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  2. Kowloon Walled City - Wikipedia

    • 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. Its population increased dramatically after the end o… See more

    History

    The history of the walled city can be traced back to the Song dynasty (960–1279), when a military outpost was set … See more

    The city before demolition

    The walled city was located in an area of Kowloon that became known as Kowloon City. In spite of its transformation from a fort into an urban enclave, the walled city retained the same basic layout. The original fort was bui… See more

    Country / CityChina (de facto, 1898–1912; de jure, 1898–1993) · British Hong Kong (de facto, 1912–1941 and 1945–1993) · Japan (de facto, 1941–1945)
    AreaKowloon City
    Settledc. 1898
    Map of Wall City Hong Kong
    Current status as park

    The area where the walled city once stood is now Kowloon Walled City Park, adjacent to Carpenter Road Park. The 31,000 m (330,000 sq ft; 7.7 acres) park was completed in August 1995 and handed over to the … See more

    Cultural memory

    A lack of governance, and separation from Hong Kong, provided a distinct culture in the city. Crime and corruption were common; the police were known to co-operate with the triads operating in the city. During the … See more

    Further reading

    Girard, Greg; Lambort, Ian; Goddard, Charles (1993). City of Darkness – Life in Kowloon Walled City. Watermark. ISBN 978-1873200896. OCLC 767526480. OL 8653461M.
    • City of Darkness: Revisited, by Ian Lambo… See more

     
  1. The Strange Saga of Kowloon Walled City - Atlas Obscura

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    Jul 12, 2024 · Kowloon Walled City was once the most densely populated place on Earth, with 50,000 residents in just 0.026 square kilometers. Despite its dark reputation for crime and chaos, the city was a vibrant community with street …

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    Jan 2, 2015 · Before it was demolished in 1994, Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was considered the densest settlement on earth, with 33,000 people living within the space of one city block.

  5. The Kowloon Walled City: Lawlessness and …

    Mar 5, 2023 · Once dubbed the most densely populated place on Earth, the 2.7-hectare Kowloon Walled City was home to some 50,000 people at its height in 1990. Demolished in 1993, what sits in its place now is a sprawling, well …

  6. The Lasting Legacy of Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City

    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.

  7. Kowloon Walled City: Inside the City of Darkness

    Today, a park exists where Kowloon Walled City once stood, within which exist paths named for the city’s former streets, a table-size scale model, and the remnants of the original fort’s south gate.

  8. What Was the Kowloon Walled City? - WorldAtlas

    Jan 7, 2019 · The Kowloon Walled City used to be a large settlement that was located in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City. Aside from a huge size, the city was also densely populated and mostly ungoverned. Initially, the Chinese used the city …

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