Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area north of Hong Kong Island. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising ...
It was the Kowloon Walled City, also called the City of Darkness. For years, this infamous settlement that lacked government oversight was rampant with illegal activities and poor living conditions.
Many of her images are set in an AI-exaggerated version of the Kowloon Walled City — a former Qing dynasty fortress that became the most densely populated place on Earth. Refugees fleeing from ...
The city feels like a living museum; its yellow buildings feel like sturdy sand-monuments that have existed throughout time. The walled city of Itchan Kala, as the old city is known, is crammed ...
Bolstered by an all-star cast, the film follows an illegal migrant, who is also a skilled fighter, as he finds a way to survive in the triad-ridden Kowloon Walled City, invoking Hong Kong’s ...
The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once the densest place on earth, a virtually lawless labyrinth of crime, grime, commerce and hope. A Wall Street Journal documentary tracks its colorful ...
Walled In is a 2025 English movie directed by Soi Cheang starring Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Richie Jen and Raymond Lam. The ...
A fire erupted in the early hours of Thursday in a cluster of old two-storey houses within the walled city of Nicosia. The ...
Hong Kong action film “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” follows with nine nominations. Based on Yuyi’s “City of Darkness” novel and set in the 1980s Kowloon Walled City, the film is ...