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There's a sort of a documentary on Kowloon, from back in the day: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow

by aasasd 7y ago

SkyMarshal 7y ago
A couple more god journalistic explorations of it from Wall St. Journal and the South China Morning Post: http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/ http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1191748/kowloon-walled-city-life-city-darkness https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1191748/kowloon-...
- cr0sh 7y ago
  Somewhere (on Youtube or Vimeo I think) there is - or was - a "runthru" by someone (I believe they had to be Chinese) with a gopro or such strapped to their head - where they duck in an entrance of one "side" of the city, then "run" thru to the other "side" - and the along the way you get to see people, shops, etc - the denizens, so to speak, of the "city". The reason I say I believe the person had to be Chinese is that the city, from what I know, is well known to be hostile to people who don't live in the city, and especially to people who look western and aren't with an escort. It was a very insular place, where even that person doing the runthru was taking a big change being stopped by someone, but probably would've had less hassle than someone who definitely didn't look like they belonged there. Anyhow - it was a kind of "urbex" video of a place that - at the time - was still a vibrant, if mostly lawless - place of people going about their lives. Quite amazing to watch and see, honestly.
  - leppr 7y ago
    Is this it ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmqlxjTSc8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmqlxjTSc8w
  - duskwuff 7y ago
    Are you sure that was a video of Kowloon? The city was demolished in 1993. While it's not completely out of the realm of possibility that someone ran through the city while carrying a camcorder, it would have been a rather substantial piece of hardware, and would have attracted a lot of attention.
AnonymousPlanet 7y ago
Thank you very much for this link. The original narration (written by Hugo Poritsch) is excellent and the subs by the uploader are among the best I've ever come across.
kzrdude 7y ago
Kowloon is by itself a large borough or equivalent in Hong Kong.
selimthegrim 7y ago
The Steam game linked to in the comments (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178490/ParanormalHK/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178490/ParanormalHK/) looks promising.
- selimthegrim 7y ago
  Amazingly, there's more than one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182090/Mr_Pumpkin_2_Kowloon_walled_city/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182090/Mr_Pumpkin_2_Kowl...
  - musha68k 7y ago
    I never went to see Kowloon in real life but I have the fondest memories of it through the detailed renditions and special atmosphere of Shenmue II on the Sega Dreamcast. The story takes place in 1986; you play a young Japanese man in search for the killer of his father. The whole Hong Kong experience especially, still feels very much like (time) travel. The game is also available on steam (and on console marketplaces AFAIK): https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/Shenmue_I__II/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/Shenmue_I__II/
    - ac2u 7y ago
      I'm playing through the third at the moment. It has managed to recreate the atmosphere of the first two games in a respectable way (given the reduced budget) (even if IMO it's lacking some polish)

There's a sort of a documentary on Kowloon, from back in the day: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow

by aasasd 7y ago

There's a sort of a documentary on Kowloon, from back in the day: https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow https://youtube.com/watch?v=S-rj8m7Ssow

SkyMarshal 7y ago

A couple more god journalistic explorations of it from Wall St. Journal and the South China Morning Post: http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/ http://projects.wsj.com/kwc/ https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1191748/kowloon-walled-city-life-city-darkness https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1191748/kowloon-...

cr0sh 7y ago
Somewhere (on Youtube or Vimeo I think) there is - or was - a "runthru" by someone (I believe they had to be Chinese) with a gopro or such strapped to their head - where they duck in an entrance of one "side" of the city, then "run" thru to the other "side" - and the along the way you get to see people, shops, etc - the denizens, so to speak, of the "city". The reason I say I believe the person had to be Chinese is that the city, from what I know, is well known to be hostile to people who don't live in the city, and especially to people who look western and aren't with an escort. It was a very insular place, where even that person doing the runthru was taking a big change being stopped by someone, but probably would've had less hassle than someone who definitely didn't look like they belonged there. Anyhow - it was a kind of "urbex" video of a place that - at the time - was still a vibrant, if mostly lawless - place of people going about their lives. Quite amazing to watch and see, honestly.
- leppr 7y ago
  Is this it ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmqlxjTSc8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmqlxjTSc8w
- duskwuff 7y ago
  Are you sure that was a video of Kowloon? The city was demolished in 1993. While it's not completely out of the realm of possibility that someone ran through the city while carrying a camcorder, it would have been a rather substantial piece of hardware, and would have attracted a lot of attention.

AnonymousPlanet 7y ago

Thank you very much for this link. The original narration (written by Hugo Poritsch) is excellent and the subs by the uploader are among the best I've ever come across.

kzrdude 7y ago

Kowloon is by itself a large borough or equivalent in Hong Kong.

selimthegrim 7y ago

The Steam game linked to in the comments (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178490/ParanormalHK/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178490/ParanormalHK/) looks promising.

selimthegrim 7y ago
Amazingly, there's more than one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182090/Mr_Pumpkin_2_Kowloon_walled_city/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182090/Mr_Pumpkin_2_Kowl...
- musha68k 7y ago
  I never went to see Kowloon in real life but I have the fondest memories of it through the detailed renditions and special atmosphere of Shenmue II on the Sega Dreamcast. The story takes place in 1986; you play a young Japanese man in search for the killer of his father. The whole Hong Kong experience especially, still feels very much like (time) travel. The game is also available on steam (and on console marketplaces AFAIK): https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/Shenmue_I__II/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/758330/Shenmue_I__II/
  - ac2u 7y ago
    I'm playing through the third at the moment. It has managed to recreate the atmosphere of the first two games in a respectable way (given the reduced budget) (even if IMO it's lacking some polish)