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| - | '''Hong Kong 香港''' was a sparsely-populated island just off the coast of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] province until it was occupied by the British in the | + | '''Hong Kong 香港''' was a sparsely-populated island just off the coast of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] province until it was occupied by the British in the 1840s and later ceded to them as a result of the Opium War. It developed through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a key economic and cultural entrepôt. |
== Important Buddhist Sites == | == Important Buddhist Sites == | ||
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== Other Notes == | == Other Notes == | ||
| - | * | + | * The periodical ''Voice of Awakening'' [[覺音]] was published here |
| + | * Tánxū [[倓虛]] died here in 1963 | ||
| + | * Bǎojìng [[寶靜]] lectured here and established a branch of the Propagation Society 弘法學社 here in the late [[1920s]] | ||
== References and Resources == | == References and Resources == | ||
Current revision as of 20:09, 21 April 2010
Hong Kong 香港
Other names include: Xiānggǎng (Modern Standard Mandarin Pronunciation) |
Nearby Locations:
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| Southern China Region |
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Hong Kong 香港 was a sparsely-populated island just off the coast of Guǎngdōng 廣東 province until it was occupied by the British in the 1840s and later ceded to them as a result of the Opium War. It developed through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a key economic and cultural entrepôt.
Important Buddhist Sites
- Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑 was built in Kowloon 九龍 in 1934
- Po Lin Monastery 寶蓮禪寺 was founded in 1906 and is located on Lantau Island 爛頭
- Tsing Shan Monastery 青山禪院 is located at the foot of Castle Peak 青山
- The Dharma Propagation Hermitage 弘法精舍 was active here from 1939 to 1940
Other Notes
- The periodical Voice of Awakening 覺音 was published here
- Tánxū 倓虛 died here in 1963
- Bǎojìng 寶靜 lectured here and established a branch of the Propagation Society 弘法學社 here in the late 1920s
References and Resources
- Hong Kong and Kowloon - Environs 1915, Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
