China’s Incredible “Lost” Kowloon Walled City! A True-Life Crime Oasis!

I love to travel in order to see things before they disappear, like this “lost” city now lost to time…

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Kowloon walled city


Welcome To Paradise – Chinese Crime Style!

I love travel. I love to see unique places. THIS IS SUCH A PLACE. Here is how this legendary city was described:

“It was one of the greatest unplanned wonders of the 20th century — a city of no taxes and no laws. A 6.9 acre cesspool of crime, trafficking, and unlicensed doctors that was once the most densely populated place on earth.”

Kowloon dentist office

Your Kowloon Dentist Will See You Now!

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City, an island of ill-repute just outside Hong Kong! It was a slice of criminal heaven that came to be after World War II, when the British and China were slicing up Hong Kong…but this area was overlooked, and became a crime-infested, mobster-controlled mecca!

China crime city

Kowloon had a population of 33,000 squeezed into the tiny lot – in fact, the city was 119 times denser at its peak than present-day…

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  1. I enjoyed seeing this again. You can see why it was eventually demolished. 🙂
    Best wishes, Pete.

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