Exploring Kowloon Walled City in an Afternoon - Vlog (1991) by Suenn Ho

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025

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  • @tupacole
    @tupacole 8 месяцев назад +2668

    It's unbelievable this footage exists. Please, never delete this!

    • @Coleman_H
      @Coleman_H 7 месяцев назад +48

      Luckily those police didn't steal the tape! 4:32

    • @rake483
      @rake483 5 месяцев назад +49

      Download it! Many videos get deleted on RUclips.

    • @wiktorszymczak4760
      @wiktorszymczak4760 4 месяца назад

      Fuck it it's 1 am I'm downloading this now​@@rake483

    • @tccandler
      @tccandler 4 месяца назад +23

      This is absolutely amazing... Some of the only clear footage from inside this extraordinary place.

    • @rmzang
      @rmzang 3 месяца назад +4

      😂 You must be 18-23 years of age .. 1991 was NOT long ago

  • @kanadashyuugo873
    @kanadashyuugo873 2 месяца назад +1636

    About 5-6 years back I scoured the internet for this. EVERYWHERE everyone concluded no such thing existed or could've existed. Wow, just wow.

    • @noahboat580
      @noahboat580 2 месяца назад +19

      Well I'm glad you found it now,

    • @2soupy4u
      @2soupy4u 2 месяца назад +43

      Well I’m angry you found it now,

    • @AidenRiano
      @AidenRiano 2 месяца назад +2

      @@2soupy4uwell why u angry it’s rare footage

    • @2soupy4u
      @2soupy4u 2 месяца назад +37

      @@AidenRianocuz the other guys happy

    • @Koen75NL
      @Koen75NL 2 месяца назад +1

      @@2soupy4u I know.. it just doesn't sit well

  • @OrangeYTT
    @OrangeYTT Год назад +530

    Awesome seeing some new footage from the walled city!

  • @bunnyfreakz
    @bunnyfreakz 2 месяца назад +622

    I born on this place. I had vague memory or noisy machine, the alley and memory of my grandfather shop. But my family moved out when I was three years old. This video bring me back.

  • @golubhimself
    @golubhimself 2 месяца назад +524

    Strange how I got this recommended 33, years later on the same day

    • @bgtcsjm
      @bgtcsjm 2 месяца назад +4

      Lol I just realized that

    • @femhur8361
      @femhur8361 2 месяца назад +4

      Same here

    • @realdeal9177
      @realdeal9177 2 месяца назад +1

      Me too

  • @noahboat580
    @noahboat580 2 месяца назад +346

    So this has to be one of the only recordings of this urban anomaly? You always see the walled city in recreations, but never with VHS footage. Its amazing how theres factory production in this place, its truly a walled city

    • @rafiki_9562
      @rafiki_9562 2 месяца назад +16

      The movie bloodsport has some good footage

    • @woepriest
      @woepriest 2 месяца назад +13

      Chase scene in 'Life is cheap, but toilet paper is expensive' have recordings of the inside and roof top.

    • @ajaxplay8
      @ajaxplay8 Месяц назад +12

      There is a documentary made by an Austrian Journalist that has lots of footage. It is here on RUclips under the name "Kowloon Walled City Documentary (English Subtitles)". The audio is in German, but the subtitles are well translated by hand.

  • @xaviert.123
    @xaviert.123 3 месяца назад +1605

    This feels like one of those abstract indie games where humans have had to move into massive underground cities that are tightly packed because of some supernatural threat in the sky.

    • @fridericusrex9812
      @fridericusrex9812 3 месяца назад +49

      Metro 2033

    • @thisreplywillbeuselessbuth9879
      @thisreplywillbeuselessbuth9879 3 месяца назад +26

      Nerd

    • @xaviert.123
      @xaviert.123 3 месяца назад +70

      @@thisreplywillbeuselessbuth9879 Yes.

    • @DarthVader3DS
      @DarthVader3DS 3 месяца назад +9

      evangelion type shi

    • @SmokyOle
      @SmokyOle 2 месяца назад +39

      Kowloon is one of the most underrated places in the world. They could definitely make games, movies, TV shows about this place it has that vibe that it could be the location of a top TV show and also a top video game at the same time. Especially pre-social media and technology kowloon.

  • @tccandler
    @tccandler 4 месяца назад +360

    This is absolutely amazing... Some of the only clear footage from inside this extraordinary place.

    • @Flat_Earth_Sophia
      @Flat_Earth_Sophia 2 месяца назад +2

      What are you talking about? This video is anything, but clear!

    • @tccandler
      @tccandler 2 месяца назад +6

      @@Flat_Earth_Sophia Find better!

    • @Flat_Earth_Sophia
      @Flat_Earth_Sophia 2 месяца назад

      @@tccandler Already have. Plenty.

    • @tccandler
      @tccandler 2 месяца назад +12

      @@Flat_Earth_Sophia You cannot even link one -- so that is a lie. Nice try.

    • @Tensho_C
      @Tensho_C 2 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Flat_Earth_Sophiabro's yapping

  • @rake483
    @rake483 5 месяцев назад +380

    05:26 "What can you do when the rent is so expensive?"
    This is so weird. I had the same conversation a few months ago. I have to move soon ... 33 years ago, people had the same problems in big cities. I wonder what happend to the man.

    • @Elcore
      @Elcore 2 месяца назад +33

      Don't fear. Dude is a Chinese businessman; they are indestructible. As for your situation, I hope you are also a Chinese businessman and/or have found a cheaper place to live/work.

    • @accountrandomnumber182
      @accountrandomnumber182 2 месяца назад +11

      Tardigrade of the economy

    • @Mukyuify
      @Mukyuify 2 месяца назад +2

      what's so weird about that? even in past people struggled with money. you really thought that every person was rich in the past? 😂😂😂

    • @demianortega1398
      @demianortega1398 Месяц назад +12

      ​@@Mukyuify Actually, they are experiencing an odd feeling because the almost exact situation they are living, happened to someone in this video. It's just an odd feeling of realizing you're part of the wheel of time. That's what they mean, not that they didn't know economic hardship existed in the past.

    • @TheActualDP
      @TheActualDP Месяц назад +1

      it's weird that it was hard to run a hair salon in hong kong in 1991 because of rent. would be less surprising nowdays

  • @jess.hawkins
    @jess.hawkins 2 месяца назад +67

    Much gratitude for Suenn Ho for having the presence of mind to film this for posterity! It truly is a fascinating place with a fascinating history!

  • @misterkefir
    @misterkefir 3 месяца назад +114

    Is this, by some cosmic chance, availible somewhere without the cuts? We need to preserve every existing video and photo of this place that still exists, at all cost. An one-of-a-kind unique piece of architectural and social history.

  • @beal5328
    @beal5328 2 месяца назад +69

    It was a world in itself. I can't believe that I'd never heard of it growing up in HK, right in kowloon too. I learned about it years after as a adult. The people in the video are the kind of hong kongers I recall from my childhood. The friendly banter, the bluntness. I can feel that sense of familiarity and community through this incredible time capsule and I am there right back in my hometown 30 years ago.

  • @yehcool9784
    @yehcool9784 17 дней назад +8

    Absolutely fascinating! Thank you for posting, and to the student for filming.

  • @kyvao
    @kyvao 3 месяца назад +378

    Old Hong Kong, even in the areas outsiders deem a dystopian, is a beautiful, intimate place many call home. As a Hongkonger myself, I really love this footage, not just for the nostalgia it evokes, but also for the way it reflects our rich cultural heritage :))

    • @Reppo80085
      @Reppo80085 2 месяца назад +9

      Nothing about here is culturayand heritage....

    • @Flat_Earth_Sophia
      @Flat_Earth_Sophia 2 месяца назад +1

      Rats, electric shock, drugs, human trafficking, murder. All so beautiful! What are you, Albanian?

    • @artouditou08
      @artouditou08 2 месяца назад +41

      ​@@Reppo80085 I don't agree with you, its an interesting piece of history

    • @kenzou84
      @kenzou84 2 месяца назад +19

      ​@@Reppo80085 some of Ghost in the shell anime urban architecture got their inspiration from kowloon walled city, the style passed down to recent video games called cyberpunk2077, it became an iconic style of a slum jn dystopian future, like it or not, kowloon walled city cemented itself in pop culture.

    • @dennettshane1929
      @dennettshane1929 2 месяца назад

      have you ever been forced to work one of these factory jobs or are you a trust fund baby?

  • @BeeHash
    @BeeHash 7 месяцев назад +1189

    I know this is seen as a hellish existence, but there is something weirdly cozy about it.

    • @TheEroticGenie
      @TheEroticGenie 5 месяцев назад +115

      I know right??? It just seems so cozy to me too, I'm fascinated by this place.

    • @zes7215
      @zes7215 5 месяцев назад +2

      wrg,no such thing as hx or betx or etc

    • @solomonshields443
      @solomonshields443 5 месяцев назад +226

      Generations of families had been raised there, residents talk about a sense of community and have mostly fond memories of their time there

    • @athandog
      @athandog 4 месяца назад +160

      It's because it's so out of our reality. So out of our time. This was over 30 years ago in a city with very different conditions and cultures. It's easier to imagine ourselves in those situations when we view them from such a distance. I lived in student housing in the Netherlands where the kitchen (the hangout spot) had no windows. There were open air vents that mice would crawl in and out of, and it constantly stank of mold. The walls separating the rooms were paper thin. Sometimes they were laid with stone and you could see through the gaps into the other room. One time I tried to nail something to the wall and the nail pierced all the way into my neighbour's room. The elevator sometimes didn't work so in my case we would walk 8 floors up and down on some days. We were all depressed and constantly on something. But some of us did form a community together. Most have moved away though.

    • @Kabra2012
      @Kabra2012 4 месяца назад +29

      Former residents are on record saying essentially the same thing

  • @katboi3666
    @katboi3666 2 месяца назад +123

    What's wild to me is how this was filmed around 2pm but its pitch-black inside, the sunlight rly didnt reach there... (apart from the old well at the end)

  • @FriedRice3519
    @FriedRice3519 2 месяца назад +444

    Hearing abt this city, it was made to sound like the place was some urban legend with the curse of Ra or smthn. They all seem pretty chill and cozy ngl lol

    • @cosmosisrose
      @cosmosisrose 2 месяца назад +95

      humans make do wherever we live, I think. even in the most difficult environments to live in I’m sure you’ll find some people content with what they have

    • @nikitahichoii482
      @nikitahichoii482 2 месяца назад +28

      It looks like any other poor neighborhood in the world tbh, reminds me of my grandmothers neighborhood in Monterrey, Nuevo León, just you know, if it were a bunch of mushed skyscrapers

    • @sith6375
      @sith6375 2 месяца назад +8

      @@SxGaming3390 it was an overexaggeration but he meant that the way it was portrayed was "hell-like"

    • @ebaia03
      @ebaia03 27 дней назад +2

      If you're in the United States, there's a reason for that.

    • @socondeeznutz3417
      @socondeeznutz3417 13 дней назад

      Eye of Ra

  • @SymphonyMusic-b1x
    @SymphonyMusic-b1x 2 месяца назад +110

    At 2:40, “do you mind if i film some video footage”… even back then where there were no platform to showcase this kind of videos anywhere, basic courtesy existed

    • @variaxi935
      @variaxi935 Месяц назад

      Possibly courtesy, but probably caution

  • @mateustree
    @mateustree 6 месяцев назад +627

    This the real Cyberpunk

    • @NCVBflo
      @NCVBflo 3 месяца назад +38

      Considering it's 1991, more like cassette-punk.

    • @MR_LoreYT
      @MR_LoreYT 2 месяца назад +17

      Not really.
      The modern china is more of a cyberpunk honestly that only it hasnt gotten big yet but in 2090 chinese cities are😂 man i cant even imagine if it looks like this today imagine 50-90 years from now

    • @NCVBflo
      @NCVBflo 2 месяца назад +2

      @@MR_LoreYT
      Uhhh okay

    • @MR_LoreYT
      @MR_LoreYT 2 месяца назад

      @@NCVBflo js saying no problem

    • @Flat_Earth_Sophia
      @Flat_Earth_Sophia 2 месяца назад +2

      No it is not.

  • @Kloiyd
    @Kloiyd 2 месяца назад +43

    2:52 That means more footage exists somewhere out there.

  • @alphanumeric6582
    @alphanumeric6582 3 месяца назад +623

    Fellas, time to find that hour long Japanse recording

    • @darkjanggo
      @darkjanggo 2 месяца назад +25

      can you give more info?

    • @basedmod2139
      @basedmod2139 2 месяца назад +18

      More info

    • @simplyalonso
      @simplyalonso 2 месяца назад +51

      ​@@darkjanggo2:52

    • @fz7091
      @fz7091 2 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/No_vQ8FiQiw/видео.htmlsi=0M6jCPNrrQxMCq1Y

    • @fishmaeg
      @fishmaeg 2 месяца назад +6

      Did someone find it already?

  • @ChaseddiHondo
    @ChaseddiHondo Месяц назад +9

    I know the idea of Kowloon is objectively grim, but the people there are nonetheless just like people outside the city if not kinder. In this, I feel proud of humanity

  • @Kuh415
    @Kuh415 28 дней назад +3

    1991. i get a little nostalgic. I grew up near a Chinatown. i was born in 90. These people are my parents and their friends just doing their best to get by to raise us kids the best they could. It looks like a nice warm community.

  • @iamnoone21
    @iamnoone21 2 месяца назад +18

    Wow, my dad came here as a curious tourist just months after this was filmed, and his HongKonger uncle called him a reckless fool for sightseeing there when he found out. So cool to see p much exactly what he would've seen, 30+ years ago.
    This place became so notorious, but it's interesting to see and remember that between the scary dark corridors were just real, normal people living, working, and raising kids

  • @hanzt468
    @hanzt468 2 месяца назад +19

    if u guys want some more old footages of kowloon walled city, yall can look at some of the old hong kong films such as "Lost arm of the Law".

  • @barbarosbozkurt758
    @barbarosbozkurt758 3 месяца назад +158

    "A japanese TV channel just filmed here" We know what to do!

    • @moo645
      @moo645 2 месяца назад +33

      found it in another comment ruclips.net/video/No_vQ8FiQiw/видео.htmlsi=uEiur75tKVM6t1HT

  • @katoffeevhs9798
    @katoffeevhs9798 18 дней назад +2

    thanks for this footage!! this is really cool, so rare. fascinating place, feels like a dream whenever i see it

  • @artist9546
    @artist9546 4 дня назад

    thank you for uploading this, incredible footage of no longer existing city

  • @theslimyitalian
    @theslimyitalian Месяц назад +9

    I found out about the walled city just last week, and now this video appears. Thank you algorithm!

  • @ButWhatIfItIs
    @ButWhatIfItIs Месяц назад +2

    Thabk you fqor uploading this.
    Even bigger thank you to the young lady filming. I live for unique and compelling footage like this.

  • @sunitafisher4758
    @sunitafisher4758 3 месяца назад +52

    🌸 I’m so excited over this
    Very sad when it was demolished 1993
    This was taken 20th Nov 1991, so very happy to get glimpse into this productive community

    • @charles2521
      @charles2521 3 месяца назад

      For sure angloids are sad the slum they created was demolished

  • @ecoro_
    @ecoro_ Месяц назад +5

    They should have kept that hellhole. What a national treasure.

  • @kivaHBRO_04
    @kivaHBRO_04 2 месяца назад +27

    Fish eyes lens is perfect to hit a Trey flip

  • @shellszhine
    @shellszhine 2 месяца назад +17

    This footage was taken when HK was still a British colony.

  • @RemnantCult
    @RemnantCult 2 месяца назад +7

    Very kind of them to let her film. Little did they know, she was capturing historic footage.

  • @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque
    @wolf-man-bear-pig-torque 2 месяца назад +20

    The Cantonese sounds much more crisp and lively than many of the Hong Kongers speak today which is becoming more mono-tonal and less energetic.

    • @variaxi935
      @variaxi935 Месяц назад

      the human connection is dying

  • @MoluskToeCheese
    @MoluskToeCheese 2 месяца назад +4

    Immortalize this for all generations to see ❤
    Seriously, Thanks for sharing
    Absolutely beautiful

  • @opcomment
    @opcomment 8 месяцев назад +52

    Thank you for sharing this rare footage

  • @KamatariHonjogreatscythe
    @KamatariHonjogreatscythe 4 месяца назад +29

    I have seen this city portrayed in movies and shows. It has a kind of mystic status to me.

    • @_Just_Another_Guy
      @_Just_Another_Guy 2 месяца назад +10

      Well it's definitely a legend now because the Kowloon Walled City was demolished in 1993. The only records of it existing are from random video clips like this and photos. Now it's just a memory of a city that once was.

  • @smoovkilla
    @smoovkilla 2 месяца назад +11

    SO FASCINATING. honestly cant believe this place ever existed

  • @brothertoa754
    @brothertoa754 10 дней назад

    Wow, this is amazing. Just people trying their best to survive ❤

  • @jeremywhite92
    @jeremywhite92 Месяц назад +3

    I didn't realize the Hong Kong Police patrolled the Walled City -- it technically being Chinese territory, and all.

  • @someasiandude4797
    @someasiandude4797 Месяц назад +5

    Why does this gigantic block of decentralized slums have better infrastructure than my apartment

    • @Hogla287
      @Hogla287 25 дней назад

      You miss the part where they sealed the community well due to the spread of disease?

  • @jordanpaulchan
    @jordanpaulchan 2 месяца назад +1

    Checked out the remnants of the Kowloon walled city last year, they had some videos at the exhibit on life within the walls, but nothing like this! Really cool to see what life used to be here.

  • @Istrianprincess
    @Istrianprincess 2 месяца назад +10

    wow this girl is brave 😱

  • @pompey333
    @pompey333 2 месяца назад +5

    The people seemed to be very kind and friendly all things considered.

  • @Cantonesecubanalee
    @Cantonesecubanalee 4 месяца назад +72

    I think my dad an uncle are in this!!!!I was born after the city closed..buthis is so bizarre really seeing things my family always described .

  • @SamianJumaat-l3k
    @SamianJumaat-l3k 2 месяца назад +5

    It's funny how i was recommended this video 6 days after this video was taped back in 1991.

  • @thecaucasian86
    @thecaucasian86 2 месяца назад +5

    Speechless let you, realizing it's been almost thirty years since Kowloon walled city was demolished and there's thousands out there in Hong Kong still living in Cage Homes and in endless skyscraper like neighborhoods.

  • @kevorka3281
    @kevorka3281 Месяц назад

    Amazing, I never thought I'd see inside

  • @Edgeofdavid
    @Edgeofdavid 10 дней назад

    Wow, amazing this exists.

  • @verybigbignekko3759
    @verybigbignekko3759 27 дней назад +1

    This is such historical footage

  • @kyvao
    @kyvao 2 месяца назад +172

    The Japanese documentary: ruclips.net/video/No_vQ8FiQiw/видео.htmlsi=alqKz89nVZHV4hYh

  • @ElastiBabe
    @ElastiBabe 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh wow, footage of a hair salon!!! So wild to see all these clips

  • @ShawnMcClurg
    @ShawnMcClurg 2 месяца назад +1

    Wow this is awesome! I’ve heard stories and played that multiplayer map from Call of Duty: Black Ops, but finding video of Kowloon is amazing!

  • @BOMNN
    @BOMNN 4 месяца назад +31

    Its 13:45 and it seemed to be 9pm

  • @yieldsfalsehood8863
    @yieldsfalsehood8863 2 месяца назад

    seems so nice and clean for what it is...

  • @Mirstrip
    @Mirstrip 6 месяцев назад +4

    Very in depth look into life in Kowloon thanks😊

  • @arashi441xyz
    @arashi441xyz 24 дня назад

    THIS IS SOOO AMAZING!!! Wherebin thenworld did you get this footage just wow.

  • @HokageHustle88
    @HokageHustle88 2 месяца назад +1

    4:50 Thats tornado goh from kowloon walled in movie

  • @mrjones2721
    @mrjones2721 2 месяца назад +2

    The image: crime, horror, a dystopian cityscape where human decency goes to die
    The reality: guys making toys and candy

  • @wai6732
    @wai6732 2 месяца назад +8

    完全無法想像入面啲衞生環境有幾差

  • @himssendol6512
    @himssendol6512 2 месяца назад +15

    I miss the old HK. I was only there for 3 years but loved HK. Everything from the shiny malls of Central to the dirty back alleys with flying cockroaches. Living was expensive and cheap at the same time. Great food.

    • @hankbarcelona7314
      @hankbarcelona7314 2 месяца назад +2

      "Expensive and cheap at the same time"
      Which parts were expensive and which parts were cheap?

    • @rowlz2507
      @rowlz2507 2 месяца назад +1

      @@hankbarcelona7314rent is insane, but travel is amazing on the minibus and MTR, and you can get great meals for cheap at local places

    • @trishp1565
      @trishp1565 2 месяца назад +3

      @@hankbarcelona7314born & raised hongkonger here 😊 Hong Kong’s housing is the most expensive in the world. But low income tax, no sales tax , cheap healthcare, cheap food & excellent infrastructure make Hong Kong a wonderland.

    • @hankbarcelona7314
      @hankbarcelona7314 2 месяца назад

      @trishp1565 Thank you!

  • @VentiVonOsterreich
    @VentiVonOsterreich 2 месяца назад +3

    The only proof left of this place existing are photos, video clips, and surviving former residents
    Please preserve these types of media

    • @capcompass9298
      @capcompass9298 Месяц назад

      ...and the occasional tourist who went through with local friends. 'Twas a journey I'll never forget.

  • @dragonmagoz
    @dragonmagoz Месяц назад

    This seems like a dream's memory palace

  • @tommarnt
    @tommarnt 2 месяца назад +5

    i understood everything she said lol (i grew up speaking cantonese)

  • @MarkusGeheim
    @MarkusGeheim Месяц назад

    A very rare insight to a closed eco-system, with it's own rules.

  • @panzfaust9812
    @panzfaust9812 2 месяца назад

    Hard to imagine till you see it

  • @ROWANOID
    @ROWANOID Месяц назад

    Wow 2 years ago I was trying to look for footage of the city but I couldn’t find any

  • @mwugii
    @mwugii 2 месяца назад +2

    I started reading Kowloon Generic Romance. Then this showed up in my recommendations

    • @ami-el7dg
      @ami-el7dg 2 месяца назад

      How is it so far?

  • @classagitator
    @classagitator 2 месяца назад

    Reminds me of the show Silo

  • @YouTubeOfficial.
    @YouTubeOfficial. 2 месяца назад +1

    Me recordó a un canal con muchos videos viejos pero sin comentarios. No sé que le habrá pasado

  • @hkrelax
    @hkrelax Месяц назад

    Got this video recommendation just after I finished playing Slitterhead lol

  • @FrenchGlobetrotter
    @FrenchGlobetrotter 8 месяцев назад +5

    precious video 👍🏻

  • @MarkyFormula1
    @MarkyFormula1 7 месяцев назад +2

    This is wonderful documentation ❤

  • @Kloiyd
    @Kloiyd 2 месяца назад +3

    5:15 I can't believe store owners got no compensation

  • @TheWalkingMice
    @TheWalkingMice 2 месяца назад

    This is a masterpiece

  • @AkiZukiLenn
    @AkiZukiLenn 2 месяца назад +9

    many hong kong people used to lived on a boat, thats why they are fine staying in a condense place like this

  • @InkDropFalls
    @InkDropFalls 4 месяца назад +68

    the documentary that Japanese filmed ..WHERE IS IT please

    • @LMS2019
      @LMS2019 3 месяца назад +2

      that comment needs to be fixed! INTERNET DO YOUR THING

    • @埊
      @埊 3 месяца назад +3

      is is really from Osaca?

    • @softcookieconsumer
      @softcookieconsumer 2 месяца назад +3

      It’s actually in China and they’re speaking Cantonese (I know because I can understand what they’re saying 😭)

    • @pptenshi3900
      @pptenshi3900 2 месяца назад +16

      @@softcookieconsumer they’re talking about a Japanese documentary about the area, which is obvs in hong kong

    • @moo645
      @moo645 2 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/No_vQ8FiQiw/видео.htmlsi=uEiur75tKVM6t1HT

  • @d15z1sux
    @d15z1sux 4 месяца назад +65

    Would be nice to have a video game with the walled city in it. I think some older games feature it but would be nice to have a modern game with modern graphics.

    • @Anom-vd4kn
      @Anom-vd4kn 4 месяца назад +11

      I think about this every day. But then I think how extensive the development would be checking every nook and cranny to make sure everything is in good standing.

    • @d15z1sux
      @d15z1sux 4 месяца назад

      @@Anom-vd4kn yes very true, however I have seen areas in games that seem to have been inspired by the walled city.

    • @blamejohnath
      @blamejohnath 4 месяца назад +7

      Stray I heard is based off of it, its not wholly accurate though

    • @okayhellohihowyadoin
      @okayhellohihowyadoin 3 месяца назад +3

      I think it could make for a brilliant horror game. Maybe you’re part of a small team in charge of removing the last people from the city before it’s demolished. Infinite dark abandoned buildings interconnected into each other. Would feel so suffocating.

    • @sppychubs
      @sppychubs 3 месяца назад +3

      There's actually a horror game based on it and it's called "Welcome to Kowloon". I haven't played it myself but I've watched someone play it and it really incorporated the tight and dark spaces in Kowloon. Pretty scary game from what I watched.

  • @bananaflavouredtea8044
    @bananaflavouredtea8044 2 месяца назад +3

    I think a big difference between China and most Westernised cultures is the subcultures. Westernised cultures have adopted a postmodernist approach where many different people can interpret meanings differently. For instance a gamer in the West might identity themselves as part of a subgroup in society that is different from the mainstream society. These subgroups form there own culture and how they interpret the world around them. As a result of all these subcultures in society, you find many different perspectives online and viewpoints of the world and meaning has moved from one just one to many (also called plurality).
    Before the industrial age in the West, the majority of the books people read, the stories they were told, and the paintings they saw etc were all based on religion. This meant that when you asked the question 'What is a good person?' most will tell you a narrative based on religion such as a person that doesn't commit adultery or sin and so on.
    Modernism came into force during the industrial age where video and photos started to become a thing. But these photos and videos portrayed the world "as it is" without any manipulation, tainted narratives, or even anything unrealistic.
    Postmodernism then is what philosophers call the present state. Technology has made the world come closer with many different cultures and in turn has altered what people think is morally right and wrong and what it means to be a good citizen. You have many subcultures that haven't existed before such as gamers, sci-fi movie goers, Swifties, Alpha males, Andrew Tate, Joe Rogan etc.
    With all that in mind, I think China hasn't openly progressed to Postmodernism like the rest of the world and is actively fighting it off or at least embracing it to a small extent. China is becoming more like 'pre-Modernism' in the West mixed with modernism where all the media pushed a single message and narrative on interpreting the world. All school books, tv dramas, movies and so on all portray a particular defined set of virtues and values just like religion did in the West. This is what the Chinese state appears to be actively chasing in regards to culture. China has a lot of different cultures but they share a lot in common in reagards to values and virtues. One could say a lot more in common than differences. You aren't going to find cultures in China actively promoting narratives such as 'a good person would fight for their rights' over 'a good person will support the government'.

    • @fire.smok3
      @fire.smok3 Месяц назад

      Thats an interesting perspective. What makes you come to this conclusion, are you of Chinese background, or just have an interest in the culture?

  • @nassoide
    @nassoide 2 месяца назад +4

    nothing spells out 'china in the 90s' like letting complete strangers near dangerous heavy machinery

  • @multatuli1
    @multatuli1 2 месяца назад +1

    Anyone ever read "city of darkness" comic back then? 😁

  • @crisspycritic
    @crisspycritic 2 месяца назад +1

    Someone find the hour long or so footage the japanese filmed...

  • @flamantemigrana
    @flamantemigrana 2 месяца назад

    Actual history, wow!

  • @Nwordscissorhands1738
    @Nwordscissorhands1738 2 месяца назад +2

    Dang those guys really have been playing chess for decades

  • @jeffd830-i8q
    @jeffd830-i8q 2 месяца назад +14

    finally some legit footage instead of some muppet talking about it

  • @iccysxrs
    @iccysxrs 5 месяцев назад +21

    were those hong kong police? i thought the walled city didnt have much police presence outside of raids..

    • @jl_mozart3292
      @jl_mozart3292 4 месяца назад +5

      Based on the footage, there seems to be light on the side of the frame and it looks more like an every day street of Hong Kong so I assume that that’s just another clip that slipped in for some reason

    • @nikow2614
      @nikow2614 3 месяца назад +8

      kowloon walled city is an anarchy place, so basically no police, or sometimes a short period of police operations

    • @cracklelacquer5602
      @cracklelacquer5602 3 месяца назад +29

      they're at near-ground/ground level where most of it consists of shops and workshops as seen in the video, there are some police presence obviously

    • @kyohiology4058
      @kyohiology4058 3 месяца назад +4

      @@cracklelacquer5602 And also at the very entrance

  • @realdeal9177
    @realdeal9177 2 месяца назад

    Wow.. i was 1 month old that time huh

  • @jokosi
    @jokosi Месяц назад +1

    amazing footage. is there any way to watch the rest of suenn ho's vlogs?

  • @capcompass9298
    @capcompass9298 Месяц назад

    Love her HK_English accent.

  • @fingerthatsmells
    @fingerthatsmells 2 месяца назад

    Is this what inspired Kane & Lynch Dog Days? Cause it looks almost identical, even down to the kind of camera it was shot on.

  • @fsvideos-rc
    @fsvideos-rc 2 месяца назад +8

    Coincidently, today is 20/11/2024

  • @Douglas2140
    @Douglas2140 3 месяца назад +5

    post the uncut version bruh

  • @maldo239.2
    @maldo239.2 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for this

  • @en1265
    @en1265 9 месяцев назад +126

    This is oddly nostalic i dont know whats wrong with me...

    • @zaksimkiv1512
      @zaksimkiv1512 8 месяцев назад +7

      The same thing 😮

    • @Coleman_H
      @Coleman_H 7 месяцев назад +32

      Am I only one who randomly thinks about the walled city and gets nostalgic feelings? Born and raised in Florida USA for further confusion lol

    • @PerceptionVsReality333
      @PerceptionVsReality333 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@Coleman_H
      I feel the same way & I'm born/raised in northern CA.

    • @dannysha6458
      @dannysha6458 3 месяца назад +5

      It’s that 90s-early 2000ish nostalgia.(I’m 28). Reminds of some old Japanese anime movie like spirited away or akira

    • @apophisstr6719
      @apophisstr6719 3 месяца назад +8

      There were quite a lot of anime, movies, and other forms of medias took heavy inspirations, be it the concept or aesthetic, from the Wall city

  • @Phlegethon
    @Phlegethon Месяц назад +1

    So a Japanese film crew has an hour of footage somewhere

  • @AnimeLingri
    @AnimeLingri 2 месяца назад +1

    Cyberfunk vibe ❤

  • @ismailabi5988
    @ismailabi5988 3 месяца назад

    its amazed me some how

  • @phoenixswanson1561
    @phoenixswanson1561 2 месяца назад

    Getting ready for Prue and Cathy's trip over..