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Kowloon (/ˌkaʊˈluːn/; Chinese: 九龍; Jyutping: gau2lung4; Hong Kong Chinese: Giu3lung2) is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, the mountain range including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 in 2006. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island and south of the mainland part of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is approximately 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi). Together with Hong Kong Island, they contain 48 percent of Hong Kong's total population.
The systematic transcription Kau Lung or Kau-lung was often used in derived place names before World War II, for example Kau-lung Bay instead of Kowloon Bay. Other spellings include Kauloong and Kawloong.
The name Kowloon stems from the term Nine Dragons, which refers to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Crow's Nest and Emperor Bing of Song.
A defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Generally, these are referred to as city walls or town walls, although there were also walls, such as the Great Wall of China, Walls of Benin, Hadrian's Wall, and the metaphorical Atlantic Wall, which extended far beyond the borders of a city and were used to enclose regions or mark territorial boundaries. Beyond their defensive utility, many walls also had important symbolic functions – representing the status and independence of the communities they embraced.
Existing ancient walls are almost always masonry structures, although brick and timber-built variants are also known. Depending on the topography of the area surrounding the city or the settlement the wall is intended to protect, elements of the terrain (e.g. rivers or coastlines) may be incorporated in order to make the wall more effective.
Hong Kong (香港; "Fragrant Harbour"), officially Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory on the southern coast of China at the Pearl River Estuary and the South China Sea. Hong Kong is known for its skyline and deep natural harbour. It has a land area of 1104 km2 and shares its northern border with Guangdong Province of Mainland China. With around 7.2 million inhabitants of various nationalities, Hong Kong is one of the world's most densely populated metropolises.
After the First Opium War (1839–42), Hong Kong became a British colony with the perpetual cession of Hong Kong Island, followed by Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and a 99-year lease of the New Territories from 1898. Hong Kong remained under British control for about a century until the Second World War, when Japan occupied the colony from December 1941 to August 1945. After the Surrender of Japan, the British resumed control. In the 1980s, negotiations between the United Kingdom and the China resulted in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which provided for the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong on 30 June 1997. The territory became a special administrative region of China with a high degree of autonomy on 1 July 1997 under the principle of one country, two systems. Disputes over the perceived misapplication of this principle have contributed to popular protests, including the 2014 Umbrella Revolution.
Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, largely ungoverned settlement in Kowloon City, Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the Walled City became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to Britain in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. By 1987, the Walled City contained 33,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by Triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug use.
In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the Walled City. After an arduous eviction process, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former Walled City. Some historical artefacts from the Walled City, including its yamen building and remnants of its South Gate, have been preserved there.
A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town in general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.
Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, and transportation. The concentration of development greatly facilitates interaction between people and businesses, benefiting both parties in the process, but it also presents challenges to managing urban growth.
A big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are usually associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas, creating numerous business commuters traveling to urban centers for employment. Once a city expands far enough to reach another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. In terms of population, the largest city proper is Shanghai, while the fastest-growing is Dubai.
There is not enough evidence to assert what conditions gave rise to the first cities. Some theorists have speculated on what they consider suitable pre-conditions and basic mechanisms that might have been important driving forces.
City of Imagination: Kowloon Walled City 20 Years Later
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Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong. 1990
Kowloon Walled City BBC Documentary 1980 (Subtitles)
Kowloon, La Colmena Humana
YUNG BEEF-KOWLOON FULL MIXTAPE
Kowloon: La Ciudad Sin Ley más Poblada de la Historia | Somos Curiosos
Kowloon Walled City Documentary (with subs)
九龍城寨 - Kowloon walled city Hong Kong eng.subs
HONG KONG ISLAND VS. KOWLOON (2 Sides Of Hong Kong)
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Plot: Wong Jing's sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers finds Chow Sing Cho looking up to Michael "Dagger" Chan in order to become Ko Chun's next disciple, but the two must put aside their differences when they discover that a gang boss is bent on ruining the God of Gamblers' name.
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The peculiar case of a 14-story slum in Hong Kong. Not kidding.
Until it was demolished in 1993 Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong (Cantonese called it City of Darkness) was the most densely populated place on Earth. This is a video I took in 1990. As you can tell I wasn't very welcome. This article has some excellent pictures http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insight-Kowloon-Walled-City.html Closed captions in this video: - The Walled City was a Chinese enclave surrounded by the British territory of Hong Kong. It was virtually ungoverned. - The 6.5 acres of 10-14 storey buildings was home to 33,000 people. 1 person per square metre. - Construction in the City was unregulated and 14 storey tower blocks were built just feet apart. - It was run by Triad gangs such as the 14K and Sun Yee On - It was one of the world's largest opiu...
Alan Wicker enters the Kowloon Walled City and is taken on a tour by Australian Ted Brown, and also visits the drug rehabilitation center ran by Jackie Pullinger and her team of friends, there is also an interview with Jackie Pullinger and her stories she has to tell. The first part of the video is maybe more interesting as it's actually based in the walled city; on the tour with Ted Brown(the Aussie) and when interviewing the two girls, the other part is an interview with Jackie Pullinger. They do seem very keen on their work on helping druggies, but even I myself think they aren't very down to earth, Alan Wicker does well to keep the interviews going. Surely when he's interviewing the girl called Anne he asks her how she gets her food seeing as they don't earn any money as the work is ...
Explora la serie "Los Lugares Más Horribles del Mundo": https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvPmyv1nhxxkBfIEqp3OpSRrYiyneZ2m1 La Ciudad amurallada de Kowloon (Chino tradicional: 九龍城寨; Chino simplificado: 九龙城寨; originalmente conocida como 九龍寨城) fue una anomalía política de la historia colonial de Hong Kong. Fue, por décadas, un pequeño exclave de China ubicado en el Hong Kong de Gran Bretaña. Se caracterizó por lo curioso de su existencia hasta su demolición en 1993. En 1994 se construyó un parque en su antigua ubicación. Antes de su demolición tuvo una población superior a los 50 000 habitantes, malviviendo en sus escasos 0,026km², ostentando el récord de tener la mayor densidad de población del planeta con 1 900 000 habitantes por km². Música: "Fabrik" de Wild Marmalade. Puedes visit...
Kowloon fue la ciudad más poblada de la historia. Fue una anomalía política que se caracterizó por lo curioso de su existencia. Por diversos acontecimientos quedó en tierra de nadie, al margen de la ley. Atrayendo a decenas de miles de personas. Entre ellas, mafiosos y gente de la peor calaña, que transformaron el lugar en un infierno urbano. SUSCRÍBETE AQUÍ ➤ goo.gl/UwO2Ir ►►► REDES SOCIALES Y CONTACTO ◄◄◄ ► SOMOS CURIOSOS ◄ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SomosCuriososYT Twitter: https://twitter.com/SomosCuriososYT Instagram: http://instagram.com/somos_curiosos Google+: https://goo.gl/yyrjJd ► CROW ◄ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrowSCYT Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrowSCYT Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crow_sc Google+: https://goo.gl/Jk8mUO ► KORA ◄ Facebook: https...
Documentary filmed in 1988 about the Kowloon Walled City by an Austrian camera team, with English subtitles. I took it upon myself to re-sub the original video as best as possible, the original version is hard-subbed on a version of this film with very poor quality, the subs are also worded incorrectly in some places. So all I've done I re-subbed the whole thing and put it onto a better quality video clip.
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Our Hong Kong travel guide! Our final episode of season 1, and We had so much fun in Hong Kong, my favourite city in the world. Now we can share our favourite tips, tricks, eats and drinks for your next visit to Hong Kong. Where we stayed - Regal Airport Hotel http://www.regalhotel.com/regal-airport-hotel/en/home/home.html Hotel ICON - http://www.booking.com/hotel/hk/icon-hong-kong.en-gb.html?aid=338557 Apps we mention: Uber - https://www.uber.com/cities/hong-kong
Join us as we visit Hong Kong in this travel guide exploring the best 25 things to do in Hong Kong in terms of top attractions, museums worth visiting and restaurants serving up tasty food. Our travels in Hong Kong take us to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Lantau Island seeking out green escapes, temples, gardens and monasteries. Some of the top highlights include nightlife in Lan Kwai Fong, a Symphony of Lights show, viewing Hong Kong from high atop Victoria Peak and eating copious amounts of Dim Sum. From futuristic to traditional and from hectic to serene Hong Kong will surely leave a lifelong impression upon you as a visitor. 25 Things to do in Hong Kong City Guide for Foodies: 1) The Peak Tram funicular to Victoria Peak (山頂纜車) - 00:37 2) Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island for ...
Travel TV host and blogger La Carmina (http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/) celebrates Chinese New Year in Hong Kong with the new Hotel Sav (http://www.hotelsav.com) in Hung Hom, Kowloon! She experiences lion dances, fireworks, and visits the Tian Tan big Buddha statue on Lantau Island. La Carmina also decorates a room in the Hotel Sav Floor of Love, and enjoys food at Sohofama and Naked in Central. Finally, she get inspired by art at PMQ and K11 mall, and finds cute Miffy toys! Thanks to Hotel sáv (http://www.hotelsav.com) - book the "La Carmina" room via their website. Video produced by Borderless Media (www.borderlessmedia.tv) FIND LA CARMINA ON Her website: http://www.lacarmina.com/ Facebook http://facebook.com/lacarminaofficial Instagram http://instagram.com/lacarmina Twitter http://t...
https://www.expedia.com/Hong-Kong.d178263.Destination-Travel-Guides Hong Kong, a former British territory, is one of the most densely populated places in China and in the world. You’ll find quiet neighborhoods full of temples and a dazzling skyline loaded with shopping and dining opportunities. Your Hong Kong tour must include visits to the many religious sites scattered around the city, where incense wafts from shrines and monasteries take over entire hillsides. You’ll have a marvelous time shopping in tax-free Hong Kong, where you’ll be able to find clothing, jewelry, furniture, and everything else under the sun. Don’t forget about Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, which overlooks the stunning Victoria Harbor. From there, your Hong Kong sightseeing may detour to Central, the city’s main busin...
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Located on China's south coast, Hong Kong offers some of the world's most intense shopping, sightseeing and dining experiences, yet moments of stillness await at every turn. Hong Kong has over 600 places of worship, from neighborhood temples to hilltop monasteries. Shopping is almost a religion too! From opulent malls like Pacific Place to the markets of Temple Street, tax-free Hong Kong is heaven for bargain hunters. From Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, hop aboard a Star Ferry for the crossing to Hong Kong Island. Explore the futuristic architecture of Hong Kong's main business district, Central, then take a tram to Victoria Peak. Hong Kong offers plenty of green spaces, such as Kowloon's Walled City Park. Outside the urban areas, over forty percent of the territory has been designated as ...
http://www.vidtur.com/en/hong-kong/things-to-do-hong-kong Hong Kong island is one of the top ten tourist destinations worldwide, in this video we bring you the best tips about Hong Kong attractions such as: Lantau, Kowloon, giant Buddha, temple park, temples and many more. For more videos about Hong Kong and other tourist destinations visit our website at vidtur.com
The Pearl of the Orient, Hong Kong, like her western counterpart, New York, is the other city in Asia that never sleeps. The astute, regal panorama of Victoria Peak is ageless and famous. Also known as the land of dim sum and a city with a dizzying pace of activity, the former British territory is located along the coast of the South China Sea. Hong Kong consists of Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. From the bustling streets lined with endless neon signboards hanging overhead vying for people’s attention to haute cuisine and a vibrant nightlife, Hong Kong is a wonderland for the seasoned traveller or the newly initiated.
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After walking around Hong Kong side, we decided to go back to Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon via the Star Ferry so I filmed our walk from the Central MTR station to the Star Ferry Pier. I also made this video as a guide for tourists who want to know how to get to the public piers from the MTR station (my wife and I almost got lost looking for it) :)
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