Ep. 229 | The Walled City of Kowloon
Laszlo finally gets around to one of the most requested topics of all time. In this episode, the history behind the Kowloon Walled City is introduced from its humble beginnings starting in the Southern Song to its later demolition during the early 1990s.
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Terms in Episode
Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
---|---|---|
Cheung Sha Wan | 长沙湾 | District in Kowloon |
Dōng Lóng Zhōu | 东龙洲 | Tung Lung Chau, an island off the Clearwater Bay Peninsula up in the New Territories |
Jiāozhōu Bay | 胶州湾 | Located in present day Qīngdǎo |
Jiǔlóng Chéng Zhài | 九龙城寨 | And another way of saying The Walled City of Kowloon in Chinese |
Jiǔlóng zhài chéng | 九龙寨城 | One way of saying The Walled City of Kowloon in Chinese |
Kai Tak Airport | 启德机场 | The old airport of Hong Kong. Named after the two financiers of the airport Ho Kai and Au Tak |
Liáodōng Peninsula | 辽东半岛 | Peninsula located in Liaoning Province....meaning "east of the Liao River" |
Lǐ Míngdōng | 李明东 | The guy I used to know in HK who grew up in the Walled City, known affectionately at Save the Children as Ah Tung |
Mong Kok | 旺角 | Another district of Kowloon. I used to keep an office there. |
Qing Dynasty | 清朝 | China's last imperial dynasty lasting from 1644-1911 |
Shāndōng | 山东 | Northern coastal province in China. A pretty historic place for most of Chinese history |
Song Dynasty | 宋朝 | Dynasty that lasted 960-1279 |
Sun Yee On | 新义安 | One of the most famous of all Hong Kong Triads. Still around today with an estimated 55,000 members worldwide |
Tokwawan | 土瓜湾 | District in east Kowloon south of Kowloon City and north of Hung Hom |
Wēihǎiwèi | 威海卫 | Now called Weihai, a city in Shandong |
Xiāng ròu | 香肉 | Literally "fragrant meat" but means dog meat. |
Yámen | 衙门 | A name for any government office in feudal China |
Zhài | 寨 | An administrative term meaning a fort where an official resided |
Zhào Zǐyáng | 赵紫阳 | 1919-2005, China premier 1980-87, CCP General Secretary 1987-89 |
Zǒnglǐ Yámen | 总理衙门 | The foreign office during the Qing dynasty |
Laszlo is pleased to present an interview with longtime Hong Kong resident, writer, and cartoonist Larry Feign to discuss his new novel The Flower Boat Girl.