Gazetteer of Xin'an County explained

Xin'an Xianzhi (; literally Gazetteers of Xin'an County), also known as San On County Gazetteer^{[1] [2]} or San On Gazetteer^{[3] [4]} in English, were the chorography of the historical Xin'an County (San-On or Sun-On County; literally New Peace County; known at times as the Po-On County (spelt Bao'an in pinyin)) of Guangdong (then Kwangtung) in southern China. Due to frequent geopolitical changes, the county ceased to exist and became the history and territories of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, metropolises in South China. Versions of the gazetteer are very important records to study in the area.

Six editions were published, the first one in 1587 and the last one in 1819.^[5] The last editions were Qing's Kangxi Years (K'ang-hsi; 1661–1722) edition and Jiaqing Years (Chia-ch'ing; 1796–1820) edition.

See also

• Gazetteer

Further reading

• Book: Ng, Peter Y. L. . 1983 . New Peace County. A Chinese Gazetteer of the Hong Kong Region . . 9789622090439 . 2 May 2021 . 2 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502132912/https://hkupress.hku.hk/pro/1257.php . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Forgotten Heroes: San On County and its Magistrates in the Late Ming and Early Qing . 2024-09-03 . www.cityu.edu.hk . en.
2. Web site: From Atlas: The Archaeology of an Imaginary City The International Writing Program . 2024-09-03 . iwp.uiowa.edu.
3. Web site: Pokfulam village, oldest village on Hong Kong Island and home to many workers at Dairy Farm Company – The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group . 2024-09-03 . industrialhistoryhk.org.
4. Web site: admin . 2021-11-18 . Porcelain-Making in Wun Yiu, Tai Po . 2024-09-03 . Chestnut Journal . en-US.
5. Barnett. K. M. A. . 1964. Hong Kong Before the Chinese: the Frame, The Puzzle and the Missing Pieces. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 4 . 66-67. 1991-7295.