"Kowloon" is a transliteration of 九龍. For other transliterations, see 九龍 (disambiguation).

Kowloon refers to an urban area in Hong Kong made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a famous hill in Hong Kong. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a Peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong, New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Lei Yue Mun ( literally "Carp's channel" (aka Lyemun, Lye Moon Passage, Ly-ee-moon Passage) is a short channel between Mei Foo redirects here For the MTR station in the area see Mei Foo Station. Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau ( Chinese 昂船洲 is a former Island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Tate's Cairn ( Chinese 大老山 is one of many mountain peaks in Hong Kong. Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a famous hill in Hong Kong. Victoria Harbour is a natural landform Harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It had a population of 2,019,533 and its population density was 43,033/km² in 2006. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island and south of the mainland part of the New Territories. Hong Kong Island ( is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China. New Territories, abbreviated to NT or NT, is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island The peninsula's area is approximately 47 km² or 18. 1 mi². Together with Hong Kong Island, it contains 48% of Hong Kong's total population. Hong Kong Island ( is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong, China.

The more accurate transcription Kau Lung or Kau-lung was often used in derived place names before World War II, for example Kau-lung Bay instead of Kowloon Bay. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Kowloon Bay ( is a bay located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

History

Kowloon in 1915

The name Kowloon came from the nine dragons represented by eight peaks and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Crow's Nest and Emperor Bing^[1]

Ngau Tau Kok Road

The part of Kowloon south of Boundary Street, together with Stonecutters Island, was ceded by Qing China to the United Kingdom under the Convention of Peking of 1860. Kowloon Peak or Fei Ngor Shan or Fei Ngo Shan ( or 飛鵝山 is a tall mountain in the northeast corner of New Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated Tung Shan ( Traditional Chinese: 東山 literally East Mountain) is a Mountain between Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak in Kowloon Tate's Cairn ( Chinese 大老山 is one of many mountain peaks in Hong Kong. For the residential area in New Kowloon, see Tsz Wan Shan. Temple Hill, also known as Tsz Wan Shan ( is a hill between Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a famous hill in Hong Kong. Beacon Hill ( or 筆架山 is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong 's Kowloon peninsula. Crow's Nest is a hill north of So Uk in Cheung Sha Wan of New Kowloon in Hong Kong. Emperor Bing ( (1271 &ndash March 19, 1279) was the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty of China. Ngau Tau Kok ( is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, located at the northern part of Kwun Tong District, next to Kowloon Bay. This does not cite its references or sources. Please help improve Stonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau ( Chinese 昂船洲 is a former Island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Convention of Peking or the First Convention of Peking is the name used for three different treaties which were concluded between Qing China and the Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting For many years the area remained largely undeveloped, used by the British mainly for tiger-hunting expeditions. The tiger ( Panthera tigris) is a member of the Felidae family the largest and the most powerful of the four " Big cats quot in the Genus

The part of Kowloon north of Boundary Street (New Kowloon) was leased by the British as part of the New Territories in 1898 for 99 years. New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, New Territories, abbreviated to NT or NT, is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Within New Kowloon is the Kowloon City, which refers to an area, where the Kowloon Walled City used to be located. The following is a list of areas of Hong Kong. Hong Kong Island Central and Western District Central The Kowloon Walled City ( originally known as 九龍寨城 was a tiny Chinese enclave in the middle of British Hong Kong for decades The Kowloon Walled City itself was demolished in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The same area was called 官富場 (Pinyin: Guanfuchang) during the Song Dynasty. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The Song Dynasty ( Wade-Giles: Sung Ch'ao was a ruling dynasty in China between 960&ndash1279 CE it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

In modern day conversations, however, New Kowloon is often not regarded as part of the New Territories, but as an integral part of the Kowloon urban area on both sides of Boundary Street. New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, New Territories, abbreviated to NT or NT, is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island For rates tax purposes, New Kowloon is not considered part of Kowloon. Properties in New Kowloon are subjected to pay the land leases as those in the New Territories.

Large-scale development of Kowloon began in the early 20th century, with the construction of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and the Kowloon Wharf. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The Wharf (Holdings Limited ( or Wharf (九倉 in short ( is a company founded in 1886 in Hong Kong.

Due to Kowloon's close proximity to Kai Tak Airport, building constructions were limited by flight paths. Kai Tak Airport (officially Hong Kong International Airport from 1954 to closure The airport ran out of landing slots and parking bays and flights often had to be diverted Compared to Hong Kong Island, Kowloon resulted architecturally in much lower skyline. ^[1] After World War II Kowloon became extremely congested when slums for refugees from the newly established People's Republic of China gave way to public housing estates, mixed with private residential, commercial and industrial areas. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A public housing estate ( is a Housing estate in Hong Kong mainly built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the Hong Kong Housing Society

West Kowloon was once home to a dockyard for the Royal Navy and is now used as a typhoon shelter. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)

On July 1, 1997, both parts of Kowloon were transferred to the People's Republic of China along with the rest of Hong Kong. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES

Administration

Skyscrapers in West Kowloon

It comprises the following districts:

• Kowloon City
• Kwun Tong
• Sham Shui Po
• Wong Tai Sin
• Yau Tsim Mong

Politics

Kowloon covers two geographical constituencies for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong:

• Kowloon East includes Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong
• Kowloon West includes Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City

See also

• New Kowloon
• West Kowloon
• Boundary Street
• Nathan Road
• Argyle Street
• List of areas of Hong Kong
• List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong

References

External links

• WikiSatellite view of Kowloon at WikiMapia
• The West Kowloon Cultural Village website - NEW PROJECT!
• Cap 1 Sched 4 Area of Kowloon