1565 · 東莞縣 · 明嘉靖四十四年四月
明代嘉靖四十四年四至五月期間,東莞縣遭遇嚴重旱災,導致糧食價格攀升,一斗白米須以白銀一錢方能購得。
During April and May of the 44th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty, Dongguan County suffered a severe drought that drove up grain prices, so that one dou of white rice cost one qian of silver.
來源 《香港志·總述 大事記》 · p.105