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Detailed Cross-Section of the Kowloon Walled City (2014)
- iso-8859-1 10y agoWhy not just link the image directly: https://archive.li/LAI0C/27841a7626515fac1405e6b6f06c78794a62bca8.jpg https://archive.li/LAI0C/27841a7626515fac1405e6b6f06c78794a6...
- moolcool 10y agoBecause the whole writeup and topic are fascinating
- renownedmedia 10y agoThis has been posted many times. Also, this page in particular came out in 2014, please update the title accordingly.
- discordance 10y agoI 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 https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lby9P3ms11w
- FuriouslyAdrift 10y agoThere is a rather pricey and huge book on Kowloon: City of Darkness: Life In Kowloon Walled City by Ian Lambot.
- sathackr 10y agoI 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-Darkness/dp/0800797035 http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Dragon-Struggle-Against-Darkne...
- sathackr 10y agoI'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.
- kerkeslager 10y agoThis me think of China Mieville's descriptions of New Crozubon in his book Perdido Street Station.
- bogomipz 10y agoThese are some really good photos: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2139914/A-rare-insight-Kowloon-Walled-City.html 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.
- valarauca1 10y agoThe New Kowloon is a nice colloquialism for ghetto.
- eecsninja 10y agoThis was made by Japanese researchers. I wonder if it inspired the compact 20-m2 apartments you find in Japan today.