Kowloon Walled City was a densely populated, ungoverned settlement in Kowloon, an area just north of Hong Kong. What began as a Chinese military fort evolved into a squatters' village comprising a ...

This was the Kowloon Walled City. The Kowloon Walled City was built in 1847 as a small fort for Chinese imperial soldiers to keep watch over the coast. During the Japanese occupation, the fort’s ...

MailOnline Travel has selected pictures of some of the world's most breathtaking walled cities and towns to inspire you to book your next historic holiday. These spectacular walled communities ...

Due to unexpected warmer weather, a tourist village in Sichuan, China, used fake snow to appease its visitors. The village of Chengdu is known for its beautiful snow, but this January was unseasonably ...

Build a 'better Huayuan' An aerial view of Huayuan village in East China's Zhejiang Province Photo: Courtesy of Wang Jianghong Ahead of this year's Chinese New Year holiday, Shao, at a provincial ...

From Malta to Italy and from China to Israel, these are some of the most beautiful walled cities in the world ... Ownership of the town (then a village) was transferred to Queen Urraca in 1210 ...