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Very similar in style to the famous WCK. Behold the also famous Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong:


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The fascinating thing about Chungking Manions is that it has one of the most prestigious addresses in Hong Kong.
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What? Is it 8888 Nathan Road or something?
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Great video on KWC

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the high-rise portions of the Walled City going up. 1971:

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KWCmid-late 60s:

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Here is the Yamen (centre of KWC, the "hole" in the middle covered with netting to prevent debris thrown from windows to completely envelope it) in 1910 (followed by a photo of what the Yamen looked like in the late 1980s).

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Walled city in 1963:

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aerial, 1971:

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early 1980s. Population 33,000.

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evacuation of the Walled City (1993):



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The end of the Walled City April 1993:

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The remains of the Yamen:

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Rare Maps Show Life in Hong Kong's Vice-Filled 'Walled City'

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Haven't seen this one yet.

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A day in the life of KWC:

Photos c/o Ian lambot

1st "Floor" "road" network:

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It was possible to transverse the entire WCK at different levels, without having to descend to ground level or to ascend to the roof:

Both photos c/o Ian Lambot

Map of the Park that Replaced it:

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Fantastic pics of the evolution of KWC, Molson.
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My brother sent me this a couple of weeks ago. I've been meaning to post it.

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Life inside the densest place on earth: Remembering Kowloon Walled City

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Updated 4:50 PM ET, Fri January 2, 2015

(CNN)Picture a colossal empire of little houses stacked on top of each other. Visualize them connected by staircases snaking under dangling wires, through corridors so dark even police were rumored to be afraid of them.

Now picture 33,000 people living there, within the space of one city block. That was Kowloon Walled City, once considered the densest settlement on earth.

"A huge monstrosity of buildings"

Before it was demolished twenty years ago, photographer Greg Girard spent years with collaborator Ian Lambot documenting this unique Hong Kong phenomenon, and remembers being amazed when he first saw it.
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A new book on WCK has been published, authored by Girard and Lambot (Authors of "City of Darkness" which hands down is the best book on the WCK, and one of the most interesting books that I have ever laid my hands on). Gotta get my hands on this one.

Video on WCK and this book:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...ness-revisited

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nearby, Walled-City-ish:

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Pinterest links on WCK: https://www.pinterest.com/eduardopsf...n-walled-city/
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^a few of my former students live in the complex featured in the bottom photograph.

Here is another view:


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Fucking incredible.

Something similar:

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Still going strong, even beyond death.

I couldn't imagine utilizing Grindr around those buildings. You'd have 50 men within .01 miles.
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I'd love to see a density map like that with WCK added.
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