Once the world's most densely populated place, Kowloon Walled City is back in the spotlight with a new exhibition bringing fresh attention to this ...

A Cinematic Journey is a new open-air exhibition that brings the former site of the Kowloon Walled City back to life through full-scale set recreations. Once the most densely populated place on earth, ...

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 ...

“This strange, vertical village wasn’t really supposed to exist,” said Girard, explaining the Kowloon Walled ... clamor of a city desperately short on public space. Open-air chess pavilions ...

Known as “the city of darkness,” Kowloon Walled City was a crowded, tangled metropolis of 60,000 people with little political or legal oversight. The Walled City's interconnected rooftops were ...

Rooftop Children is partly inspired by a historical photo of a low-flying plane above Kowloon City ... a photo he wished he had taken in Kowloon Walled City. The title of Home Memories was ...

Kowloon Walled City was a chaotic and lawless enclave in ... Only the roof became a bright haven with access to fresh air and was where children would play despite the dangerous conditions.

Kowloon Walled City was a massive labyrinth of 300 interconnected ... It was a bit of an eyesore, but compared to the area below, the air was light and breezy. It was nice to come up there after ...

Once the world's most densely populated place, Kowloon Walled City is back in the spotlight with a new exhibition bringing fresh attention to this vibrant corner of Hong Kong HONG KONG, June 10, 2025 ...