(ENG) The Story of the Historical Evolution of Rennie's Mill Village, Hong Kong

These research archives document the spatial and spiritual evolution of Rennie's Mill, commonly known as Tiu Keng Leng, in Hong Kong. The records trace the area's transformation from its origins as a Tanka fishing bay named Chiu Keng Wan to its later identity as a Kuomintang refugee enclave during the Cold War. By examining historical tragedies like Alfred Rennie’s suicide and the 1956 riots, the text reveals how shifting political ideologies and geomantic beliefs reshaped the site's identity. The sources suggest a recurring theme of "mirroring," where the village functioned as a symbolic reflection of a lost Chinese identity rather than a permanent home. The narrative concludes with the 1996 clearance, which effectively erased the physical traces of this "Little Taiwan" just before the Hong Kong handover. Ultimately, the collection serves as a study of geopolitical memory and the systematic erasure of local history through renaming and urban development.

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