Legacy Great Clearance



the chou wong yi kung study hall in shui tau tsuen erected in 1685 tang clan in honour of zhou youde , wang lairen.


the evacuation of coast followed prolonged earlier years of miseries , had profound effect on lives of population , on pattern of future settlement. survivors hardships did not end when returned take interrupted lives in old homes, recorded destructive typhoons in 1669 , 1671 destroyed new houses in many places. evacuation has had great impact on minds of local people , descendants. recalled in genealogies , traditions of of longsettled clans of county: commemorated in construction , continued repair of temples 2 officials strove have order rescinded. example chou wong yi kung study hall in shui tau tsuen, in kam tin, hong kong, erected in 1685 tang clan in honour of zhou youde , wang lairen. event remembered centuries later manufacture , sale pedlars of images of 2 men, recorded yuen long district of new territories of hong kong @ end of 19th century.


hakka dialect speaking communities thought have arrived in hong kong area after rescinding of coastal evacuation order. immigration area assisted government after order rescinded. formerly established punti clans came back, expanded ancestral halls, built study halls , set market towns in yuen long, tai po , sheung shui.


beacon hill in hong kong named after beacon, garrison stationed enforce decree.








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