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For other uses, see Victoria City (disambiguation).
Victoria City

A 1915 map showing the
City of Victoria at the bottom
Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞城
Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚城

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British colony in 1842. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It was initially named Queenstown but was soon known as Victoria. The name "Victoria" is rarely used today except to refer to the Victoria Park, The Peak, the harbour and a number of roads and streets. Victoria ParkJPG|thumb|right|300px|Statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Park]] Victoria Park ( is a Public park in Hong Kong, named after Queen Victoria Victoria Peak ( is a Mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally Victoria Harbour is a natural landform Harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It was often said to be the "capital" of Hong Kong during its time as a colony of the United Kingdom, as almost all government departments have their head offices located there. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

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Location

It was located in present-day Central area, and was named after Queen Victoria, the then Queen of the United Kingdom in 1843. Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The City originally covered the present-day Central, Admirality and part of Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island. Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Admiralty is the eastern extension of Central business district of the Central on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. Sheung Wan ( is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun) Hong Kong Island ( is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China.

History

Praya Central, 1870s
Praya Central, 1870s

In 1857, the British government expanded the scope of Victoria City and divided it into four "wans" (環, jyutping: waan4, pinyin: huàn, literally rings). Praya was a term used in Colonial Hong Kong to refer to a Promenade by the waterfront Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a Romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The four wans are Sai Wan ("West Ring" in Chinese, present-day Sai Wan, including Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui, and Sai Ying Pun), Sheung Wan ("Upper Ring" in Chinese, present-day Sheung Wan), Choong Wan or Chung Wan ("Central Ring" in Chinese, present-day Central) and Ha Wan ("Lower Ring" in Chinese, present-day Wan Chai). For the old name of an area and a bay in the eastern Hong Kong Island, see Chai Wan. Kennedy Town ( Jyutping: gin1 nei4 dei6 seng4 is at the western end of Sai Wan on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Shek Tong Tsui ( or 石塘咀 lit Stone Pond Spit) is a town in Sai Wan on the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China. Sheung Wan ( is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun) Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, China Except "Ha Wan"; "Sai Wan", "Sheung Wan" and "Choong Wan" retain the same name in Chinese today.

The four wans are further divided into nine "yeuks" (約, jyutping: joek3, pinyin: yuē, similar to "district" or "neighbourhood"). Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a Romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The coverage also included parts of East Point and Happy Valley (West of Wong Nai Chung Road on the east side of the Racecourse). East Point was a cape on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Happy Valley ( more popular form 跑馬地 lit horse racing ground former name 愉園 is a mostly residential suburb of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong In 1903, boundary stones were established to mark the City's boundary and six of them are still preserved today. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting The stones spread from Causeway Bay to Kennedy Town[1].

In the 1890s the city was a capital extending 4 miles long from west to east in a linear manner. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Buildings were made of granite and bricks. Buses and the newly arriving tramways would become the main form of transportation in the area[2]. Hong Kong Tramways is one of the three Tramways in the world that have regular operation of Double-decker trams (the others being Blackpool, England

Districts

Also called yeuks.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Wordie, Jason. Shek Tong Tsui ( or 石塘咀 lit Stone Pond Spit) is a town in Sai Wan on the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China. Sheung Wan ( is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun) Central (also Central District; Cantonese Choong Wan or Chung Wan) the Central business district of Hong Kong was commonly known as part of Admiralty is the eastern extension of Central business district of the Central on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong, China So Kon Po ( Chinese: 掃捍埔 is located in the south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, neighbours Praya was a term used in Colonial Hong Kong to refer to a Promenade by the waterfront Hong Kong began as a coastal Island geographically located in southern China. The following is a list of areas of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island Central and Western District Central Adobe bricks are a Natural building material made from Sand, Clay, water and some kind of fibrous or Organic material ( Sticks, [2002] (2002) Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-2095631
  2. ^ Sanderson, Edgar. [1897] (1897) The British Empire in the Ninteenth Century: Its Progress and Expansion at Home and Abroad. Blackie publishing. No ISBN digitalized doc from Stanford university

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