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  • [VOL II] FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON

    [VOL II] FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON

    FORT VICTORIA, KOW-LOON Cover Image: Fort Victoria, Kow-loon HongKong / Kowloon HongKong China / Drawn by T. Allom Engraved by M.J.Starling – ALAMY Image ID:2X2927Y *Fort Victoria, also known as Kowloon West Battery, was said to be constructed under the supervision of Lin Zexu. The fort was located on the western slope of a…

  • [VOL I] THE TUNG-TING-SHAN

    [VOL I] THE TUNG-TING-SHAN

    THE TUNG-TING-SHAN Cover Image: The Tung-Ting-Shan Lake Tai(Tai Hu)/ SuZhou JiangSu China / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by J.Sands – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWG4 *Dongting Mountain is located in the southwest of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, in the southeastern part of Lake Tai(Tai Hu). Dongting Mountain is not a single mountain but a name collectively…

  • [VOL I] THE TSEIH-SING-YEN, OR, SEVEN-STAR HILLS

    [VOL I] THE TSEIH-SING-YEN, OR, SEVEN-STAR HILLS

    THE TSEIH-SING-YEN, OR, SEVEN-STAR HILLS Cover Image: Tseih-Sing-Yen, or “The Seven-star Mountains / ZhaoQing GuangDong China / Karst karst rock / Drawn by T.Allom Engraved by T.A.Prior – ALAMY Image ID:2X2MWBP *“Seven Star Crags” is located in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province and is composed of seven limestone peaks: Langfeng Rock, Yuping Rock, Shishi Rock, Tianzhu…

  • [VOL I] HARBOUR OF HONG-KONG

    [VOL I] HARBOUR OF HONG-KONG

    HARBOUR OF HONG-KONG Cover Image: Harbour of Hong Kong / HongKong China / Drawn by Unknown Engraved by B.Bradshaw – ALAMY Image ID:2X2927N *During the early days of Hong Kong’s establishment, it refers to the period starting from the cession of Hong Kong to the British in the 1840s during the Qing Dynasty and…