Kowloon
Mainland Hong Kong district
Kowloon is a densely populated urban area in Hong Kong, located on the mainland peninsula across Victoria Harbour from Hong Kong Island.
The name means "nine dragons" in Cantonese.
Kowloon often appears in discussions of urban density, Hong Kong history, and the former Kowloon Walled City—an ungoverned enclave demolished in 1993 that became legendary for its anarchic, labyrinthine character.
Transfer of control
- colonialOf occupied territories
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- 1997Four-digit date
- leaseTemporary use contract
1898 · Qing Dynasty · Japanese occupation · opium · extraterritoriality · decolonization · Sun Yat-sen · smuggling
Southern Chinese dialect
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- templesHoly places or head sides
- night marketOutdoor vendors after dark
- street foodCasual vendor-sold eats
roast goose · wonton noodles · tea houses · festivals · lion dance · incense · offerings · ancestor worship
Electrified gas tube advertisements
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- highriseMultistory urban building
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- trafficMovement along routes
nightlife · shopping · markets · hawkers · minibus · ferry · Victoria Harbour · skyline
Land almost encircled by water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- Victoria HarbourChannel between Hong Kong's shores
- Hong Kong IslandSouthern part of metropolis
- mainlandPrincipal connected territory
waterfront · promenade · reclamation · hillside · bay · coastline · pier · border
handover
Transfer of control
lease · 1898 · Qing Dynasty · Japanese occupation · opium · extraterritoriality · decolonization · Sun Yat-sen · smuggling · triads
Cantonese
Southern Chinese dialect
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- templesHoly places or head sides
- night marketOutdoor vendors after dark
street food · roast goose · wonton noodles · tea houses · festivals · lion dance · incense · offerings · ancestor worship · mahjong
neon signs
Electrified gas tube advertisements
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
- highriseMultistory urban building
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
traffic · nightlife · shopping · markets · hawkers · minibus · ferry · Victoria Harbour · skyline · infrastructure
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- Victoria HarbourChannel between Hong Kong's shores
- Hong Kong IslandSouthern part of metropolis
mainland · waterfront · promenade · reclamation · hillside · bay · coastline · pier · border
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea
- port citiesNew York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle
- Hong Konghandover, British rule, Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Island, SAR
- South ChinaGuangdong, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau
- Qing Diplomacyextraterritoriality, Opium Wars, Treaty of Nanking, spheres of influence, kowtow
- PeninsulasIberian Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, Arabian Peninsula, Baja California