Architects and designers once hailed Kowloon Walled City as the closest thing to a self-regulating, self-sustaining modern city that had ever been built. If the high-rise was supposed to be the ...

HONG KONG, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Known for its maze-like architecture and lawless atmosphere, Kowloon Walled City has long captured the imagination of filmmakers, historians and curious ...

Quaint low-rise buildings with traditional architectural features already made this neighborhood’s neat grid of streets a delight to walk through; now throw in an impressive mountain range in the ...

Hong Kong's ' Kowloon City ', which used to be crowded with haphazardly built skyscrapers and gave off a unique atmosphere that is inaccessible, has become a literal lawless area beyond the reach of ...

Between the 1950s and mid-'90s, tens of thousands of immigrants constructed a towering community 12 stories high across a 6.4-acre lot in Hong Kong. It was called the Kowloon Walled City. With a ...

The Walled City was once the world's most densely populated place. Claimed by Britain and China, and neglected by both, the city testified to the resilience of its inhabitants. It was called "The City ...

Time Out just dropped its annual ranking of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world, celebrating different communities across the globe that are bursting with character – whether that's in the form of ...

Once looming like a post-apocalyptic fortress from a dystopian future, a self-sustaining city – an infinite urban space – was demolished in Kowloon 20 years ago this month. Kowloon Walled City, or ...

For Chris Leung Sai-kwan, Kowloon City is the go-to place to satisfy his hunger pangs. Having grown up within walking distance of the neighbourhood, the 34-year-old knows many places to eat that are a ...