The cluttered confines of Kowloon Walled City have recently been given a new lease of life. The once notorious Hong Kong neighbourhood of dilapidated and densely populated residential buildings was demolished in 1994, but was resurrected on screen 30 years later in Soi Cheang Pou-soi’s 2024 box office hit Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in.

The martial arts action thriller delighted local audiences with its faithful recreation of the enclave, and the sets have since become a tourist attraction. They are currently exhibited in Kowloon Walled City Park at the site of the original neighbourhood.

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