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An Unprecedented Look Into The Now-Demolished Kowloon Walled City, The Hong Kong Triad-Controlled Chinese Enclave Within Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Originally A Chinese Military Fort, Raised During The Opium Trade With The British, Enlisting Loyalty From The Back Alleys And The Corporate Boardrooms Of Hong Kong, That Ultimately Contained 50,000 Residents Until It Was Torn Down With Great Difficulty Between 1993 And 1994, All Here Exposed In This Ground-Breaking Film Documentary Featuring Interviews With Triad Members, Hidden Camera Revelations, And An Unprecedented Filmed Trip Through The Rarely Glimpsed Hidden Interior Of "The Dark City", Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Color, 1985, 48 Minutes.) #KowloonWalledCity #DarkCities #DeJureCities #DeJureCities #OrganizedCrimeCities #KowloonCity #NewTerritories #HongKongTriad #Triads #OrganizedCrime #ChineseOrganizedCrime #Prostitution #Gambling #IllegalGambling #DrugAbuse #KowloonWalledCityPark #MP4 #VideoDownload #DVD
*September 21, 2025: Updated And Upgraded: Updated With Newly Redigitized And Remastered Video For Improved Image And Audio Quality, And Upgraded From A Standard Format DVD To An Archival Quality Dual Layer Format DVD!
Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned and densely populated de jure Chinese enclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom by China in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. By 1990, the walled city contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by local triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug abuse. In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the walled city. After an arduous eviction process, and the transfer of de jure sovereignty of the enclave from China to Britain, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former walled city. Some historical artefacts from the walled city, including its yamen building and remnants of its southern gate, have been preserved there.
A Triad (Mandarin Chinese: San He Hui; Cantonese: Saam Hahp Wui) is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China with outposts in various countries having significant overseas Chinese populations. The triads originated from secret societies formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, some influenced by white lotus societies of the 14th century, with the intent of overthrowing the minority Manchu-ruling Qing dynasty. In the 20th century, triads were enlisted by the Kuomintang (KMT) during the Republican era to attack political enemies, including assassinations. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China and subsequent crackdowns, triads and their operations flourished in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities. Since the reform and opening up period, triads and other triad-like "black societies" re-emerged in mainland China. In modern times, triads overseas have been reported to have connections to the government of the People's Republic of China. "Triad" is a translation of the Chinese term San He Hui, referring to the union of Heaven, Earth, And Humanity. The word "triad" used by British officials in Colonial Hong Kong was thought to be a reference to the triads' use of triangular imagery; however "Triad" had been used by William Milne to describe secret societies in Southern China as early as 1826, well before the colony was even formed. It has been speculated that triad organizations took after, or were originally part of, militant movements such as the White Lotus, the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, and the Heaven and Earth Society. The generic use of the word "Triads" for all Chinese criminal organizations is imprecise; triad groups are geographically, ethnically, culturally, and structurally unique. "Triads" are traditional organized-crime groups originating from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Criminal organizations operating in, or originating from, mainland China are "mainland Chinese criminal groups" or "black societies". Since the first opium bans during the 19th century, Chinese criminal gangs have been involved in worldwide illegal drug trade. Many triads switched from opium to heroin, produced from opium plants in the Golden Triangle, refined into heroin in China, and trafficked to North America and Europe. Triads are also active in Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. When Malaysia and Singapore (with the region's largest population of ethnic Chinese) became Crown Colonies like Hong Kong, secret societies and triads controlled local communities by extorting protection money and illegal money lending. Many conducted blood rituals, such as drinking one another's blood, as a sign of brotherhood; others ran opium dens and brothels. Traditionally, Triads operate and frequent opium dens -- whence their modern form was fostered, financed and promoted by the British during the Opium Wars -- as well as brothels, massage parlours, casinos, gambling houses, bars, drug houses, and nightclubs.
The Tiandihui, the Heaven and Earth Society, also called Hongmen (The Vast Family), is a Chinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization. As the Tiandihui spread through different counties and provinces, it branched off into many groups and became known by many names, including the Sanhehui. The Hongmen grouping is today more or less synonymous with the whole Tiandihui concept, although the title "Hongmen" is also claimed by some criminal groups. Branches of the Hongmen were also formed by Chinese communities overseas, some of which became known as Chinese Freemasons, a legacy of The Crown Colonies. Its current iteration is purely secular.
An Unprecedented Look Into The Now-Demolished Kowloon Walled City, The Hong Kong Triad-Controlled Chinese Enclave Within Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Originally A Chinese Military Fort, Raised During The Opium Trade With The British, Enlisting Loyalty From The Back Alleys And The Corporate Boardrooms Of Hong Kong, That Ultimately Contained 50,000 Residents Until It Was Torn Down With Great Difficulty Between 1993 And 1994, All Here Exposed In This Ground-Breaking Film Documentary Featuring Interviews With Triad Members, Hidden Camera Revelations, And An Unprecedented Filmed Trip Through The Rarely Glimpsed Hidden Interior Of "The Dark City", Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Color, 1985, 48 Minutes.) #KowloonWalledCity #DarkCities #DeJureCities #DeJureCities #OrganizedCrimeCities #KowloonCity #NewTerritories #HongKongTriad #Triads #OrganizedCrime #ChineseOrganizedCrime #Prostitution #Gambling #IllegalGambling #DrugAbuse #KowloonWalledCityPark #MP4 #VideoDownload #DVD
*September 21, 2025: Updated And Upgraded: Updated With Newly Redigitized And Remastered Video For Improved Image And Audio Quality, And Upgraded From A Standard Format DVD To An Archival Quality Dual Layer Format DVD!
Kowloon Walled City was an ungoverned and densely populated de jure Chinese enclave within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Originally a Chinese military fort, the walled city became an enclave after the New Territories were leased to the United Kingdom by China in 1898. Its population increased dramatically following the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. By 1990, the walled city contained 50,000 residents within its 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) borders. From the 1950s to the 1970s, it was controlled by local triads and had high rates of prostitution, gambling, and drug abuse. In January 1987, the Hong Kong government announced plans to demolish the walled city. After an arduous eviction process, and the transfer of de jure sovereignty of the enclave from China to Britain, demolition began in March 1993 and was completed in April 1994. Kowloon Walled City Park opened in December 1995 and occupies the area of the former walled city. Some historical artefacts from the walled city, including its yamen building and remnants of its southern gate, have been preserved there.
A Triad (Mandarin Chinese: San He Hui; Cantonese: Saam Hahp Wui) is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China with outposts in various countries having significant overseas Chinese populations. The triads originated from secret societies formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, some influenced by white lotus societies of the 14th century, with the intent of overthrowing the minority Manchu-ruling Qing dynasty. In the 20th century, triads were enlisted by the Kuomintang (KMT) during the Republican era to attack political enemies, including assassinations. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China and subsequent crackdowns, triads and their operations flourished in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities. Since the reform and opening up period, triads and other triad-like "black societies" re-emerged in mainland China. In modern times, triads overseas have been reported to have connections to the government of the People's Republic of China. "Triad" is a translation of the Chinese term San He Hui, referring to the union of Heaven, Earth, And Humanity. The word "triad" used by British officials in Colonial Hong Kong was thought to be a reference to the triads' use of triangular imagery; however "Triad" had been used by William Milne to describe secret societies in Southern China as early as 1826, well before the colony was even formed. It has been speculated that triad organizations took after, or were originally part of, militant movements such as the White Lotus, the Taiping and Boxer Rebellions, and the Heaven and Earth Society. The generic use of the word "Triads" for all Chinese criminal organizations is imprecise; triad groups are geographically, ethnically, culturally, and structurally unique. "Triads" are traditional organized-crime groups originating from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Criminal organizations operating in, or originating from, mainland China are "mainland Chinese criminal groups" or "black societies". Since the first opium bans during the 19th century, Chinese criminal gangs have been involved in worldwide illegal drug trade. Many triads switched from opium to heroin, produced from opium plants in the Golden Triangle, refined into heroin in China, and trafficked to North America and Europe. Triads are also active in Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. When Malaysia and Singapore (with the region's largest population of ethnic Chinese) became Crown Colonies like Hong Kong, secret societies and triads controlled local communities by extorting protection money and illegal money lending. Many conducted blood rituals, such as drinking one another's blood, as a sign of brotherhood; others ran opium dens and brothels. Traditionally, Triads operate and frequent opium dens -- whence their modern form was fostered, financed and promoted by the British during the Opium Wars -- as well as brothels, massage parlours, casinos, gambling houses, bars, drug houses, and nightclubs.
The Tiandihui, the Heaven and Earth Society, also called Hongmen (The Vast Family), is a Chinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization. As the Tiandihui spread through different counties and provinces, it branched off into many groups and became known by many names, including the Sanhehui. The Hongmen grouping is today more or less synonymous with the whole Tiandihui concept, although the title "Hongmen" is also claimed by some criminal groups. Branches of the Hongmen were also formed by Chinese communities overseas, some of which became known as Chinese Freemasons, a legacy of The Crown Colonies. Its current iteration is purely secular.