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[[Image:Geographylogo.png|20px|Geographylogo.png]] '''In other languages:''' [[Chinese:華人歷史|中文]] | [[Chinese History|English]] <br><br> | |||
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Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that may have affected your family and the records. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land or military documents that mention your family. | Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that may have affected your family and the records. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends may help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. These events may have led to the creation of records such as land or military documents that mention your family. | ||
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==China== | ==Mainland China== | ||
=== Brief History of China === | === Brief History of China === | ||
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| Xia: Earliest existing evidence of a Neolithic culture<br> | | Xia: Earliest existing evidence of a Neolithic culture<br> | ||
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| '''1750 - 1040 BC | | '''1750 - 1040 BC <br>''' | ||
| Shang: Advanced bronze-working civilization; earliest record of Chinese writing<br> | | Shang: Advanced bronze-working civilization; earliest record of Chinese writing<br> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China "History of China," English wiki entry] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China "History of China," English wiki entry] | ||
*[http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2 "中国历史," Chinese wiki entry] | *[http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2 "中国历史," Chinese wiki entry] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=uVpGAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''An Outline History of China,'' a Google eBook, published in 1917] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=uVpGAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''An Outline History of China,'' a Google eBook, published in 1917] | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=G0FBAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false 最新中國歷史敎科書, a Google eBook, published in 1905] | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=G0FBAQAAIAAJ&pg=PP3#v=onepage&q&f=false 最新中國歷史敎科書, a Google eBook, published in 1905] | ||
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Hong Kong's population is 93.6% ethnic Chinese and 6.4% from other groups. These other groups include Indians, and a large group of expatriate Westerners. Hong Kong's Cantonese-speaking majority originated primarily from the neighboring Guangdong province, from which many Mainland Chinese fled to escape wars and communist rule in mainland China from the 1930s to 1960s. At that time, after the cessation of hostilities from WWII, the border between the New Territories and Mainland China was famously porous. Millions fled to Hong Kong for freedom. | Hong Kong's population is 93.6% ethnic Chinese and 6.4% from other groups. These other groups include Indians, and a large group of expatriate Westerners. Hong Kong's Cantonese-speaking majority originated primarily from the neighboring Guangdong province, from which many Mainland Chinese fled to escape wars and communist rule in mainland China from the 1930s to 1960s. At that time, after the cessation of hostilities from WWII, the border between the New Territories and Mainland China was famously porous. Millions fled to Hong Kong for freedom. | ||
The roots of Hong Kong’s legal system can be traced back to the English legal system and it has evolved over the years. Hong Kong's sources of law are derived from the residual British system, augmented by legislation, subsidiary legislation (e.g. Rules and Regulations etc) and judge-made law. | The roots of Hong Kong’s legal system can be traced back to the English legal system and it has evolved over the years. Hong Kong's sources of law are derived from the residual British system, augmented by legislation, subsidiary legislation (e.g. Rules and Regulations etc) and judge-made law. | ||
Hong Kong is one of the major business and banking centers of the world, and acts as a financial bridge between Mainland China and the West. As such, it is also one of the 5 top trans-shipping ports in the world. | Hong Kong is one of the major business and banking centers of the world, and acts as a financial bridge between Mainland China and the West. As such, it is also one of the 5 top trans-shipping ports in the world. | ||
=== Hong Kong Timeline === | === Hong Kong Timeline === | ||
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===Links to Web Resources=== | ===Links to Web Resources=== | ||
*[https://www.britannica.com/place/Hong-Kong Britannica Hong Kong History] | *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Hong-Kong Britannica Hong Kong History] | ||
*[ | *[http://www.infoplease.com/country/hong-kong.html Hong Kong Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, etc.] | ||
*[http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Hong-Kong.html Culture of Hong Kong] | *[http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Hong-Kong.html Culture of Hong Kong] | ||
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=== Taiwna - Economy === | === Taiwna - Economy === | ||
Prior to WWII, Taiwan had a largely agrarian economy. However the war caused major damage to all areas of | Prior to WWII, Taiwan had a largely agrarian economy. However the war caused major damage to all areas of Taiwan, as far as its ability to sustain itself. | ||
By 1945, hyperinflation was in progress in mainland China and Taiwan as a result of the war with Japan. To isolate Taiwan from it, the Nationalist government created a new currency area for the island, and began a price stabilization program. These efforts significantly slowed inflation. | By 1945, hyperinflation was in progress in mainland China and Taiwan as a result of the war with Japan. To isolate Taiwan from it, the Nationalist government created a new currency area for the island, and began a price stabilization program. These efforts significantly slowed inflation. | ||
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Today Taiwan has a dynamic, capitalist, export-driven economy with gradually decreasing state involvement in investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large government-owned banks and industrial firms are being privatized. | Today Taiwan has a dynamic, capitalist, export-driven economy with gradually decreasing state involvement in investment and foreign trade. In keeping with this trend, some large government-owned banks and industrial firms are being privatized. | ||
Taiwan has had a real growth in GDP of about 8% per year over the last 25 years, making it a truly economic miracle and an example of what a democratic, capital driven economy can achieve. | Taiwan has had a real growth in GDP of about 8% per year over the last 25 years, making it a truly economic miracle and an example of what a democratic, capital driven economy can achieve. | ||
==Macau== | |||
===History=== | |||
The first recorded Chinese inhabitants of the area were people seeking refuge in Macau from invading Mongols during the Southern Song under the Ming dynasty from 1368 until 1644. | |||
Macau was formerly a colony of the Portuguese Empire, after Ming China leased the territory as a trading post in 1557. Originally governing under Chinese authority and sovereignty, Portugal was given perpetual occupation rights for Macau in 1887. Macau remained under Portuguese control until 1999, when it was returned to China. | |||
As a special administrative region, Macau maintains a separate political and economic system apart from mainland China. The People's Republic of China's obligation to run Macau as a special administrative region, per the Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau, expires on 20 December 2049. | |||
Macau is the gambling capital of the world. Its economy is heavily dependent on gambling and tourism, and in 2006 it surpassed Las Vegas as the world's largest gambling center by revenue. It has a very high Human Development Index and the fourth-highest life expectancy in the world. Macau is among the world's richest regions and in 2015, Macau was ranked as the fastest growing metropolitan area in the world by the Brookings Institution. | |||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau] | |||
===Timeline=== | |||
1557 - The Portuguese established a permanent settlement in Macau<br> | |||
1576 - Pope Gregory XIII established the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau<br> | |||
1911 - Chinese Revolution was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty and established the Republic of China. | |||
1943 - Japanese troops seized the British steamer Sian and the next month they demanded the installation of Japanese advisors under the threat of overt military occupation. The result was that a virtual Japanese protectorate was created over Macau<br> | |||
1999 - The Chinese government assumed formal sovereignty over Macau as a special administrative region after over 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule<br> | |||
===Links=== | |||
* [https://www.britannica.com/place/Macau-administrative-region-China History of Macau (Britanica)] | |||
* [http://www.everyculture.com/Ja-Ma/Macau.html Culture of Macau (Everyculture.com)] | |||
* [http://www.ibiblio.org/chinesehistory/contents/04ear/c04.html Macau History (ibiblio.org)] | |||
* [http://www.cordeiros.net/macau_history Macau and its role as a Portuguese colony (Cordeiros.net)] | |||
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