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Kowloon Walled City (Chinese: 九龍寨城) was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Built as an imperial Chinese military fort , the walled city became a de jure enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom in 1898.
Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen (衙前圍村) is a walled village in Wong Tai Sin, New Kowloon. It is the only walled village left in the urban built-up areas of Hong Kong. Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen is also the only remaining walled village in Kowloon. It is located near San Po Kong. On 18 July 2007, the government announced its plans to redevelop Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen.
Original – Aerial photo of Kowloon Walled City, 1989 Reason Good lead image of Kowloon Walled City. This is a 1989 photo. The neighborhood was demolished in 1993. The photo quality isn't high (resolution and sharpness). Given the neighborhood is now gone, I think the EV of this image makes up for its quality. Articles in which this image appears
A walled village called a tulou in Fujian province. A walled village is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack of wild animals and enemies. Usually, people living in the walled village are extended families or clans ...
While it stood (until 1992) Kowloon Walled City was the most densely populated place on Earth. Girard's photographs, along with co-author Ian Lambot's, provide the most thorough record of what life was like for Walled City residents, and have served as a visual reference for film production designers (e.g. Batman Begins directed by Christopher ...
remains of the Kowloon Walled City and Yamen Building 1847 Kowloon: St. John's Cathedral, Hong Kong: 1847 Victorian Gothic Central: Bishop's House: 1848 Tudor Revival Central: Government House, Hong Kong: 1855 Charles St George Cleverly Colonial / Japanese Central: Old Stanley Police Station: 1859 Victorian Stanley: University Hall (University ...
By 1990, the Kowloon Walled City contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. [ 41 ] In 1860, at the end of the Second Opium War, the United Kingdom gained a perpetual lease over the Kowloon Peninsula, which is the mainland Chinese area just across the strait from Hong Kong Island.