Rivers Seen from Space: Index Rivers have always been a primary focus of human settlement, and are perhaps the single most consistent natural feature related to the location and discovery of archaeological sites.
Hong Sa-ik. This is a Korean name; the family name is Hong. Hong Sa-ik (hangul íì¬ìµ;hanja æ´ªæç¿; 2 February 1887 â 26 September 1946) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army, and the top-ranking ethnic Korean in Japan to be charged with war crimes relating to the conduct of the Empire of Japan in World War II.
Image caption Hong Kong was already a busy port in the 1890s, when this picture was taken after the passing of a damaging typhoon. 1898 - China leases the New Territories together with 235 islands to Britain for 99 years from 1 July.1937 - With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Hong Kong becomes a refuge for thousands of mainland Chinese fleeing before the advancing Japanese. 1941 - Japan occupies Hong Kong.997 July-Hong Kong is handed back to the Chinese authorities after more than 150 years of British control. Tung Chee-hwa, a Shanghai-born former shipping tycoon with no political experience, is hand-picked by Beijing to rule the territory following the takeover.