Comments on: Kowloon Walled City: The Modern Pirate Utopia

By: COILHOUSE 03 is out, with a feature on Xeni + BB Video. | The World Matters

COILHOUSE 03 is out, with a feature on Xeni + BB Video. | The World Matters — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:17:03 +0000

[...] we’d cover here on any given blog-day: a photo-essay on the “pirate ghetto,” Walled City of Kowloon; an avatar fashion spread shot by Gustavo Lopez Mañas (this is the cover shot), Marina [...]

By: Sam Cheng

Sam Cheng — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:10:39 +0000

areya, I grew up in HK but never been to Rio. I’ll say the KWC is much much more crowded. It had 50,000 people in 26,000 square meter or about 2 million people per 1 square km. HK has a moderate size of about 1000 square km. If the entire HK had this population density, there would be 2 billion people in Hong Kong… almost double the entire population of China!

By: areya

areya — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:05:49 +0000

Pardon my ignorance but how is the walled city different from the favelas in Rio?

By: The Tech Gonzo Diary » Coilhouse issue 3

The Tech Gonzo Diary » Coilhouse issue 3 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:19:52 +0000

[...] It includes an extended version of my friend, Mr David Forbes, excellent piece on that former pirate utopia, the Walled City of Kowloon. [...]

By: Kowloon Walled City | Something Out of a Science Fiction Story « Hello Universe, This Is Nessie

Tue, 05 May 2009 12:07:50 +0000

[...] a great article with lots of info, pics and a 9 minute video that claims to give you a rare look inside the city [...]

By: Judith Thelen

Judith Thelen — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:50:26 +0000

Hello, I was in Hong Kong, on my way to China with my husband. We walked around the first morning before our flight to Shangahi. We came upon the Walled City (we were staying that anairport hotel near there) and were facinated. I was awe struck and have never been able to get it out of my mind. Such a piece of history. It’s a shame it is gone. I grieve for it.

By: BigRussia

BigRussia — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:40:54 +0000

Отлично!!! Вместо книги на ночь

By: 7 Abandoned Cities and Places in Asia | WebUrbanist

7 Abandoned Cities and Places in Asia | WebUrbanist — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:06:43 +0000

[...] the rogue ungoverned Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong things were so tightly packed that trash blocked off parts of buildings and many [...]

By: The Meltdowns » Kowloon - Walled City

The Meltdowns » Kowloon - Walled City — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:28:37 +0000

[...] really intriguing article over at Coilhouse tells of a city now gone, a pirate’s haven, an anarchist state and describes how it came to [...]

By: R.

R. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:24:10 +0000

That was a great article, David. I had heard of Kowloon Walled City in passing but never knew exactly what it was. That city is something I would never imagine existing in this world but it did and it left its mark.