By Greg Girard
Girard and Lambot spent 4 years exploring the infamous Walled urban of Kowloon (Hong Kong), sooner than it really is ultimate clearance in 1992. With over 320 photos, 32 prolonged interviews, and essays at the City's heritage and personality, this reprint is not just an informative glimpse of a now vanished landmark yet a delicate and penetrating portrait of a different neighborhood.
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