The Forgotten Six Day War
by Xia Siyi
About This Novel
The bloodiest chapter of the British colonial administration of Hong Kong has been completely forgotten in official and public memory. In 1899, one year after China and Britain signed the "Special Treaty on the Expansion of Hong Kong Boundary Sites" and leased the New Territories to the United Kingdom, the British entered the New Territories and took over the territory. This move triggered a rebellion among the New Territories villagers, and a Six-Day War broke out. The Chinese were killed and injured in this war, which can be called a massacre. Dr. Ha Si-yee, an expert on New Territories history, has made a detailed study of this completely forgotten war for the first time and narrated the story in a vivid way. The main content of this book is a day-by-day narrative, telling the story of the battle, and revealing that the then Governor of Hong Kong, Mr Bullock, and the Colonial Secretary Locke had different opinions on how to fight the battle. The author uses his in-depth knowledge of New Territories history to describe in detail the village leaders and ordinary people who participated in the war. This book puts forward a new estimate of the number of people killed in this war. It is not the "small casualties" described in general history books, but nearly 500 villagers were killed. The author also explores the reason why most British sources underestimate the number of casualties. This book is not only suitable for careful reading by historians who study Hong Kong and China, but also by historians who study the British Empire and the British Army, as well as general readers who like military history, imperial history and Hong Kong history. This book is meticulously researched and written with exemplary clarity. It analyzes the events step by step and vividly restores the events. It offers new insights into the characters of the main participants and the severity of the casualties, overturning old notions. --Hugh Baker (Emeritus Professor of Chinese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Xia Siyi's book is a detailed, insightful and meticulous study that exposes the misdeeds of the empire that have been kept secret until now - Britain's acquisition of the New Territories of Hong Kong. This book is the authoritative work on this period of history now and in the future. --Nigel Collett (author of "The Butcher of Amritsar")
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Official(4)Scraped 7d ago
It was quite amazing that there was such a person in the situation at that time, but no matter what, things happened after all. Unforgiveness is not a choice we should make, but respect is still necessary.
Although we have not experienced these cruel things, we should not forget these things. After all, without the efforts of our ancestors, we would not have such a stable life now.
Maybe there are too many stable days now, and we have forgotten how cruel the history was. It can be said that we do not need to remember it all the time, but we must not forget the cruelty of the past. This can be used to inspire us that success is the best way!
The war period was very cruel. Without the existence of previous wars, we might not be living so well now. The wars in the past were all very cruel. It can be said that now we can call it a dark history after seeing it.
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Official(4)Scraped 7d ago
It was quite amazing that there was such a person in the situation at that time, but no matter what, things happened after all. Unforgiveness is not a choice we should make, but respect is still necessary.
Although we have not experienced these cruel things, we should not forget these things. After all, without the efforts of our ancestors, we would not have such a stable life now.
Maybe there are too many stable days now, and we have forgotten how cruel the history was. It can be said that we do not need to remember it all the time, but we must not forget the cruelty of the past. This can be used to inspire us that success is the best way!
The war period was very cruel. Without the existence of previous wars, we might not be living so well now. The wars in the past were all very cruel. It can be said that now we can call it a dark history after seeing it.
