There are green mountains everywhere in the world: Biography of the Four Great Bandits

Yau Lit , ranked alongside Sun Yat-sen as one of the ""Four Great Bandits,"" hailed from a wealthy family in Shunde, Guangdong. Despite the comfort his background afforded, he was deeply troubled by the corruption of the Qing government and the aggression of foreign powers. Fueled by this discontent, he dedicated himself to the revolutionary cause, sacrificing his family fortune and leading a nomadic life in pursuit of his ideals. He engaged with the people, provided medical services, and advocated for revolutionary ideas. Even in his later years, plagued by poverty and reliant on others, his concern for national affairs endured until his passing. This book delves into Yau Lit 's life, his contemporaries, and his connections to Hong Kong, offering a rare glimpse into his family history. Given the scarcity of historical records and the destruction of his writings, this book aims to comprehensively reconstruct Yau Lit 's life by meticulously gathering and verifying information from various sources.