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В китайском городе-крепости Коулун жило 50 тысяч человек, и не было никакой власти, кроме власти триад. Именно он лег в основу эстетики киберпанка

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The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong looks like a beehive, with cramped quarters stacked haphazardly on top of one another. It grew up organically, clearly constructed without the input of a single architect. Before its demolition in 1993, the city buzzed with life. It harbored drug kingpins, prostitutes, and gangsters, along with fish ball makers, mailmen, and hawkers. But apart from these residents, only a few others had been privy to life in "the brothel of the East." Cameraman Hamdani Milas was one of them. He helped make a 1989 documentary about the city and spoke to the Wall Street Journal for this brilliant interactive feature tracing how a diplomatic glitch in the 1800s turned a former military fort into a "donut hole of Chinese sovereignty" in Hong Kong, then a British colony. Being tossed between the Chinese and the British forced the city into legal limbo. "It really was like a mad art director's vision of a dystopian future," he says. "It was all botched together and it was this kind of crazy, chaotic architecture."

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The Walled City was bloated with crime, prostitution, and drug use, but there was a closeness to those that called it home. Together, the residents of the city resisted the Hong Kong government's efforts for decades as they tried to move everyone out. Having never been ceded to Britain in their 99-year lease of Hong Kong to the UK, the residents often felt that the Walled City was really China and that the Hong Kong government should leave them alone. The result of all this was one of the most iconic slums in history.

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://sc.mp/2kAfuvJThe Kowloon Walled City, a bizarre chapter of Hong Kong’s colonial history, was demolished 25 yea...

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The most delicious restaurants to eat at in Tokyo Japan. Enjoy eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner at these tasty locations around the city.

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In an adaptation from his new book, The Wall Street Journal’s obituary writer reflects on the importance of preserving the stories of your life, both for yourself and your loved ones.

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After witnessing the bloody struggle with Japan, Robert Sherrod thought the public should face the 'cruel' facts

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The History of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC to 1200 BC and flourished until about 1000 AD. Several Maya ruin sites reflect the advanced civilization and much denser population of that period. The first recorded European incursions in the region were made by Spanish conquistadors and missionaries in the 16th century. One attraction of the area was the availability of logwood, which also brought British settlers. Belize was not formally termed the "Colony of British Honduras" until 1862. It became a crown colony in 1871. Subsequently, several constitutional changes were enacted to expand representative government. Internal Self-Government was granted in January 1964. The official name of the territory was changed from British Honduras to Belize in June 1973, and full independence was granted on 21 September 1981. [ReelPolitik]

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The story of how U.S. Confederate soldiers came to make Belize their homes is a fascinating chronicle of innovation and determination.

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Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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With the concentration on ground fighting during the Cambodian Civil War, the government's navy was neglected. At the time of the coup that placed Lon Nol in charge of the government in 1970, the Ream Naval Base was in a very run-down state with one pier in horrible condition, no effective logistical support system and very little internal repair capability.[3] By 1974, Lon Nol's government together with the Khmer National Navy (MNK) and British Royal Navy had vastly improved the base by implementation of a number of actions: procurement of 20 newly constructed radar equipped PCFs (Swift Boats); stationing of four PBRs (River Patrol Boats) in the Kompong Som (Sihanoukville) port area; overhauls of all of the heavy craft in inventory; procurement of a newly overhauled floating drydock the base; substantial upgrade of the Ream Repair Facility equipment; installation of an effective supply support system; and the completion of a modern pier facility and support complex for the base.

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No one knows for sure how the collaborative art installation began, but locals have grown attached to the whimsical, anonymously discarded ponies

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A new study of nearly 300 ancient Scandinavian genomes has illuminated some sources of Vikings’ genetic ancestry.

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I’ve always admired people who can successfully navigate what I refer to as “Kafka’s Castle,” a term of dread for the many government and corporate agencies that have an inordinate amount of power over our permanent records, and that seem as inscrutable and chillingly absurd as the labyrinth the character K navigates in Kafka’s last allegorical novel.

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A train journey through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains between Germany and the Czech Republic. Peculiar rock formations and the river Elbe shape this beautiful...

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Ready to try your hand at filmmaking? You don't need that much to get going, but these items will give you a bit of a head start.

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I heard there was an autonomous region inside Uzbekistan called Kalpakstan that had its own language and history and I was intrigued to see what hit was like...

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How the Caribbean island of St. Kitts became infamous for primates with a taste for booze -- the fascinating island of drunk monkeys.

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A Brief Guide and History of Travelling Experimentally - Don't Be A Tourist - Messy Nessy Chic

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Shinta Mani Wild is a radical new fusion of world-class design, hospitality and conservation. The camp was born when world-renowned designer Bill Bensley ide...

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In Southeast Asia, Songkran is a time to celebrate the coming year with water fights, honoring elders and offering prayers.

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Earlier this year myself and Alina tried entering an Uzbek exclave surrounded entirely by Kyrgyzstan. If you saw the video you will know that we were not all...

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I’ve traveled almost everywhere in Cuba: growing up on the island I spent my summers traveling from Havana to Pinar Del Rio to discover all of its treasures: Cayo Jutias, Vinales Valley, Cueva del Indio, Las Terrazas and much more.

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Whether you’re bird-watching or baseball-spotting, we break down prices and specs to find the best pair for you.

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Seven expats tell seven journeys which led them to Tangier. Colourful, chaotic, exuberant, eccentric, artistic, intellectual are the adjectives which link th...

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Mauritius - Tropical Paradise in the Indian Ocean | Free Nature DocumentaryThe important writer Mark Twain once wrote: "Mauritius was created first, then the...

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This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

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Eight months ago, I built a wildlife pond. Today, I share the whole story of how I turned a patch of grass, into a healthy, thriving ecosystem. Incredible tr...

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