Thisbookfollowsonfromthemappingandrecordingoftheabout10,000gravesthatmakeuptheHongKongCemeteryforadatabasewhichwillbeheldinthearchivesoftheHongKongMemoryProjectandtheRoyalAsiaticSocietyamongotherplaces.Thesilenttombsandelegantlycarvedinscriptionsdatingfrom1842uptothepresentdayarousedcuriosityintheauthoraboutwhotheselong-buriedpeoplewereandhowtheylivedtheirlives.Limhasteasedoutfrommanysourcestheanswerstothesequestions.Thissmall,alienandratherdisparatebandofadventurerscamefromanumberoffardistantcountriestoliveandworkinthetinyandinsignificantBritishfootholdofHongKongontheedgeofahugeandlittleunderstoodempire.ThebooktriestoshowtheirrelationshipswitheachotherandwiththeirChineseneighboursontheisland.IthasattemptedtobreathelifeintothestoriesbehindthegravestonessothattheHongKongCemeterycanbeviewedasacradleofhistoryaswellasafinalrestingplaceforthedead.
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