Historical information and folklore about Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau should be kept simple in less than 50 words.

1. The history of Hong Kong can be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty. The Lei Cheng Uk Tomb discovered in 1955 can prove that people were inhabiting Hong Kong as early as more than 2,000 years ago.

During the Tang Dynasty, many Chinese people already lived in the Castle Peak (Tuen Mun) area. Castle Peak was a prosperous port at that time. There was also a Tang Dynasty garrison to guard the entrance to the Pearl River. Ships from foreign countries had to pass through Qingshan before being transferred to Guangzhou.

During the Song Dynasty, an official Deng Fuxie was sent to Guangdong to serve as an official. He passed by Qingshan and liked the place very much. So after his term of office was over, he and his family settled in Jintian Valley and established a village called It is called "Northern Surrounding". His descendants later established "Jiqingwei".

During the Qing Dynasty, Qing soldiers sent troops to what is now the New Territories in 1662 and ordered the villagers to grow braids. During the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong had always played an important role in foreign trade because Hong Kong was geographically closely related to Guangzhou, and Guangzhou was the only commercial port open to the outside world during the Qing Dynasty.

The United Kingdom discovered the importance of Hong Kong in its later trade with China and believed that if it could take possession of it, it would be of great benefit to expand trade with China and other Far Eastern countries. Therefore, in 1841, after the Sino-British Opium War, the defeated Qing government of China was required to cede Hong Kong.

Before the British occupied Hong Kong, Hong Kong was basically a desert island. There were some fishermen living in Stanley, Tai Tam Tuk and Shek Pai Wan in the south of the island, and in A Kung Rock and Shui Tseng Wan in the east. In other places such as Wong Nai Chung, Deng Di Chau and Qi Sisters, there were some small village bays. At that time, there were about 3,000 residents on the island.

2. Macau used to be a small fishing village. Her real name was Hao Jing or Hao Jing'ao, because the port of Bokou could be called "Macau" at that time. Macao and its surrounding areas were rich in oysters (oysters), and the inner wall of the oyster shells was as bright as a mirror, so Macao was called Hao Jing (Oyster). The traditional Chinese character for "oyster"). Later generations changed the name to the more elegant "Hao Jing". "Macao Chronicles" published during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty said: "The name of Hao Jing was written in the History of the Ming Dynasty."

Five or six miles from east to west, half north and south, there are two bays, north and south, where boats can be parked. Or it can be called the North and South Bays, which are round as mirrors, so they are called Haojing. From this name, a series of other names for Macau such as Haojiang, Haijing and Jinghai are derived. Macau's name comes from the Chinese goddess Tianhou, also known as Empress, who is highly respected by fishermen.

According to legend, a fishing boat was sailing on a sunny and calm day when a violent thunderstorm suddenly blew up and the fishermen were in critical juncture. At this time, a girl stood up and ordered the storm to stop. The wind stopped unexpectedly, the sea returned to calm, and the fishing boat arrived at Haijing Harbor safely.

After landing, the girl walked towards Mage Mountain. Suddenly a halo of light shone and the girl turned into a wisp of smoke. Later, people built a temple to worship this mother at the place where she landed.

When the first batch of Portuguese arrived in Australia in the mid-16th century, they asked the residents the name of the place. The residents mistakenly thought it referred to a temple and replied that it was called "A-Ma". The Portuguese translated its pronunciation into "MACAU", which became the origin of Macau's Portuguese name.

3. Taiwan is an inalienable part of our great motherland. The relationship between Taiwan and mainland China is deep and long-standing. In ancient times, Taiwan and mainland China were originally connected together. Later, due to crustal movement, the connected parts of the land sank into straits, and Taiwan became an island.

The bottom of the Taiwan Strait is like a river valley, with two major river systems going south and north. This was formed by the impact and erosion of rivers when it was still land. The deepest point is only 100 meters, and the depth is only 100 meters. The depth in most places is only 50 meters.

15,000 years ago, the sea level of the East China Sea was about 130 meters lower than it is now. This geologically shows that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were originally one plate. Islands such as Taiwan and Penghu were on the continental shelf along the southeastern coast of the motherland, close to Fujian. Provinces are connected.

Reference materials: Zhuzhou Taiwan Affairs Office - Taiwan History

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - Macao Handover Day

Reference materials: China Net - Hong Kong's History