北宋時鄧氏遠祖至此定居,清初加建圍牆,1899年英國接管新界時,錦田居民抵抗,英軍拆除鐵門運回倫敦作為戰利品。至1925年英國交還鐵門,並立碑誌其事。
In 1899, villagers rebelled after the British assumed control of the New Territories. The British army looted the village's iron gate and shipped it to Britain until it was returned in 1925.
Author / Creator | 江啟明 |
Format | 1 drawing : pencil ; 36 x 45 cm. |
Year | 1985 |
HKBU Library collection | Landscape sketches by Kong Kai Ming |
Work type | Pencil Sketch |
District | New Territories |
Keyword(s) | Hong Kong Kam Tin (Hong Kong) Yuen Long (Hong Kong) |
Permalink | https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/kc151 |
Library record | View the record in HKBU library catalogue |
Copyright status | Copyrighted CC BY-NC 4.0 |
Cite this image as: 江啟明, "吉慶圍", in Hong Kong Baptist University Library Art Collections, accessed 03/11/2024, https://bcc.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/artcollection/kc151.