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	Kowloon Walled City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the walled city was described as the heaven of crimes, the daily lives' of the dwellers were largely organized by themselves rather than by the Triad.
		Kowloon Walled City Park, with the remnants of the South Gate in the foreground.
		The yamen and the remnants of the South Gate of Kowloon Walled City are declared monuments of Hong Kong.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kowloon_Walled_City (1322 words)

	Kowloon City - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kowloon City (Traditional Chinese: 九龍城) is an area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong.
		Comparing with the administrative Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is vaguely bounded south by Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road East, north with Lo Fu Ngam, east with Kai Tak Nullah and west with Kowloon Tsai.
		Prior to 1998, a strict building height restriction was imposed in Kowloon City to minimize the hazards of air traffic commuting through the Kai Tak Airport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kowloon_City (232 words)

	Kowloon Walled City Park
		The Kowloon Walled City was a garrison town built by the Qing government as a military outpost in 1847.
		During the Japanese occupation in 1942-45 the walls were torn and the stone was used to expand the nearby Kai Tak Airport.
		In 1987, it was announced the Walled City would be cleared and replaced with a park.
	www.globalphotos.org /hk-walledcity.htm (179 words)

	KOWLOON VR TOUR - VTHAWAII.COM
		The south-facing Kowloon Walled City commanded an area of 2.7 hectares, with a city wall measuring 210 by 120 metres.
		Kowloon Walled City Park is not the only historic sight in the district.
		Kowloon City is also renowned for its fabulous selection of Southeast Asian cuisine, featuring delicacies from the Chiu Chow region, Shanghai, Beijing, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Vietnam and India.
	www.vthawaii.com /EXTRA/HONGKONG/Kowloon/Kowloon2.html (438 words)

	Kowloon Walled City Park - History/Background
		The interior was dominated by the offices of the Commodore of the Dapeng Brigade, and the Kowloon Assistant Military Inspectorate, commonly known as 'Yamen'.
		During the Japanese occupation of 1941-45 the wall was torn down and the stone used to extend the nearby Kai Tak airfield.
		An idea of the large amount of quarried granite so gained is provided by the wall's dimensions: 15 feet wide and 13 feet high for a gross length of 2,200 feet, plus a supplementary wall which ran Great Wall-style from the northern rampart to the top of the hill which formerly overlooked the garrison.
	www.lcsd.gov.hk /parks/kwcp/en/index.php (657 words)

	TOFU-magazine : kowloon wall city
		Kowloon Walled City, situated next to the old Hong Kong International Airport, was an incredible megablock of urban/architectural configuration occupying an area of approximately 200 by 150 metres.
		In 1860, the Kowloon peninsula and Stonecutters Island came under British sovereignty — the colonists were clearly eager to gain control of the mainland facing the Island as a military buffer zone.
		As the civilian population within the city’s walls grew, the relevance of the military administration decreased.
	www.tofu-magazine.net /newVersion/pages/KWC.html (1240 words)

	Wall 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In May, the scheme of Kowloon Walled City Park began and finished in August 1995.The Kowloon Walled City is opened to the public.
		The park married the Suzhou-style landscape design and historical aspects of the Walled City.
		Kowloon City Plaza situated by the side of the Kowloon Walled City.
	www.geocities.com /forwardchin/wall2.htm (162 words)

	Varsity January 2002 - Milestones
		A memorial theme park would be built on the land – the Kowloon Walled City Park.
		Kowloon Walled City was built in 1846 as a garrison by the Qing government.
		Therefore the Qing government insisted on sovereignty of the Walled City even though it agreed to lease the New Territories —; that is, all the Kowloon Peninsula south of the Shenzhen River — to Britain in 1896.
	www.com.cuhk.edu.hk /varsity/0201/milestones.htm (366 words)

	The Hong Kong Report - Photo Impression of Kowloon Walled City Park December 1999
		The Park, one of many in Kowloon, was built to for the enjoyment of the people and to enhance the Health and Leasure of the ordinary Hong Kong citizen.
		The Kowloon Walled City Park is located on the former approach to Hong Kong's Famous Kai Tak Airport, on the spot where the Hong Kong slums or Hutong were once located.
		These Walled Cities are the Houses of Clans of Original Citizens of Hong Kong.
	www.drben.net /ChinaReport/HongKong/HongKong-Photographic_Virtual_Tours/Kowloon_Walled_City_Park1.html (423 words)

	Kowloon Walled City - China-related Topics KM-KP - China-Related Topics
		The 1898 Convention which handed additional parts of Hong Kong (the New Territories) to Britain for 99 years excluded the Walled City, with a population of roughly 700, and stated that China could continue to keep troops there, so long as they did not interfere with Britain's temporary rule.
		With no wall to protect it (initially), the Walled City became a haven for crooks and drug addicts, as the Hong Kong Police had no right to enter the City (and mainland China refused to take care of it).
		A murder that occurred in Kowloon Walled City in 1959 set off a small diplomatic crisis, as the two nations each tried to get the other to claim responsibility for a vast tract of land now virtually ruled by anti-Qing DynastyManchurian Triads (the Hong Kong organized crime syndicate).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Kowloon_Walled_City (1022 words)

	Kowloon Walled City Park - The Old South Gate
		For more than a century, it was the main entrance to the Walled City.
		When the Walled City was torn down in 1994, two granite plaques with the Chinese characters for "South Gate" and "Kowloon Walled City" were unearthed at the site of the original South Gate.
		Also discovered were the granite paving and foundations of the South Gate, along with a flagstone path that led to the South Gate and a drainage ditch running along the foot of the inner city wall.
	lcsd.hk /parks/kwcp/en/gate.php (143 words)

	Wall Stories -- ThingsAsian Article
		The Kowloon Walled City Park was, after all, some 100 years ago, a respected seat of power, the object of contestation between two warring nations, and a hotbed for vice and crime...
		What lies beneath these protective walls are the foundations of the original South and East Gates, on which the demolished Kowloon Walled City was built by the Qing government in 1847 as a garrison town.
		The original stone plaques bearing the Chinese characters "South Gate" and "Kowloon Walled City", discovered by archaeologists during excavation, are framed for posterity at a dim corner, so are the rather amateurishly-taken photographs documenting the clearing of the shanty town...
	www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.2133.html (1327 words)

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Hong Kong
		Not far from the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station (take the A1 exit for Kowloon Park), it's easily accessible from Nathan, Haiphong, and Austin roads and is open daily from 6am to midnight, with free admission.
		Although it doesn't boast the attractions of the city's other parks, the Kowloon Walled City Park, on Tung Tau Tsuen Road, was designed to re-create the style of a classical Southern Chinese garden, and is the largest such garden outside China.
		To reach the park, take the MTR to Lok Fu station and then walk 15 minutes on Junction Road to Tung Tau Tsuen Road; or take bus no. 1 from the Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui to the stop opposite the park.
	dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,AOLCOM\|2771\|\|\|0078032183\|F\|Y,00.html (717 words)

	Kowloon Attractions and top things to see Guide
		It is a wonderfully landscaped park with archeological digs and reconstructions of traditional Chinese walled house enclosures.
		In this leasing agreement there the Old Kowloon Walled City was an anomaly as it was a fortified, Chinese garrison town that was beyond the original boundary street and was excluded from the agreement and claimed by the Chinese as their territory.
		Partly built on harborside stilts, the old village - a former lair of pirates and smugglers - is a seafood-lover's offbeat destination.Visitors can wander at will along covered plankways, purchase their own live seafood from the many market stalls, and take it into nearby restaurants to be cooked according to their own specifications.
	www.yourrooms.com /hongkong_hotels/kowloon/attractions.htm (1061 words)

	Kowloon
		On Nathan Road, Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre in Kowloon Park is a prayer centre for Hong Kong's 50,000 Muslims.
		Major attractions in Kowloon Park include the Sculpture Walk and the Museum of History with its archaeological finds, ethnographic collections and historical photographs.
		Kowloon Walled City Park, situated on the site of the historic Kowloon Walled City, preserves architectural remains from the Qing Dynasty amid gardens featuring pavillions, sculptures and a playground.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /asia/hongkong/about_destin/kowloon.html (513 words)

	The LambCutlet Disorganisation » Day 7 in 香港 (Hong Kong): Kowloon Walled City Park plus afternoon & ...
		Kowloon Walled City’s history also includes the fact it’s legal status meant it was a heaven for squatters and people indulging in illegal activites.
		The old city walls itself had long gone during WWII when the Japanese occupiers used the stone to enlarge the now ex-Kai Tak Airport.
		The Kowloon Walled City Park itself is obviously now literally something completely different and quite a nice little retreat to see some water and greenery, spending just a little over an hour and a half walking about and taking photos.
	lambcutlet.org /blog/2005/03/02/day-7-in-hong-kong-kowloon-walled-city-park-plus-afternoon-and-evening-entertainment (947 words)

	City park, san diego city, jersey city
		City Park Pavilion is located at the northeast corner of City Park.
		New Orleans City Park is a vast green space in the middle of New Orleans known for its many.
		City Park Golf Course was Baton Rouge's first public golf course, and the city's.
	www.film-projector.com /city/city_park.html (1062 words)

	Hiking.com
		You can leave from the North Gate of the Park to take the No. 1, 11K, 85C or 113 Bus or MTR at Lok Fu.
		The design of the park is divided into eight landscape features.
		The Yamen, a three-hall structure has been fully restored and served as the Park Office.
	newmedia.cityu.edu.hk /02she/kowloon_walled_city_park.htm (133 words)

	Hong Kong - New Kowloon
		For eight years, the city remained in an uncertain sovereignty, a lawless effete community, and a bone of conflict between Britain and China.
		Presently, the city is an award-winning public park featuring Qing vestiges, giant chessboards, floral walks, bonsai trees, and an almshouse.
		Admission to the park is free and it is open daily from 6:30 a.m.
	www.marimari.com /content/hong_kong/popular_places/kowloon/new_kowloon/main.html (487 words)

	Kowloon
		Kowloon Tong is an interchange for MTR and KCR East Rail.
		It also has a redeveloped Kowloon Walled City Park which is redeveloped from the historic Kowloon Walled City.
		The park exhibits the relics and history about the Walled City...
	hong-kong-travel.org /Kowloon.asp (417 words)

	DiscoverHongKong - Touring Around - 18 Districts and Attractions
		However, during the Japanese occupation of 1942-45 the walls were torn down and the stone used to enlarge the nearby airfield at Kai Tak.
		The cleared site was then transformed into the beautiful Chinese park and garden which today delights visitors from all over the world.
		Other reminders of the old walled fort include the original stone plaques from the South Gate, stone tablets and Qing official inscriptions, plus the only two cannon to survive.
	www.discoverhongkong.com /eng/touring/hkiidistricts/ta_dist_kowl1.jhtml (452 words)

	Travel for Kids: Kowloon, Hong Kong
		Kowloon Park – This green spot amidst the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui is a welcome oasis, but don't miss the Hong Kong Museum of History.
		Kowloon Walled City Park (Kowloon City) – If you like crumbly ruins, visit the remains of a 19th century military outpost.
		Remains of the gates to the city are well-preserved, and the office of the Assistant Magistrate of Kowloon has been fully restored.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/HongKong/kowloon.htm (323 words)

	Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Antiquties and Monuments Office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kowloon Walled City was originally a garrison town built by the Qing government in 1847 as a military outpost occupied by several hundred soldiers to reinforce the coastal defence of the region.
		The City wall was built with large granite slabs and incorporated six watch towers and four gateways.
		During the Japanese Occupation, the wall was completely torn down to provide material to extend Kai Tak Airport.
	www.amo.gov.hk /textmode/en/monuments_62.php (237 words)

	wcp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Kowloon Walled City Park, on Tung Tau Tsuen Road, was designed to re-create the style of a classical Southern Chinese garden.
		More than 150 years ago, the site was a Chinese fort to defend Kowloon after the British takeover of Hong Kong Island.
		Densely packed and infested with rats, many parts of the warrenlike city never saw the light of day.
	www.bauer-soellner.de /awa/wcp.htm (210 words)

	Kowloon Walled City \| MetaFilter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		February 23, 2006 9:28 PM "Kowloon Walled City resembled a living, breathing creature, born from its inhabitants over its long lifespan." "...occupying an area of approximately 200 by 150 metres.
		After the Walled City's mention in the Prestes Maia thread, I was wanting to learn more.
		Apparently, Kowloon was the inspiration both for the look of the city in Blade Runner, and more recently, the slums in Batman Begins.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/49460 (1351 words)

	Half day city tour to Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park and Jade Market, CPHK01, www.discoverchinatours.com
		Wong Tai Sin Temple, which gives the district its name, is nowadays one of Hong Kong's best known cultural landmarks, probably the most well-known and busiest temple in the city, although it is only within the last century, that the name has come to prominence.
		It was in 1915 that a portrait of the deity Wong Tai Sin was first brought to Hong Kong from a mainland temple, to be worshipped in a temple in Wan Chai.
		While not particularly distinctive to look at, being a rectangular structure with a typical tiled roof, a Yamen represented the power of the Emperor as passed down to the Mandarin in charge, and so was both highly respected and feared by those who passed it.
	www.discoverchinatours.com /printer/cphk01.htm (527 words)

	Honk the travelling companion in Hong Kong
		For example the Hong Kong Park in 19 Cotton Tree Drive.
		At first the park is an outstanding example of modern design and natural landscape.
		This park is based on the Jiangnan garden style of the early Quing Dynasty.
	www.teddies-world.net /Honk/Hong_Kong/Parks/parks.html (95 words)

	Welcome to The Film Services Office
		The Former Yamen Building and the remnants of the South Gate of Kowloon Walled City are declared monuments.
		They are included in Kowloon Walled City Park.
		Other relics of the Walled City include 2 cannons, 5 stone inscriptions and 3 old wells.
	www.fso-tela.gov.hk /accessibility/eng/locations_details.cfm?Photo_Num=00962 (80 words)

	FijiTravel - Deals
		Beijing - Breakfast in hotel, departure by coach to explore this capital city, the cultural center of China, going to the central part of the city and visiting the World's largest Tian'anmen Square, which can hold half a million people at one time.
		It is the economic, financial and cultural center of the region and this tour will introduce you to the history and important landmarks of the city.
		The first stop will be at the well known Wong Tai Sin Temple and Kowloon Walled City Park, and then go to visit Jade Market or Bird Garden with lunch included.
	www.fijitravel.com /asia/china_12daytour.htm (1313 words)

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