Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area north of Hong Kong Island. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising ...

This was the Kowloon Walled City. The Kowloon Walled City was built in 1847 as a small fort for Chinese imperial soldiers to keep watch over the coast. During the Japanese occupation, the fort’s ...

The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once the densest place on earth, a virtually lawless labyrinth of crime, grime, commerce and hope. A Wall Street Journal documentary tracks its colorful ...

Visitors to the city were greeted with memories of what was once seen as a shame. Kowloon Walled City was a lawless area controlled by local triad gangs from the 1950s to the 1980s. Prostitution ...

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary ...

Since its local release in May, Soi Cheang's action sensation Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has become Hong Kong's second-biggest domestic hit ever, earning $13.7 million in a city of just 7 ...

As an area known for its historical and cultural significance, from the Kowloon Walled City to the Thai community, urban renewal faces many challenges in Kowloon City, and officials should keep ...

Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area just north of Hong Kong. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising a ...