4 ms·
There is a fantastic inside-view of Kowloon Walled City from this 20 minute BBC documentary (1980): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooQjAYJQ-xM https://www.you
by degenerate 9y ago
There is a fantastic inside-view of Kowloon Walled City from this 20 minute BBC documentary (1980):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooQjAYJQ-xM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooQjAYJQ-xM
- radicaldreamer 9y agoIf you're ever in Hong Kong, I highly recommend taking a few hours to explore Chungking Mansions, the spiritual successor to the Kowloon Walled City... not your typical tourist attraction, but one you'll remember far longer than most.
- lpgauth 9y agoHehe, I stayed in Chungking Mansions a couple of years ago and it's definitely an experience!
- contingencies 9y agoI was right outside this afternoon. Someone offered me a tailor, then cocaine.
- mlrtime 9y agoI can vouch for a really great tailor right off nathan road if anyone needs a recommendation, friends of the family for over 10 years.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoBut what about the cocaine?
- ghrifter 9y agoWhelp, HN is officially Reddit 2.0 now with chains like this.
- kaishiro 9y agoHaving gotten hosed in the past by a Shangainese tailor (largely my fault - wasn't nearly specific on my ask), I'd actually really appreciate the reference. Contact details in my profile if you really don't mind.
- dageshi 9y agoStayed there many times, I always thought it'd get closed down or re-developed at some point, but it keeps on trucking.
- hughes 9y agoThere is also a really nice interactive explorable article from the Wall Street Journal here: http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/ http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/