Most Densely Populated Place On Earth

Inside the Kowloon Walled City where 50,000 residents eked out a grimy living in the most densely populated place on earth

Once thought to be the most densely populated place on Earth, with 50,000 people crammed into only a few blocks, these fascinating pictures give a rare insight into the lives of those who lived Kowloon Walled City. Taken by Canadian photographer Greg Girard in collaboration with Ian Lamboth the pair spent five years familiarising themselves with the notorious Chinese city before it was demolished in 1992.The city was a phenomenon with 33,000 families and businesses living in more than 300 interconnected high-rise buildings, all constructed without contributions from a single architect. Ungoverned by Health and Safety regulations, alleyways dripped and the maze of dark corridors covered one square block near the end of the runway at Kai Tak  Airprot. 'I spent five years photographing and becoming familiar with the Walled City, its residents, and how it was organised. So seemingly compromised and anarchic on its surface, it actually worked and to a large extent, worked well,' said Mr Girard on his website. Dating back to the Song Dynasty it served as a watch post for the military to defend the area against pirates and to manage the production of Salt before eventually coming under British rule. However, during the Japanese occupation on Hong Kong in the Second World War parts of it were demolished to provide building materials for the nearby airport. Once Japan surrendered from the city, the population dramatically increased with numerous squatters moving in. Eventually it became a haven for criminals and drug users and was run by the Chinese Triads until 1974.

بالصــــــــــــــــــور: أكثر أماكن العالم إزدحاماً وفقراً

 " والله عجيبة يا صين  "

كشف المصور الكندي جيرار جريج عن أكثر الأماكن في العالم إزدحاماً وفقراً في أحد الأحياء الشعبية في الصين بالقرب من مطار مدينة كاي تاك حيث يعيش 50000 صيني في بقعة صغيرة تلك المباني المتكدسة حيث تعيش 33000 عائلة في 300 مبني بالتأكيد خالية من قواعد الأمان والسلامة الصحية والبيئية , فهل يعقل في بلد مثل الصين إحدى الدول العملاقة في الصناعة وفي التجارة , ومن أكبر الدول في العالم قوة عسكرياً وإقتصادياً وسياسياً أن يعيش هؤلاء الناس في بيئة كتلك البيئة ؟؟؟