 125㎞? . Wutong River is the main tributary of Shenzhen River.
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