Gritty, hectic and mischievous, Kowloon is the Mr. Hyde to Hong Kong Island’s genteel Dr. Jekyll. But unlike Mr. Hyde, who was a murderous psychopath, Kowloon is actually quite friendly once you get to know it.
First occupied by the British in 1860, Kowloon was home to farming and fishing communities for hundreds of years. Its name, which means “Nine Dragons,” supposedly comes from the Song Dynasty’s Emperor Bing, who named the area for its eight tallest mountains.
The ninth dragon was, of course, the emperor himself.
In honor of that long-departed egocentric emperor, here are nine ways to spend a day in Kowloon.
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