Historical evolution of Saigon district

At the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Saigon was briefly merged into Dongguan County, but Xin 'an County was re-established soon, and this place was also under the jurisdiction of the official and rich department of Xin 'an County.

1898, Britain leased a new territory and set up two government offices, South Atlantic Treaty Organization and NATO, to manage the new territory.

From 1942, the Japanese occupied Hong Kong, and Saigon District was established only under the jurisdiction of zoning. At that time, Sai Kung District included the private areas of today's Sai Kung NATO Rural Committee, Sai Kung District Rural Committee and Hang Hau Rural Committee.

After World War II, the system of ruling the people was restored.

During the period from 1960 to 1963, the government divided the Nanyue district under the New Territories Home Affairs Department into two districts, namely, outlying islands and Sai Kung, but it was merged again soon.

It was not until 1969 that High Island Reservoir was built in Sai Kung District that Sai Kung District was re-divided, covering the eastern and southern parts of Sai Kung Peninsula from the border of New Kowloon to Qingshuiwan Peninsula. In addition, port shelter, Grain Boat Bay and nearby islands. Initially established the scope of today's Saigon District. Donglongzhou Fort is located in the northeast of Donglongzhou, Saigon, overlooking the Fotangmen Strait. According to the records of Xin 'an County, Donglongzhou Fort was built in Kangxi period (1662- 1722) to defend against pirates. However, it is recorded that this fortress was built by order of Lynn Yang, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, during his tenure (17 19- 1724).

The battery is rectangular, the outer wall is 33.5 meters long, 22.5 meters wide and about 3 meters high, and the entrance is located in the north wall. This battery has fifteen barracks and eight cannons. After the fortress is built, there will always be troops stationed. At the beginning of19th century, pirates became increasingly rampant, and the fortress was located on an isolated island, which made it difficult to supply and support, so it was replaced by Kowloon Castle in 18 10.

1979 to 1982. In the restoration project, the Antiquities and Monuments Office, with the assistance of volunteers, conducted a systematic archaeological excavation of the interior of the fort and found a large number of unearthed cultural relics.

Saigon is vast and sparsely populated. It is the second largest administrative region in Hong Kong, with a total area of 136.03 square kilometers and a total population of 327,689. The peninsula mountain in Saigon is steep and rugged, which is not convenient for modernization. In addition, there are three country parks in the area, so most areas are protected countryside. There are many criss-crossing mountain roads in Sai Kung, and most of the peninsula is protected by Sai Kung East Country Park and Sai Kung West Country Park.

Viper tip

Viper tip is the most prominent peak in the northeast of Saigon, with an altitude of 468 meters. Long-billed and short-billed headlands are firmly in front of the mountain, and there are Danjiawan and Nanshe Bay on the left. There are beautiful waves and four bays on the right. Behind the main peak, it is backed by the continuous Great Pillow Mountain Range. high island reservoir

High Island Reservoir is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong, built in the middle of the sea and located in the East and West Country Parks of Sai Kung. The construction of this reservoir is magnificent. Two stone dams 64 meters above the horizontal line were built at the east and west ends of Liangchuan Bay Island and the eastern strait of Saigon Peninsula. Project 197 1 started, 1979 was completed, with a storage capacity of 280 million cubic meters.

Daniuhu

Niuda Lake (artificial lake) is located in LittleHawaiiTrail, Sai Kung District, New Territories, Hong Kong, which is an ancient plank road from Jinglan Tree to Tseung Kwan O.

The current reservoir in Niudahu is about 700 meters long and 25 meters wide. The scenery is still very attractive, and every holiday will attract many hikers to visit. Reservoirs, waterfalls and dam remains are available for sightseeing, with beautiful scenery overlooking the construction of Tseung Kwan O new town at the foot of the mountain. The unknown ancient plank road from Jinglanshu Village to Tseung Kwan O was officially named "Little Hawaii Trail" by the Hong Kong government. Walking about 10 cm from Jinglanshu village, you can see that there are still dam ruins being excavated nearby. Hong Kong has a maritime subtropical monsoon climate. Winter is cool and dry, spring is warm and rainy, summer is hot and humid, and autumn is cool and sunny. Hong Kong may be hit by tropical cyclones (typhoons) from June to 10 every year.