Walled City Replica

The replica of the Kowloon Walled City set up at the arrival hall of the Hong Kong International Airport is quite impressive.  

It is actually a replica of the setup for the movie “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 九龍城寨之圍城” which was quite popular.  

The original Walled City was torn down in 1994, 30 years ago.  Many people have never seen it, let alone being inside. 

I passed by the place often in the 1970s, when I was studying in Kowloon Tong.  We would often eat our lunch in Kowloon City, and walked by the Walled City.  

The one thing that stuck in my mind was the numerous dentists.  Apparently, you don’t need a license to practice dentistry inside, since the colonial government did not enforce the law rigorously there.  

A lot of effort went into making the set for the movie, giving it an authentic feel for the old days. 

There are a lot of details that are quite worth a look. Not just to take a photo, but to study the details of the ice-shop, roasted meat shop, barber house, TV repair shops, myriad cables hanging everywhere, …