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.

2023年12月21日 · Known as the "City of Darkness," Kowloon Walled City was a largely ungoverned Chinese enclave in British Hong Kong that contained up to 35,000 people by the 1980s. People looking at the exterior of Kowloon Walled City before its destruction in the 1990s.

At 9:20 am on January 14, 1987, 400 officials from the Hong Kong Housing Department erected cordons around the 83 streets and alleys leading into and out of the Walled City. Then they...

2024年7月12日 · 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 stalls, factories and rooftop gardens.

2023年10月4日 · 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.

2023年3月5日 · 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-manicured green space with artifacts and exhibits illustrating the city’s storied past.

2024年9月12日 · Kowloon Walled City was a unique urban phenomenon that left a lasting impact on Hong Kong's history and culture. From its origins as a military outpost to its transformation into a densely populated enclave, the city's story is one of resilience and adaptability.

2021年6月9日 · How the Kowloon Walled City began. It all began with the lease of Hong Kong Island to the United Kingdom as part of the Treaty of Nanjing to end the First Opium War. In 1842, a garrison and fort were established by the Chinese military in the Kowloon area to …

2021年11月25日 · Well, here’s to art imitating life: Kowloon Walled City was a real place, once the most densely populated city in the world, and it existed and thrived up until 1993, on the outskirts of what the Hong Kong territory, before it was evacuated and destroyed.

2024年5月26日 · The Kowloon Walled City, once a densely populated and largely ungoverned enclave within Hong Kong, remains a source of fascination for historians, urban planners, and the general public alike.