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Guanfu Salt Farm and Hong Kong in the Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Guanfu Salt Farm and Hong Kong in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) This paper aims to collect and compile the historical data of Guanfu Salt Farm, officially built by the Song Dynasty (960–1279) within modern Hong Kong territories, to reconstruct its history for the reflection of Hong Kong society of the time.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is largely based on identification and analysis of historical documents, including keyword search on electronic databases and verification with the original sources, with reference to archaeological findings when necessary.FindingsThis paper reconstructs the history of Guanfu Salt Farm based on documentary sources with reference to archaeological findings. English translation of Chinese sources is also provided when necessary.Originality/valueThere has been an absence of systematic compilation of historical data of Hong Kong during the Song Dynasty, which are limited in quantity and scattered across different sources. This paper seeks to fill the vacuum of knowledge about pre-colonial Hong Kong, with a more comprehensive reconstruction of the history of Guanfu Salt Farm. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Social Transformations in Chinese Societies Emerald Publishing

Guanfu Salt Farm and Hong Kong in the Song Dynasty (960-1279)

Kung, Cecile
Social Transformations in Chinese Societies , Volume 17 (1): 16 – Aug 3, 2021
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Emerald Publishing
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1871-2673
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10.1108/stics-12-2019-0019
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Abstract

This paper aims to collect and compile the historical data of Guanfu Salt Farm, officially built by the Song Dynasty (960–1279) within modern Hong Kong territories, to reconstruct its history for the reflection of Hong Kong society of the time.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is largely based on identification and analysis of historical documents, including keyword search on electronic databases and verification with the original sources, with reference to archaeological findings when necessary.FindingsThis paper reconstructs the history of Guanfu Salt Farm based on documentary sources with reference to archaeological findings. English translation of Chinese sources is also provided when necessary.Originality/valueThere has been an absence of systematic compilation of historical data of Hong Kong during the Song Dynasty, which are limited in quantity and scattered across different sources. This paper seeks to fill the vacuum of knowledge about pre-colonial Hong Kong, with a more comprehensive reconstruction of the history of Guanfu Salt Farm.

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Social Transformations in Chinese Societies – Emerald Publishing

Published: Aug 3, 2021

Keywords: Hong Kong; Guanfu; Kwun Fu; Salt farm; Song Dynasty

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