ThisbookisahistoryofvillagecommunitiesintheNewTerritoriesofHongKong,includingthoseintheareasofHaTsuen,HungShuiKiu,andShaTinaswellasthoseontheislandsofLamma,MaWan,andTungPingChau.Elaboratingonprimaryinterviewswithvillageelders,governmentdocuments,andpublicinformation,thisbookplacestheindividualhistoriesofeachareaintothecontextofHongKong’srichpast.
Theintroductionsetsuptherestofthebook,outliningcommonthemesandhighlightingthedangersofusingthecommunalmemoriesofvillagecommunitieswhile,atthesametime,showingthevaluableinformationdoingsocanbring.Eachchapterprovidesamoredetailedaccountofonespecificarea,concentratingonthesettlementhistory,thelifestyle,andthepoliticsofthatarea.AlotofcolorandblackandwhitephotostoshowcasetheoldvillagesofHongKong.
