Kowloon Walled City Park

Kowloon Walled City Park
九龍寨城公園
An aerial view of the Kowloon Walled City Park
Map
LocationKowloon City, Kowloon
Coordinates22°19′55″N 114°11′24″E / 22.33194°N 114.19000°E / 22.33194; 114.19000
Area7.66 acres (3.10 hectares)
Opened22 December 1995; 28 years ago (1995-12-22)
Operated byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
OpenYear round
Kowloon Walled City Park
Traditional Chinese九龍寨城公園
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGáu lùhng jaaih sìhng gūng yùhn
JyutpingGau2 lung4 zaai6 sing4 gung1 jyun4
Main entrance
Historic yamen building
Archaeological remains of the South Gate
Lung Nam Pavilion

The Kowloon Walled City Park is a park in Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since the 15th century due to its coastal location and was a slum. Under an agreement between the Government of Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China, the Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1990s. Some historic buildings and features were preserved for incorporation into the new park.

The Kowloon Walled City Park is designed resembling a Jiangnan (江南) garden of the early Qing dynasty. The park, 31,000 square metres (7.66 acres) in total, is divided into eight theme zones with their own characteristic scenery,[1] matching with the style of the whole park. The design was awarded a Diploma at the IGO Stuttgart Expo 93 (International Garden Exposition).[2]

  1. ^ "Home". lcsd.gov.hk. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Design of the Park". lcsd.gov.hk. Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.