Kowloon City

For the administrative district, see Kowloon City District. For the former enclave, see Kowloon Walled City.

Kowloon City
High-rise buildings have been built in Kowloon City after the relocation of the Hong Kong International Airport from Kowloon City to Chek Lap Kok.
Traditional Chinese	九龍城
Simplified Chinese	九龙城
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Jiǔlóngchéng Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Gau2 Long4 Sing4

Kowloon City (Chinese: 九龍城; pinyin: Jiǔlóngchéng) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is named after the Kowloon Walled City, and is administratively part of Kowloon City District.

Comparing with the administrative Kowloon City District, the Kowloon City area is vaguely bounded south by Prince Edward Road West and Prince Edward Road East, north with Lo Fu Ngam, east with Kai Tak Nullah and west with Kowloon Tsai.

History

As early as in the Qin Dynasty (221 BC-206 BC), Kowloon City was famous for its pearl production. During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Kowloon City was a part of Koon Fu Cheung (官富場), which was a part of salt yard governed by Chinese officials.

Part of the district was the location of the original Kowloon Walled City, erected during the Qing Dynasty. This is now Kowloon Walled City Park. The former Kai Tak International Airport was also located in the district.

In 1982, Hong Kong was divided into 18 administrative districts, and Kowloon City and its neighbouring areas, such as Hung Hom, belong to the Kowloon City District since then.

Prior to 1998, a strict building height restriction was imposed in Kowloon City to minimize the hazards of air traffic commuting through the Kai Tak Airport. The closure of Kai Tak as a result of the opening of the new Hong Kong International Airport lifted the height restriction, and high-rise apartments started to appear.

Sights

• Holy Trinity Cathedral, the oldest church in Kowloon City
• Kai Tak Airport, a defunct airport in Kowloon City
• Kowloon City Plaza (九龍城廣場; Pinyin: Jiǔlóngchéng Guǎngchǎng)
• Kowloon Walled City
• Sung Wong Toi Park
• Kowloon City’s public market - one of the largest markets in Hong Kong

Gallery

A "Kowloon City" sign on Prince Edward Road   A section of Fuk Lo Tsun Road, Kowloon City   Some of the restaurants on Prince Edward road   A fingerpost pointing toward various Kowloon City landmarks   Nga Tsin Wai Road in Kowloon City

Transportation

Major roads that serves the area include:

• Prince Edward Road
• Boundary Street

Public transport

KMB

• 1, 1A, 2A, 2D, 3B, 3C, 5, 5C, 6D, 6F, 7B, 9, 10, 11B, 11D, 11X, 12A, 13D, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 40, 42, 61X, 75X, 85, 85A, 85B, 85C, 93K, 95, 98C, 203E, 296C, 297, N216, N293

NWFB

• 796C, 796X, N796

Citybus

• A22, E22, N23, N26

Cross Harbour Tunnel

• 101, 106, 107, 111, 113, 115, 116, N121

Minibus

• 2, 2A, 13, 25M, 33, 46, 69, 82M, 105, 105S, 110

See also

• List of areas of Hong Kong

Reference

• < A history of Kowloon City > (九龍城風物志)