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Detailed Cross-Section of the Kowloon Walled City (2014)

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I was very interested in this structure a few years ago, but was disappointed that there's a few recorded images of it and one very grainy documentary [1] about it.

If anyone has any more material on the Kowloon Walled City it would be appreciated!

1: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lby9P3ms11w

I read a book called "Chasing the Dragon"[1] that dealt with a female missionary's attempts to bring Christianity to the people there.

It seemed to me to paint an accurate picture of what life in the city was like.

As a side note, I think this is the first thing I've seen on Amazon with a full 5 stars and more than just a few reviews.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Dragon-Struggle-Against-Darkne...

There is a rather pricey and huge book on Kowloon: City of Darkness: Life In Kowloon Walled City by Ian Lambot.

These are some really good photos:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insig...

I think its actually a park now. I overheard someone say that Chunking Mansions is the new Kowloon Walled city, ha ha.

The New Kowloon is a nice colloquialism for ghetto.

I've been fascinated by this place since I first learned about it 10-15 years ago.

Though I've heard many of the stories of lawlessness have been romanticized.

This was made by Japanese researchers. I wonder if it inspired the compact 20-m2 apartments you find in Japan today.

This me think of China Mieville's descriptions of New Crozubon in his book Perdido Street Station.

Why not just link the image directly: https://archive.li/LAI0C/27841a7626515fac1405e6b6f06c78794a6...

Because the whole writeup and topic are fascinating

This has been posted many times. Also, this page in particular came out in 2014, please update the title accordingly.

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