Kowloon Walled City

Re:Kowloon Walled City by Chickenality on Thursday December 21, 2017 @12:20PM (#15980699)

Thanks for sharing this infographic. Today is the first time I've ever heard about Kowloon Walled City. I was immediately intrigued, because it looks like something out of science fiction. It reminds me of just how breathtakingly diverse the human experience can be.

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Re:Kowloon Walled City by rasz on Friday December 22, 2017 @08:20AM (#15987193)

Its the other way around, science fiction drew inspiration from Kowloon. For example Ghost in the Shell is set in a straight copy of mid nineties Hong Kong.

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5827538/gorgeous-shots-of-the-real-l...

Some scenes can even be traced shot for shot with real locations, including unreal Kai Yak airport landing approach over kowloon https://vimeo.com/33731256

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Re:Kowloon Walled City by maemre on Thursday December 21, 2017 @03:32PM (#15982491)

I first heard about it in a cyberpunk video game, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, and learned today that it is real. It felt like truly something out of science fiction back when I was playing the game.

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