The Animated History of Hong Kong

[@vinhny2406]

*HongKong exist* British empire: is tea timeeee

[@alantan9863]

@@ictoan5966 明白你的心情。不用怕被「查水表」和「吃皇家飯」。

[@maxleung3009]

U mean: its free real estate

[@haydenplayschess]

Kåk XD

[@DialecticalMaterialismRocks]

opium*

[@haydenplayschess]

ChelseaKawaii STFU

[@jamaisvu27]

hello from Hong Kong!!!!!! thank you for doing a video on my hometown

[@alantan9863]

I hope the 1 party rule will end in 2047. Then the 50 years expiry would not matter. Hongkonger can emulate Singaporean by staying in Shenzhen/rest of pearl river delta and work in HK without internal control.

[@ouo1958]

Alan Tan Let me told you. The commies will never give up their power. So they will never allow another party to get supported by the people which will affects its position.

[@ouo1958]

Alan Tan And that’s the main reason why HK is losing its authority. Because HK is a threat to the dictatorship of the communist and thus. HK need to be “ destroyed “

[@ouo1958]

Alan Tan Also. Just remember the Mao once says that the party will not give up it’s power without a war ( or something like that). And that could be easily seen during the Tiananmen Square protests , which the peaceful Chinese protesters get crushed by tanks and shot by machine guns by the “ People’s Libration Army” which should protect its people

[@alantan9863]

@@ouo1958 understood. Somebody needs to start a revolt in Mainland then.

[@wyhcaxis]

01:45 The Chinese destroyed the opium by dumping them into sea water, instead of burning them. Imagine the entire City of Canton gets high by passive smoking.

[@sarahlin1591]

They burned some in HU MEN city also.

[@jingfanliu3522]

@@sarahlin1591 NO，in Humen they used sea water to destroy the opium.

[@majinge5891]

They used CaO in combination with sea water, which generates a awful amount of heat that can destroy the opium.

[@paulharrison3926]

No it was chemically burned with lime calcium oxide and then washed into the sea

[@drawmelikeafrenchgirl]

I bet none of you were around to prove any of this

[@nickmoore6381]

I'm loving these animations. The transition when the PRC took over the ROC was really cool and the blockade effect around China also looked really cool and is easily identifiable.

[@孙颖-m6p]

you love your mom，there is only one china，you should know，and hongkong is part of china forever

[@nickmoore6381]

@@孙颖-m6p China is oppressing Hong Kong and needs to stay away from Taiwan. China need democracy and liberation.

[@孙颖-m6p]

@@nickmoore6381 usa need liberate and taiwan hongkong is part of china

[@nickmoore6381]

@@孙颖-m6p Massive copium. China is a fascist state and needs democracy. I bet it hurts you that China doesn't control Taiwan and the USA is allies with them and protects them. PRC military can't get to Taiwan.

[@孙颖-m6p]

@@nickmoore6381 you porr america virus，you should beat taliban first，you even can't beat taliban🤣🤣taliban number one

[@Phyphian]

04:35 As a Hongkonger, the most pathetic part here is that we don't need to wait until 2047 to see that

[@NRClips3414]

Very true

[@bart5158]

Sad

[@wikizhiyu]

So what. Leave China if you aren't happy with China ruling its own city.

[@ChinaBallOfficial]

Hong Kong teenagers when some elderly man supports China : *beats them up*

[@happygilmore1844]

I pray for HK to fight back against CCP..🙏🙏🙏

[@joshbray5036]

*2047: exists* *Britain: We want HK back or else ...* *China: War?* *Britain: No ... tea and opium ;)*

[@alantan9863]

I'm afraid the Royal Navy are not able to mount such an expedition in 2047. Better keep an eye on Spain and Argentina instead.

[@muse3992]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ranelgallardo7031]

Alan Tan Britain will still be a rich country

[@redflame300]

China: we'll live 🙄 Funny since the Chinese invented tea.

[@bobbuilder1255]

British during olden times have occupied over lands that doesn't belong to them. But the good old days are gone, and Brexit is not just an exit from EU, it will be an exit from world influence, if UK is not careful.

[@jasonfunderberker1]

so much has changed in a year :(

[@liorbur]

wait i dont undersand, did china annex it?

[@johnsony6191]

@@liorbur China doesn't need to annex hk, because hk belongs to China and China take it in control in 1997 over the uk. The hk case recently is that in 2019, a law is established that the criminals in hk can be send to mainland China, and some hk citizens go against it and it the case became bigger and bigger and became the anti-ccp and independent from mainland China.

[@pandabear1576]

@@johnsony6191 the British plan to take land away from China in the name of trade really did work well didn’t it?

[@happygilmore1844]

Not for the better either...sadly

[@happygilmore1844]

​@@johnsony6191good.. Because no one wants a CCP in control not even the HK

[@pmsilent]

China: *exists* Britain: *OH DEAR LOOK ITS TEA O' CLOCK* edit: oh my God. I have never got so much likes. Thanks guys

[@user-fo9ic3ls2x]

Better than now :)

[@AncientAccounts]

Open up the country, stop having it be closed - Opuim Sellers

[@killr1234567]

Ancient Accounts - Animated History damn I see you everywhere, btw nice vids

[@AncientAccounts]

[@StevioGaming1]

I get it

[@madcat97]

and then they died in a tornado

[@GunnerJayx]

drug dealers be wild lmao

[@QuinsonHonQBB123XX]

Wish you had gone into more detail on the more recent history (I.e. post WWII) of Hong Kong, but hey, it’s a 5 minute video and it’s pretty good!

[@ensvenskperson7661]

Hong Kong : *Exists* British : It’s free real estate

[@Amelia_-qy9nz]

Hong Kong and Free Estates don't mix

[@cordeliamunnoch5099]

@@Amelia_-qy9nz seriously. It’s a million US dollars for a two room apartment

[@eurovisiontszai9125]

Finally, a video about my Hometown! 😎😎😎😎 Greetings from Hong Kong！！！！！！🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰

[@muse3992]

I hate hongkonger from india

[@thatonebritishtank3052]

@@muse3992 but why???ik it is technically china but it has a democracy and equal rights and the right to protest(sometimes riots but mostly peacefull protests that are kinda violent cus the you know the hk police) it is also rich and autonomous but the democracy and autonomy is slowly fading

[@cowcowcow72]

Konstantin Derevosokroshchsky Volksgeist Federation 我也是香港人。

[@cantspeakcantspeak79]

You guys good? seems like your hometown is on fire

[@lomaishaumichelle7848]

@@cantspeakcantspeak79 It's getting better,so yeah,we're(kinda)good I guess.

[@eisbergsyndrom5010]

"Honk Kong is largly independent today" CCP: *laughs in vote riging*

[@grahamturner2640]

And other laws.

[@jeebus6263]

I guess we'll see how long they last

[@jeebus6263]

@罗二二 enjoy your 50c

[@sengarde6541]

Yeah, that line didn't age well

[@On9isation]

"Nobody knows what will happen after the handover is completed in 2047" welp this didn't age well.

[@somebodysomewhere5571]

Nothing to do with China ages well

[@arnoldussineamico498]

@@somebodysomewhere5571 except the virus

[@Togethicc468]

Fun fact it aged so poorly that it took China 2 months after this video uploaded to destroy Hong Kong :(

[@0icetai0]

China says this is a historical document that does not need to be respected, HK is dead

[@joshuawindsor895]

@@Togethicc468 can you guys freaking grow up already and over a territory.

[@yanyan-0000]

this helped for my schoolwork a lot, thank you so much!!

[@ayanw2000]

Same...

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

1:36 The opium trade, which should have been mentioned, was the issues that led to the Opium Wars. The mass introduction of opium from the British East India Company (BEIC) was illegal according to Qing law, but was still accepted by Chinese merchants due to it being a lucrative trade product despite it being an illicit and illegal drug. The thing about BEIC opium was that it was better quality than domestic versions and became highly prized. This led to Qing officials to begin taking action and they confiscated the opium found that British merchants were importing and burned it all. British merchants were able to lobby their government to get compensation (opium is also illegal in Britain, so this was very hypocritical) and the British sent their navy and after failed negotiations, war occurred. The rest of course is history. 4:38 Most likely, Hong Kong will have a similar fate as Shanghai or Tianjin and become some form of municipality region that has direct control from the central government.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

It was illegal in Britain because it is very unpatriotic to consume any drug besides tea

[@jasonallen9144]

It wasn’t illegal in Britain. Licensed chemists could sell as much as they liked. There were opium dens in London were you could buy an evenings enjoyment . Opium at the time was seen as a wonder drug equal to any malady and the answer to everything. The Chinese already had a taste for it and the British supplied the best product.

[@simonsimon3820]

"as good as forever" Foreshadowing

[@greyjay9492]

You’re about one month too early

[@GreycatRademenes]

What about Jackie Chan fighting a disembodied head in '97?

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

@Patryk KARPINSKI No

[@kademcarthur5362]

Send us your floppy!

[@mapleflag6518]

Ah yes that game

[@aquasaur2531]

If Tab for a Cause donates to charity everytime I open a new tab in my browser, does that mean that I can just hold down Ctrl and T to undo Poverty?

[@ewanmurphy6362]

It opens ads on each page so... yeah??

[@jhonli939]

Love from Hong Kong! Good job and simple to understand.

[@oilylondon]

thanks bro using this for my presentation

[@gloriajones1204]

I just have to say your videos make me so happy ❤ they are the perfect thing to fall asleep to. Thank you for all that you create and share.

[@tjgongzuo1]

👍👍👍👍👌🏻

[@tjgongzuo1]

🎉

[@gutar5675]

Anyone interested in this should read Taipan for sure. It's one of my favorite books ever

[@JCElzinga]

taipan is more like a fan fiction version of the founding of hong kong... fantastic book though

[@desireepierre9305]

Hong Konger here. Hello to all!!

[@stationaryhobo]

Great job on summary!

[@kokfangzhuo8227]

4:35 You don’t have to wait that long to know what it’ll happen

[@domdom567]

4:10 Great work, i was in Hong Kong in January 2020 and this is the same buildings. 👏🏼

[@Amelia_-qy9nz]

In the end, as a Hong Konger, I have to say that China is now interfering with Hong Kong affairs.

[@MalaysianChopsticks]

thekillerlinf2 it’s terrifying to hear that. Keep them out!

[@hans4595]

Will you stay in Hong Kong or migrate?

[@insertobject4002]

@@hans4595 dunno man its hard to think

[@Amelia_-qy9nz]

@@MalaysianChopsticks we tried(umbrella revolution) but we can't drive the corrupt communist s out

[@hans4595]

@@insertobject4002 to your people, I wish you all the best whatever your decision may be.

[@oworandom]

Yes!The place I lived, can't believe you make a vid on HK😃

[@andrei1637]

What do you think will happen after HK unites with China for good?

[@hhbattery4746]

@@andrei1637 Most would probably emigrate, like what happened in the 90s

[@oworandom]

I don't have any hope about that, but I mean... it wouldn't be that bad considering the modern day China is advancing 🤔

[@andrei1637]

@@oworandom But would they allow you to have your same life style? I think an autocratic government would be different from yours?

[@MOCentrists]

@@oworandom advancing in their ways to track and control you. Sadly google and Microsoft are making big money helping the CCP develop technology to do it better

[@bepkoyt]

4:35 ... or before, as Hong Kong is already becoming less and less independent.

[@thewakayamaboy3084]

Enjoyed that! Thanks!

[@FrozenCappucino]

It’s strange how i dont see any comments criticising the UK for trying to sell the Chinese opium, a drug which was, even then, banned in the UK. Future British prime minister William Gladstone criticised this move in parliament, but the british went with it anyway. What the brits did then was repulsive.

[@ImSweeden]

THX YOU SO MUCH

[@philRminiatures]

An interesting subject, a most beautiful and informative vid,...Superb, congrats from France!👍👍

[@AWEDO]

Thanks for haelping me back when I was in p.4 You helped a lot my friend

[@Ostralucia]

This makes me happy because I was born and raised in Hong kong

[@williamevans7454]

looks beautiful

[@williamevans7454]

from the 🇬🇧

[@truthtellerfreethinker7311]

The Opium destroyed The people and it’s was way way before communism.

[@maryamamjid5621]

Hi from Hong Kong this is actually for my history class thank

[@turtlebaker17]

How is it over there during covid and the protests?

[@Coffee_paradox]

btw it would have been a great chance to talk about how hong kong is different from china in regards to identity, language, relgion, values, political and legal system.

[@ImaL1ng]

This needs to be updated....

[@ryanvandermerwe5587]

All the strongest economic hubs of the 21st century: "It started as a fishing village"

[@WAZZA1235]

Another fantastic video.

[@csaba3231]

this video was WAY TOO SHORT!

[@HelderGriff]

What would you add?

[@talsamChan]

It missed things after 1997, like 2014 revolution

[@henrywong2725]

Helder Yysus I would add the great fire of shepkipmei which revolutionized the government’s building, or the tragic day of 1972 June 18 which help found the best geo engineering department in the world

[@kayaschouten7839]

Can you please make an animated history of the Netherlands. Thank you🤗

[@robertthreet7020]

My girl is from Hong Kong she is so amazing 💜

[@clarence_illust]

4:17 its calles the One Country Two Systems, not the One China Two Systems

[@justahungarianguy]

Please do Hungary!! We have an interesting history plsss :)

[@ghost8596]

Transilvania is romanian :)

[@sterkar99]

From Greece and I agree

[@justahungarianguy]

@@sterkar99 thanks for the suport,brother!

[@HWong-cx1zw]

can u briefly tell me how is it interesting?

[@nandinhocunha440]

@@ghost8596 stop it, they never get the joke

[@jakeweberzwier8655]

Wow, this was 2 years ago. How things have changed.

[@b2as302]

China:Im having problems damnit *Britain Joins the game* China:oh sh- *Britain:Get ready for tea time bro!* btw hi from hong kong

[@jshy5569]

Thank you from a Hong Konger!

[@kylokat]

It wouldve been so good if the brits said 'forever' instead of '99 years' fyi im from hk

[@SamAronow]

They did. Only the New Territories were leased for 99 years, but much of the population by 1997 lived in the New Territories, and that airport...

[@kylebricky6419]

Me too im from hk

[@GG-nq4qf]

Im from HK too, I love colonialism

[@mingtaoli9013]

Ahahaha. Good luck with the Mainland cutting off water and resources to your little city, then.

[@nmslesecnmbese917]

@@mingtaoli9013 ahaha, what a naive chinaman who dreams about their china dreams

[@MasonTheFurryCat]

Aha, 2047, my head. It had not even been 50 years and look what hk is now

[@leonlin8511]

Chinese map at 1:28 is not correct. I know that nowadays there is dispute about Taiwan. But in Qing Dynasty, Taiwan was reclaimed in 1684 by KangXi emperor. and surrendered to Japan in 1895.

[@2168017]

This video proved to be one year too early.

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

it still so funny to me in what magnitude of economical dispair the british empire got itself just by tea trade XD

[@noobster4779]

They became the biggest drug dealers in human history and even fought two wars against china to continue the drug trade: " war for drugs"

[@patrickjanes7234]

Hey, Suibhne. Do a history of Macau for us, will you?

[@thewakayamaboy3084]

Macau has very fascinating history. Good suggestion!

[@ChinaBallOfficial]

@@thewakayamaboy3084 not as good as Hong Kong 😎

[@idontknowhowtonamethings.6905]

When are you gonna finish Sweden and Denmark

[@nandinhocunha440]

Swedenstan*

[@jl.9178]

Hope you will update the video with 2014 umbrellas movement as well as 2019 government madness

[@kingguernon]

I wish Hong Kong was British forever

[@mingdashe3082]

I wish England become part of China and last forever.

[@katysuen-lau6825]

There needs to be Part 2

[@MixedContentz012]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN PART 2 THIS ISNT FICTION

[@elienajem7005]

Video suggestions: -history of Greece -history of Hungary -History of Turkey We would like to see one of them :-)

[@DaSick1]

Damn, even back in tha day, we were like here's some Opium, it's better than money 😂

[@DivineAtheistWannabe]

Hello from the future. The handover didn't go that smoothly

[@davidrosner6267]

Centers of piracy can evolve over time into major financial centers. What would all those Chinese pirates think of the vast modern city occupying the place of their pirate fleets?

[@averdadeeumaso4003]

David Rosner LOL No, it only became a financial center AFTER the pirates were gone, not with the pirates there.

[@davidrosner6267]

@@averdadeeumaso4003 , I know. Its just funny how places evolve over time.

[@alkdah]

Very Good

[@efeambroseenthusiast180]

I, WILL SINGLE-HANDEDLY, END WORLD HUNGER

[@WanderingVincent]

The situation with the Royal Saxon is interesting. So when China forbade the trade of Opium, Charles Elliot decided to issue a sanction. Some British ships can still trade provided it's not opium such as the Quaker owned Thomas Coutts. This forced Charles Elliot to issue a blockade. In 1839, the Royal Saxon tried to slip through because it felt the blockade is an infringement on free trade which led to the British ships firing a warning shot. This forced Admiral Guan Tianpei of the Chinese Navy to send ships to protect the Royal Saxon as that British merchant ship was legally trading with the Chinese. This is what led to the startup of the First Opium War: the Chinese Navy trying to protect a law abiding British merchant ship which managed to slip past unscathed, conducted its trade, and left

[@hcyellowblue]

As a Hong Konger,I must say that in 2014 we got an "Umbrella Revolution"

[@muse3992]

I hate hongkonger from india

[@thatonebritishtank3052]

@@muse3992 WHY DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN AGAIN?

[@truthtellerfreethinker7311]

Are violent terrorists in 2019 as well.

[@venturecrew06]

That didn't age well. Maybe you could make an update?

[@florin.simonescu]

Make the history of Romania please

[@leogfs]

History of Malta please!!

[@明天吃鱼]

Hong Kong's democratic reform began after Britain knew they have to give it back to china lol

[@garmenlin5990]

Exactly! The Brits only started reforming democracy to rub it in the CCP's face. Never had HK elected their own governor!

[@Thomas_Jim]

greetings from Hong Kong

[@37558carbon]

I'm from Shenzhen, China, a city right next to Hong Kong and I used to live in Hong Kong for three years. Even now I travel to Hong Kong all the time. I have to say this video is very accurate and sums up all essential background info of HK. Good job!

[@internetexplorer7143]

I’m from Hong Kong. Thanks for explain the history of my city.

[@davidfeltheim2501]

I am full support for a Hong Kong micronation before 2047. Look how well Singapore turned out, with a big enough movement to avoid Chinese takeover, I think Hong Kong has a chance to be completely independant and remain as economically powerful as before.

[@atsuhikonakamura5203]

Singapore do not belong to China in the first place. Hong Kong and Taiwan belongs to China forever. Hong Kong's water and electricity basic needs came from China.

[@csy9366]

@@atsuhikonakamura5203 No, they don't. Hong Kong was never part of the Red China, it was separated since the Qing empire, and Taiwan is also never part of Red China. Hong Kong's contract to brought China is unreasonably expensive, and Hong Kong's electricity does not came from China. However, it is tilting that way because the puppet government wants Hong Kong to be dependent on China.

[@HongKongeseAmerican]

As a Hong Konger, we alreasy know VERY well what's going to happen after 2047, and we don't want any of it to happen, because it's absolutely infuriating, and terrible things will happen.

[@iwanmuzaki8049]

2041. But why is china claiming HK now with increased beijing rules in HK?

[@AC-fw4qu]

China never keep its promise

[@AC-fw4qu]

beth gold wtf are you talking about????

[@AC-fw4qu]

beth gold uk usa paid the protestors? Do you know what you are talking about, kid

[@sketchye5943]

Suibhe so as it remains today Hong Kong remains independent Yeah about that…

[@kenny456100]

A year later, It is 30 Jun, 2020. And jump to 1 Jul, 2047

[@camaron4380]

Hello, I like being early cause these are so entertaining

[@virtualremedy3811]

British=Roses are red, Violets are blue, I like tea, but opium is for you

[@jeebus6263]

4:30 largely independent until 2047 huh... well that didn't age well!

[@ZuresYT]

TRUE LMAO

[@DaveKennedy-x6y]

I was stationed I army in Stanley fort 84/86 absolutely loved it there 👍👀💂

[@musicginga2981]

The old Hong Kong is just so much better than now

[@leowong8280]

I hope you would find time to update the video based on what had happened to hong kong in the past year...

[@Hawtload]

"...who ruled the pirate confederations.." ((Straw Hat Luffy has entered the chat))

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

That's more of a Japan meme

[@cloudyfan1440]

❤ love from HK! Had to watch this for my Online GS WS (online because virus)

[@kenneth6102]

Funny how the history of Hong Kong is simplified to “Brits took over and Hong Kong the fishing village had education, housing, development… etc” Much of the glumly history of British rule is just ignored. Hong Kong people only started to have those rights after a leftist rebellion in the late 60’s. The video seems to convey the Brits did everything from ground up, there was nothing beforehand, and nothing came from China. Why didn’t the video mention after the sino-British agreement that the British government began to privatise all public services, began the high land-prices policy, and implemented sudden and hasty measures of democratisations. All these factors directly contributed to the current mess in HK. So biased and ill-informed.

[@confucious7]

Maybe we was educated by someone who is bias, because it didn’t look like it was intentional

[@constantinechou]

IKR. UK is somehow the true cancer of the world.

[@alfiey5783]

Yes its extremely basised.... they allowed international travel, converted it from a fishing port infested with pirates to transform what it is today the pearl of the orient. Yes it wasnt under British rule..... In 1993 their gdp was 27% of all of China. So the HK people faced second third class status..... ask any HK person what matters..... JOBS and money. While China was playing catchup. The Brits arent governing anymore so you are going to blame them still?

[@peachee3514]

Al Yeung I admire your simpleness...

[@alfiey5783]

Letao Fan thank you. Somethings in life arent that complicated

[@monsbjordal5200]

When are you going to make Norway episode?

[@blahblahblah898]

Stand with Hong Kong

[@codyshi4743]

Do a video on the island of Macao.

[@notschniz2365]

Well great job, but you missed a whole bunch of stuff. 2003 SARS which HK took really badly, the leader of the Chinese revolution against the dynasty was set up in Hong Kong periodically, and you mentioned to rapid industrialization, but not the change from factories to pretty much only finance and business, becuase even in 2001 the tertiary industry was already 85.6% of the GDP in HK, with the rest being the secondary industry, unless you want to count the 0.1% GDP taken by the primary industry. And that change just never stopped. Also, I don't know if the major amount of protest happened yet when you made this video, but a bunch of protests happens as the protesters claim HK was being taken over by China by a few laws implemented. And then covid came, which you wouldn't have known. Anyway, great video, just mentioning a few things you missed.

[@TheGoldenBoot-cz1do]

Yeah covid pretty much ended any real independence from the mainland im assuming

[@realshermanrblx]

Fun fact: the Chinese didn’t burn the opium since even if it’s burnt it is still usable because you need to light it on fire to use it So they dump them into the sea

[@paulharrison3926]

It was chemical burned with lime calcium oxide then dumped in sea

[@kylebricky6419]

Yay finally a history vid in where I live Yes I do live in hong kong and the prc can suck my meatballs Jkjk the prc is actually quite cool i go to shenzhen to eat a lot its so fun there

[@ignotumperignotius630]

Tiananmen square isn't cool

[@sarahlin1591]

@@ignotumperignotius630 and yet tiananmen massacre may not be as crazy as you watched from the west media. If in year 2019 you still dont know the color revolutions America tries to implant everywhere in the world and started wars, you r just bias.

[@kagenlim5271]

@@sarahlin1591 ??????

[@________4408]

@@sarahlin1591 lol ye and the perpetrators all fled like cowards and left the students dying

[@Cycleplayer117]

There are two versions to every story

[@黎勇輝]

MY CITY

[@HongKong.Shenzhen.]

Good stuff

[@fuwu6686]

hk is now in a war zone like I cant go anywhere in this God dam place it is a wreck

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

F

[@twannijboer6319]

Please do make the animated history of the Netherlands.