Imperial China
| Date | Ruling entity | Events | Other people/events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 221 BC | Qin Dynasty | First records of the territory in Chinese history | |
| 206 BC | Han Dynasty | Inhabitants in Ma Wan Island | |
| 25 AD | Building of Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb (est.) | ||
| 901 AD | Punti settlement | ||
| 1075 | Song Dynasty | Founding of Li Ying College | |
| 1163 | Salt fields in Hong Kong first officially managed | ||
| 1277 | China's Imperial court found refuge in Silvermine Bay on Lantau Island during the Battle of Yamen | ||
| 1513 | Ming Dynasty | Jorge Álvares arrives in Tuen Mun | |
| 1661 | Qing Dynasty | Kangxi Emperor orders the Great Clearance, which requires the evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdong. What is now the territory of Hong Kong became largely wasteland during the ban. | |
| 1669 | The coastal ban is lifted | ||
| 1685 | Kangxi Emperor opens limited trade on a regular basis starting with Canton | ||
| 1757 | British East India Company pursued a monopoly on opium production beginning with India in the far east | ||
| 1793 | Anglo-Chinese relations | ||
| 1839 | First Opium War (1839–42) |
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Hong Kong History
Famous quotes containing the words imperial and/or china:
“The imperial votaress passed on,
In maiden meditation, fancy-free.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve, I’ve dreamed of havin’ my own things about me. My spinet over there and a table here. My own chairs to rest upon and a dresser over there in that corner, and my own china and pewter shinin’ about me.”
—Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)