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Title:   Kowloon Walled City(2)
Number:   206
Subject:  cityscapes, buildings, military facilities
Date:  Around 1910

Description：
Aerial view of Kowloon Walled City from Pak Hok Shan around 1910. The market outside the walls was generally called Kowloon Street, and for hundreds of years was a key commercial district on the Kowloon Peninsula. The two high-rise buildings in the picture were pawn shops, a common sight in the market.

Keywords:
Kowloon City , Kowloon Walled City , Pak Hok Shan, City wall , Pawn shop , Residence , Building < Back to previous page