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The Kowloon Walled City Park () is a historical park in Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since 15th century due to its coastal location and was a centre of vice and crime until 1987. Under the agreement between the Hong Kong Government and the PRC, the Kowloon Walled City was demolished in the 1980s while the indigenous buildings and features were preserved for incorporation in the new park. The Kowloon Walled City Park is designed as a Jiangnan (江南) garden of the early Qing dynasty. The park, 31,000 square metres in total, is divided into eight theme zones to show their own characteristics of the scenery,〔(History/Background. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/kwcp/index.html )〕 matching with the style of the whole park. The design was awarded a Diploma at the IGO Stuttgart EXPO 93 (International Garden Exposition).〔(of the Park. (n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/kwcp/design.html )〕 ==History== In the middle of 19th century, the Qing Government started to build a walled city, which is surrounded by stone walls in Kowloon Bay. The walled city was initially used for military purposes, where it housed many soldiers and their families. During World War II the stone walls were demolished by the Japanese army while part of them were buried and well preserved under the soil.〔((n.d.). Retrieved March 14, 2015, from http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/kwcp/index.html )〕 After WWII, the population of the city had risen to 41,000 by 1970s.〔(<<九龍寨城史話>> P.24 三聯書店(香港)有限公司 Lu, J. (1988). Jiulongcheng zhai shi hua (Xianggang di 1 ban. ed.). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited. ISBN 962-04-0682-6 )〕 The number of buildings was 503 in 1994. The British colonial government could not manage and control the severe crimes related to drugs, illegal gambling, prostitution and quackery in the 70s. Over and above, domestic factories including textile, candy-making and production of Jook-sing noodles (竹昇麵) were situated in this city. After the agreement of the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984, Britain and China embarked on the discussion of solving these issues in this city, and subsequently announced the demolition of the City on 14 January 1987. Residents were resettled in 1987 and 1989. The demolition began in 1993. The site was transformed to a park for nearby residents in 1995.〔(Kong Yearbook 1996, (1996), Government Printing Bureau of Hong Kong, Entertainment, Sports and Arts, P.331 )〕 Due to its proximity to the Kai Tak Airport, regulation on the height of buildings was strictly enforced, so the park could have a better open view. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kowloon Walled City Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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