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Chinese War Memorial
The Chinese War Memorial is installed in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Erected in 1928, the memorial originally commemorated Chinese people who died during World War I. The structure was damaged during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., then repaired and rededicated to those who died during both conflicts. The Grade 1 confirmed memorial has two stone sculptures of male lions. References External links * 1928 establishments in Hong Kong Animal sculptures in Hong Kong Central and Western District, Hong Kong Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong Monuments and memorials in Hong Kong Outdoor sculptures in Hong Kong Sculptures of lions Statues in Hong Kong Stone sculptures in China World War I memorials World War II memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HK ZaB Garden Memorial Arch 香港動植物公園 Stone Gate Lions 6
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
