Kowloon Walled City 3 – images from 1910
HF with thanks to Tymon Mellor:
Kowloon Walled City
c1910
HK Museum of History,
Provisional Urban Council
Old Kowloon City Pier
1910
Government Information Services
The two images below are titled:
Mac beside cannon, from old Chinese fort (Kowloon Walled City), Hong Kong, c1910-1913
Image courtesy of Historical Photographs of China, University of Bristol.
and, Cannon from old Chinese fort (Kowloon Walled City), Hong Kong, c1910-1913
Image courtesy of Historical Photographs of China, University of Bristol.
See: City Of Darkness Revisited Ian Lambot’s new and expanded edition of the well-known book about Kowloon Walled City
This article was first posted on 13th May 2014.
Related Indhhk articles;
More on the pier and its rediscovery here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_Tsun_Stone_Bridge
And much, much more here:
http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/140meeting/AAB-30-2009-10%20Annex%20D.pdf
Mike
Thanks very much.
This is fascinating information especially the detailed amo report.
I have posted a new article “Kowloon Walled City; Lung Tsun Stone Bridge” incorporating details and images from both sources