Subject Introduction and Features

The course is designed to divide over 2,000 years of history into nine distinct periods, with the aim of providing students with a comprehensive understanding of China’s development throughout the ages during their three years of junior high school.

 

This course adopts an inquiry-based learning approach to help students achieve the goal of "learning to learn". Through the study of historical events, students can learn to use various methods of historical study, such as organizing information, identifying viewpoints, comparing historical events, etc., to improve their thinking ability and cultivate the ability of independent learning.

 

Course Objectives

1. Understand China's important historical events, figures, national development and social and cultural landscape;

2. Understand and analyse relevant historical materials and cultivate the ability to study history;

3. To cultivate good moral character and personal sense of identity, belonging and responsibility to the country, nation and society;

 4. Cultivate an interest in learning Chinese history.

 

Course Structure

 

Career Path for Students

  • social and cultural innovation
  • education
  • creative art and curation 
  • digital media
  • NGOs
  • government
  • business

Discipline members

Sin Yee Yan

Wong Yah Wa

Cheung Wai Wai

So Kai Cheung

 

Useful links/resources

【教育】

http://www. edb.gov.hk 香港教育局

 

【學術機構】

https://arts.hku.hk/ 香港大學文學院

https://www.arts.cuhk.edu.hk/web/zh-hant/home香 港 中 文 大 學 文學院

https://fass.hkbu.edu.hk/en/programmes/undergraduate-programmes/undergraduate-major-programme.html 香港 浸 會 大 學 文學及社會科學院

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/chc/study/undergraduate-programmes/?sc_lang=tc  香港理工大學中國歷史及文化學系

https://www.cah.cityu.edu.hk/     香港城市大學中文及歷史學系

https://www.ln.edu.hk/history 香港嶺南大學歷史學系

 

【通論 /專題】

http://www.rthk.org.hk/chiculture/fivethousandyears/index.htm 網上中華五千年

http://www.chaos.umd.edu/history/ toc.html    History of China

 

【文化】

https://hk.history.museum/tc/web/mh/index.html香港歷史博物館https://hk.waranddefence.museum/tc/web/mcd/home.html香港抗戰及海防博物館

http://www.info.gov.hk/pro/ 香港歷史檔案處

 

 

Event Highlights

Classes in Form 1 and 2 have conducted specialised lessons on the Conservation of cultural relics, based on the curriculum content. After completing the themed activities and worksheets, pupils gave presentations in class, enabling them to understand, appreciate and learn how to protect the treasures of Chinese cultural artefacts.

After the examination, teachers led the students to visit the Hong Kong Public Records Office ，where they actively participated in the activities and responded to questions from Office staff, from which they learned and understood the work of the public exhibition industry in Hong Kong.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Secondary 3 students participated in the "One Root, One Heart" - the Chiu Chow History and Culture Exchange Tour of the Mainland. The three-day and two-night itinerary includes a visit to Lianzheng Experimental School in Xiangqiao District, Chaozhou City, a ceramic workshop to experience pottery making, and a visit to the archway street and the ancient city. After dinner, teachers led the students to consolidate and reflect on what they had learned that day.

 

Student Achievement

Constitution and Basic Law Student Ambassadors Training Scheme- The Asian Games Hangzhou School-based Activity Competition -Award for the School with the Highest Level of Participation