JiuJiang, Guangdong Province
Genealogy records showed the Lee clan settled in
JiuJiang Village 
in the mid twelve century. Jiujiang is located in the fertile land on the
banks of XiJiang 
River
which is part of the Pearl River delta that runs into South China sea. The town occupies an area
of approximately 47 sq miles and is adjacent Shunde 
in the east and Heshan
to
the south crossing the JiuJiang bridge. According to historical and genealogy records,
ancient people who cultivated JiuJiang came mainly from Mid China. During Song
Dynasty, they came in groups from north on raft downstream through Beijiang
River 
and continued onto XiJiang River
landing in the southern tip of
JiuJiang ,
Shahou 
area. Eventually, they settled down in various regions in the delta.
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JiuJiang has a network of crisscross
rivers, streams and canals and without bridges, transportation would have become
impossible. Famous land marks would be fish ponds that take up approximately 5836
acres. During Song and Yuan Dynasties, the farmers frequently had bad
harvests due to floods. Later on, the local people, showing tremendous
intelligence and creativity, reclaimed the fish ponds by piling the sludge
scooped up from the low-lying lands, and planted mulberry trees along the
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JiuJiang was known as the "Home of
Scholars". During the dynasty periods, an exceptional number of
JiuJiang residents who passed the highest imperial exams to become high
government positions. It was also noted in the Lee's genealogy document that several of
the Lee's ancestry were in this category.
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This is one of the ancient
bridge names Ti Gor Bridge
 connecting a stream near our ancestors house located in Ti Gor 
area, JiuJiang .
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