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Kowloon Walled City ( Chinese: 九龍寨城) was an extremely densely populated and largely lawless enclave of China 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.
The Kowloon Walled City Park is a park in Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since the 15th century due to its coastal location and was a slum. Under an agreement between the Government of Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, the Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1990s.
Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen. Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen ( 衙前圍村) is a walled village in Wong Tai Sin, New Kowloon. It is the only walled village left in the urban built-up areas of Hong Kong. Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen is also the only remaining walled village in Kowloon. It is located near San Po Kong.
Kowloon c. 1868, depicting the Qing-era Kowloon Walled City and Lion Rock (in the background) Map of Kowloon in 1915 Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak, was located in Kowloon Bay. The part of Kowloon south of Boundary Street, together with Stonecutters Island, was ceded by Qing China to the United Kingdom under the Convention of Peking of 1860 ...
Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong, built by the Pang ( 彭) Clan. It is composed of a walled village and its two extensions: [ 1] Ching Wai or Chung Wai ( 正圍 or 中圍; 'central hamlet') – the only walled hamlet of Fanling Wai and also the first hamlet to be built, Pak Wai ( 北圍; 'north hamlet'), and Nam ...
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (simplified Chinese: 九龙城寨之围城; traditional Chinese: 九龍城寨之圍城), previously known as Kowloon Walled City, is a 2024 Hong Kong neo-noir martial arts crime action film directed by Soi Cheang, [5] and starring Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Richie Jen, Raymond Lam, Terrance Lau, Kenny Wong, Philip Ng, Tony Wu and German Cheung.
Kat Hing Wai ( Chinese: 吉慶圍) is a Punti walled village in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The village is popularly known as Kam Tin, from the name of the local area. Kat Hing Wai is home to about 400 descendants of the Tang Clan, one of the "Five Great Clans" of the territory who settled here from China during the Song Dynasty. [1]
Kowloon City District. / 22.32820°N 114.19155°E / 22.32820; 114.19155. Kowloon City District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the city of Kowloon and cut through by Boundary Street. It had a population of 381,352 in 2001, and increased to 418,732 in 2016. [ 4]