The "Regent Street" and "Shaftesbury Avenue" entrances on the Shing Mun Redoubt ("Strand Palace Hotel")
Traditional Chinese
醉酒灣防線
Simplified Chinese
醉酒湾防线
Hanyu Pinyin
Zuìjiǔ wān fángxiàn
Wade–Giles
Tsui-chiu wan fang-hsien
IPA
[tswêɪtɕjòʊ wán fǎŋɕjɛ̂n]
Yale Romanization
Jeuijáu wāan fòhngsin
Jyutping
Zeoi3zau2 waan1 fong4sin3
IPA
[tsɵ̄ytsɐ̌uwáːnfɔ̏ːŋsɪ̄n]
The Gin Drinkers Line, or Gin Drinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, part of the Pacific War.
The concept came from France's Maginot Line, built after World War I. The British believed the line could protect the colony from Japanese invasion for at least six months and even called it the "Oriental Maginot Line" (Chinese: 東方馬奇諾防線). The Japanese generals also believed the line would stop their advance until the scouts found out the line was very weak. For example, only 30 soldiers defended Shing Mun Redoubt in the Battle of Hong Kong.[citation needed] It had a capacity of 120 men.
The GinDrinkersLine, or GinDrinkers' Line, was a British military defensive line against the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong during the Battle of Hong...
major role in the defense against Japanese Invasion of Hong Kong. GinDrinkersLine is across the area. Because there were many major constructions and...
mid-1930s work began on improvements to defences including along the GinDrinkers' Line. By 1940, the British determined to reduce the Hong Kong Garrison...
air power in one attack. Two days later, the Japanese breached the GinDrinkersLine in the New Territories. The British commander, Major-General Christopher...
day of attack and outnumbered the defenders, who retreated from the GinDrinkersLine and consequently from Kowloon under heavy aerial bombardment and artillery...
Chinese Regiment. He initially established a 10-mile line of defence known as GinDrinkersLine across the Southern part of the mainland but was rapidly...
the GinDrinkers' Line the British would surrender Hong Kong and that the operation would last only three days at most. Maltby had expected the Gin Drinkers'...
Street and Gin Lane with their depictions of the deprivation of the wasted gin-drinkers and the corpulent good health of the beer-drinkers, owe a debt...
which is the remnants of the GinDrinkers' Line. The tunnels of the Shing Mun Redoubt, an integral part of the GinDrinkers' Line, still stand in good condition...
Hong Kong. Several locations including Shing Mun Redoubt along the GinDrinkersLine, Wong Nai Chung Gap, Mount Butler, shores bordering Lye Moon Passage...
Kok Road in Fanling, formerly San Wai Camp; San Wai/Tai Ling Range. GinDrinkersLine 1930s Gun Club Hill Barracks – now PLA barracks Lo Wu Camp (now the...
be seen in the woods on the side of the reservoir. The remains of GinDrinkersLine on the nearby hills show the defences of British forces against the...
Unicorn Ridge is just above MacLehose Trail, west of Sha Tin Pass. GinDrinkersLine Eight Mountains of Kowloon "Node: Unicorn Ridge (1167628578)". OpenStreetMap...
were outnumbered. The British and the Indians retreated from the GinDrinker'sLine and consequently from Kowloon under heavy aerial bombardment and artillery...
Tai Wai Bunker Complex (大圍地堡), a former military structure along GinDrinkersLine, located at the foothill of Tai Wai. Tai Wai industrial area has an...
with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, Charles Baudelaire...
Geography of Hong Kong Gilwell Campsite Gimson, Franklin Charles GinDrinkers Bay GinDrinkersLine Glenealy Global China Group Holdings Limited Glory to Hong...
dragon. List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong Wilson Trail GinDrinker'sLine Dillon, Michael (2016-12-01). Encyclopedia of Chinese History. Taylor...
grow outside of its native Netherlands, as global drinkers tended to prefer the British "dry" style of gin. A strategy of diversification through acquisition...
"rubbish bay", as the location was close to a now-disused landfill in GinDrinker's Bay), Lai Wan (now Mei Foo) was Lai Chi Kok, Lai Chi Kok was Cheung...
networks.h-net.org. "Defence of Hong Kong - Shing Mun Redoubt and the GinDrinker'sLine". www.hksw.org. Hong Kong Society of Wargamers. "150 pillboxes and...
compared to non-heavy episodic drinkers, though the direction of causality remains unclear. Occasional binge drinkers (one or two times in the past two...
Chung line and Airport Express, which share the same tunnel Tsuen Wan line East Rail line (parallel to the Cross Harbour Tunnel) Tseung Kwan O line (sharing...
on the slopes between Riviera Gardens and Tsuen Wan Abattoir, facing GinDrinkers Bay and Rambler Channel. The term 'Permanent' refers to the cemetery...
encouraged by a reduction of duties, gin consumption again began to rise and gin houses and gin palaces (an evolution of gin shops) began to spread from London...