RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1988
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The search for the giant panda through Chinese historical records and ancient writings represented an interesting exercise. Nevertheless, no positive statement can be made that the Chinese had known about the giant panda before the pelt was brought to western attention.

Père David, it is safe to say, may continue to bask in glory as the discoverer of the giant panda for the whole world, including China.

baixiong 白熊 Bishan 璧山

Bishi 壁溪

GLOSSARY

Erya 爾雅

Li Shizhen 李時珍

Liaodong 遼東

Lolo 玀羅

Ming 明

mo 貘

Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修

pixiu 貔貅

Sima Qian 司馬遷 Sichuan 四川

Shandong 山東 Xuande 宣德 Wuding 武定

Yunglo 永樂

Yunnan 雲南

Zhou 周

zhouyu 州圉

Zhu Su 朱橚

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Brightwell, L. R., "The Giant Panda, Its History in Ancient China and Modern Europe”, Field 187:497-498 (London, 1946)

David, Armand, "Journal d'un Voyage dans le centre de la Chine et dans le Thibet Oriental", Nouvelle Archives Musée Naturelle de Paris (Bulletins) 10:3-82 (Paris, 1874)

Fox, Helen (editor and translator), Abbé David's Diary, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1949.

Dictionary of Ming Biography 1368-1644, New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1976. Essay on Li Shih-chen (1518-1593) by L. Carrington Goodrich and Chaoying Fang, I:859-865.
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RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊 | RAS-1998
https://digitalrepository.lib.hku.hk/catalog/1g05n0794
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1st Bttn. The Royal Welch Fusiliers at Gun Club.

Death of "Billy" Regimental Goat on 8 June. Buried behind Church. (The "gravestone" was salvaged, prior to excavation work for the new PLA Hospital, & removed to ASD Property Services Branch Antiquities Store at APB Centre in Cheung Sha Wan. No remains of "Billy" were found.)

1st Bttn. The Black Watch at Gun Club.

1st Bttn. The Royal Hampshire Regt. at Gun Club,

Alanbrooke Block (British MQs) & Infants' School (Block 27) demolished. New Gurkha MQs, Temple, Clinic & School build started. 10 Int & Sec Coy moved into Colony Club (Block 36) from Argyle Street Camp.

Gurkha Transport Regt. & Gurkha Signals moved into Gun Club from Shamshuipo Camp. Victoria Junior School moved over from Victoria Barracks.

New Classroom built at Gun Club Primary School. Skeleton said to date from Japanese occupation unearthed during excavations.

Severe flooding on May 2 to MT compound causing considerable damage to vehicles, buildings and equipment. Compound again flooded on May 20 during Typhoon Brenda.

Colony Club (Block 36), St. Eligius' Church, and the old gun shed (Block 29) demolished to make way for the new military hospital. Banyan trees transplanted to elsewhere in the barracks also to the new Kowloon Walled City Park.

Barracks vacated by the British Army and handed over to Hong Kong Government.

Barracks occupied by People's Liberation Army following handover of Hong Kong to China.
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