How did Hong Kong get its name?

The origin of the name "Hong Kong" has been controversial. Among them, the most familiar legends are as follows:

1 evolved from the name of "Hongxianglu Mountain". It is said that there was a Hongxiang Road drifting from the sea in Causeway Bay in the early Qing Dynasty, so the villagers built a temple on the beach. The hill behind the temple was named "Hongxiang Road Mountain" and evolved into "Hongxiang Road Port", hereinafter referred to as "Port".

2. Fragrant port. In the early days of Hong Kong, foreign merchant ships often docked. When the sailors went ashore to browse, they saw fragrant wild flowers everywhere. They are very happy to call this place Hong Kong, so it is translated as "Hong Kong".

3. Aoyanggan Waterfall. It is said that there is a mountain stream near Hong Kong, which boatmen like to learn. It is called "Xiangjiang", the port with a large population is called "Hong Kong", and the whole island is also called "Hong Kong Island".

4. It is related to "Xiang Mu". From the Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong was rich in fragrant wood called "Wanxiang". Planting and making incense is very popular, and many residents make a living from it. The compartments are first transported to Xiangshetou in Kowloon, then to Shipai Bay (northeast of Hong Kong), and then to Guangzhou and even Jiangsu and Zhejiang by ship, so the bay for transporting fragrant wood is called "Hong Kong".

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History of Hong Kong:

1, pre-Qin.

About 6.5438+0.29 million years ago, there were early ancients (Maba people) in Lingnan area. In the pre-Qin period, Lingnan (including Hong Kong) was the land of Baiyue, which was called Baiyue in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, Nanyue in Historical Records and Nanyue in Hanshu. According to official records, Lingnan is a "land of barbarians", and it was not until Qin Jun went south that it merged into civilization. But in recent years, the archaeological community has found that this view is a "historical misunderstanding." A large number of unearthed cultural relics show that Lingnan had splendid Neolithic and Bronze Age civilizations before Qin Dynasty, and it was also one of the cradles of Chinese civilization.

2. Qin and Han Dynasties.

In 222 BC, after Ying Zheng, king of Qin, unified the six countries, he sent Tu Youyou to lead 500,000 Qin Jun to attack Lingnan. In 2 14 BC, Qin Jun basically occupied Lingnan. Immediately, Qin Shihuang set up three counties of "Guilin, Elephant and Nanhai" in the Lingnan area he captured. Incorporating Hong Kong into its territory is under the jurisdiction of Panyu County. From then on, Hong Kong was placed under the jurisdiction of the central government and clearly became the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty at that time. The central plains in a broad sense refers to the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River). From this time until the Qing Dynasty, with the spread of Central Plains civilization to the south, Hong Kong gradually developed.

In the Han Dynasty, Hong Kong belonged to Boluo County, Nanhai County.

3. Jin Dynasty.

In the sixth year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 33 1 year), Hong Kong belonged to Baoan County, Dongguan County. In the sixth year of Emperor Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the eastern part of Nanhai County was set aside, and another Dongguan County was set up, which governed six counties including Baoan, Xingning and Haifeng. The jurisdiction of Baoan County includes today's Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Dongguan, and the county seat is today's Shenzhen Nantou City.