Here's a jam-packed infographic depicting Hong Kong's Kowloon Walled City, a crowded encampment that housed some 50,000 residents in about 290,000 square feet until its demolition began 20 years ago. Curbed National has a closer look at this so-called "City of Darkness," described by former residents as a "tight-knit community that was poor but generally happy." [Curbed National]
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