Forgotten Heroes: San on County and Its Magistrates in the Late Ming and Early Qing

by Patrick H. Hase

This book is an attempt to clarify the history of San On County -- the broader Hong Kong area -- centring on the troubled years of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is based on an in-depth study of the San On County Gazetteer, which allows for a detailed discussion of the role, attitudes, and personalities of the San On magistrates, who were the heads of the county administration during this period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9629373068
• ISBN13: 9789629373061
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: City University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 388 Pages