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ew Territories Heritage Hall
Hong Kong, which commaned the sea routes to Guangzhou,
Was inevitably a stop-over for foreign merchants on their way to
Guangzhou. The city of Guangzhou has been a centre of
nternational commerce since the Qin (221 BC 206 BC) and
Han (206 BC AD 220) Dynasties.
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Fishing Village
Before the British made Hong Kong their colony in1842,
there had been farmers and fishermen living in the region.
Most early fishing families lived on boats, they were called
the'floating people'. The rapid development of the ew Territories,
massive land-fill projects and growth of industry and business
over the past decades have moved to live in high-rise apartments
and taken up jobs on land.
This exhibition hall depicts the life og Hong Kong fishermen,
where they lived, their beliefs and customs, and what they wore.
Beore the 1960s, most fishing
families made their homes in
their boats.
ot surprisingly, these boats
came to be known as
"house-boats.
Fishing families would dock
their boats at designated areas
which served as their home base.
Groups of fishing families who
shared the same home base
became distinct communities.
Cheung Chau, Tai O,
Castle Peak Bay and Tai Po
grew into major home
bases for Hong Kong fishermen.
Maintenance of Fishing Boats and
mplements
Fish barrel used for storing frozen fish
Fish Basket 1940s
$hrimp $auce Barrel 1960s
Apparel
Fishing families lived on and worked in
their boats, therefore their clothes were
entirely functional. To enable movement
on board, they went about barefoot.
Wooden Effigies
The fishing family placed wooden effigies
inside the little shrine at home for worshipping
Earth God
Many pile shack dwellers worshipped
the Earth God which was represented
by a piece of stone placed at the
entrance of a house, or in an open space.
The Earth God was revered by the dwellers
for its power to safeguard the well-being of
family members, and to warn off evil spirits.
Dragon boat dance
Performed by Hoklo women on occasions of weddings and festivals
Life in a Village
Faming mplements
Threshing Tub, Wooden Frame
and Bamboo $creen
$ieve for Buffalo Manure
Harrow
Muzzle for Buffalo
Water Bucket
Rice-hulling Mill
Hakka food
Hakka Dumplings
Hakka Clothing
Grain $preader
Husk Chaffer
Hammer and Cake Mould
Basin for the Basin Meal
Flail
The $houlder Pole