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Kowloon Walled City was an extremely densely populated and largely ungoverned enclave of China 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.
Jan 6, 2020 · Known as Kowloon Walled City, it was intended as a visible Chinese military presence near the new British colony. In 1860, disputes over trade sparked a second Opium War.
Jan 2, 2015 · Picture a colossal empire of little houses stacked on top of each other. That was Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong. Now demolished, it lives on in memory.
Oct 4, 2023 · For several decades in the second half of the 20th century, the Kowloon Walled City — an enclave within the sprawling city of Hong Kong — was far and away the most densely populated place in the world.
Jun 14, 2024 · Has the 2024 blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In got you intrigued by the Kowloon Walled City? Here’s a deep dive into the historical neighbourhood. Hong Kong may appear as a modern metropolis to unassuming eyes.
Dec 7, 2021 · The Chinese fort, measuring only 700 feet long and 400 feet wide (213 meters by 122 meters), was called Kowloon Walled City. Suffering another loss in the second Opium War in 1860, China was forced to give up all of Hong Kong to the British, but refused to hand over the symbolically important speck of land within Kowloon Walled City.
Apr 18, 2013 · The Kowloon walled city was like a glitch in the urban fabric of Hong Kong; a solid 2.7 hectare block of unrestrained city. Depending on who you ask, it was a Bladerunner-esque slum or a poor,...
Aug 23, 2023 · This video essay traces the history of Kowloon Walled City from its origins as a small 17th-century military outpost to today, where it lives on in the popular imagination through films, video games and an ongoing fascination with this unlikely makeshift society.
Apr 12, 2022 · Once the most densely-populated location on earth, Kowloon Walled City in the former British Hong Kong once housed 50,000 residents in an area less than a hundredth of a square mile in size.
Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City was the densest place on the planet before it was torn down 20 years ago. In this Wall Street Journal interactive, you can take a trip through the city,...
