本書簡介

1860年中英簽訂《北京條約》，揭開了九龍發展的序幕，市區急速擴展，人口增長，教育需求亦大增。不少早年扎根於香港島的辦學團體洞悉對岸的教育需要，紛紛跨海拓展教育服務，作育英才。其後，辛亥革命、民國新政府成立、新文化運動，以及抗日戰爭等家國大事相繼發生，不少內地知識分子來港從事教育工作，除港島外，亦有大批內地民眾和學校遷徙至九龍各區。

世代更迭，人事遞嬗。如今，走進九龍半島，城市面貌雖已經歷幾番轉變，但仍能隱約從彌敦道、太子道、上海街、大埔道等最早發展的道路和歷史建築，細味新舊城區如何互相交融，從而尋覓各區的歷史延續。現存或停辦的學校，在不同年代，分佈於九龍各處，亦一同譜寫社區歷史，見證城市和教育的變遷。

本書涵蓋九龍早期城市發展、教育歷史、人物訪談、藝術教育及文學等多方面的內容，引領讀者重遊熟悉的街道、景點，窺探時代變遷的足跡，並追溯九龍各校的藝術教育如何營造社區文化藝術氛圍。

Kowloon was primed for development when the Convention of Peking was signed between China and Britain in 1860. Amidst the rapid expansion of urban area and growth of population, demand for education also surged. School sponsoring bodies originally based on Hong Kong Island became aware of the emerging education needs on the peninsula and began to broaden their education services across the harbour. While the 1911 Revolution, the establishment of the new republican government, the New Culture Movement, the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression and other major events took place, many intellectuals from mainland China arrived and taught in Hong Kong. Although some of them settled on the island, many mainlanders and schools relocated to different locations in Kowloon.

Time went by, and the world evolved. Even though the cityscape of the Kowloon peninsula has undergone numerous changes, we can still see the earliest roads and historic buildings along Nathan Road, Prince Edward Road, Shanghai Street and Tai Po Road. We can vaguely discern how the old town and new urban areas have fused and thus explore the passage of time within each district. Existing and discontinued schools from different eras are situated across Kowloon. They form part of the community’s history and provide proof of the changes in the city and its education over time.

This book covers the early urban development of Kowloon, local education history, interviews of the school community, art education and literature. Readers are guided along their familiar landscape to revisit landmarks, discover the footprints of transformation and trace how art education in Kowloon schools has formed the cultural and artistic ambience of the community.

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