The story of Kowloon Peninsula for the recent 200 years, as told by 200+ photos.

By indulging in the book, you witness the transformation of rural Kowloon into the home of about 2 million people.

Time flies and so do places: Holt Wharf, Kai Tak Airport, Kai Tak Bund, Kowloon Wharf, Lo Fu Ngam, Po Kong Village, Tai Hom Village, To Kwa Wan Island, Tsim Sha Tau, Whampoa Dock…

Joyous places reappear on photos: movies showing at theatres like Alhambra, Astor, Broadway, and Great World; riding on Ferris wheel at Kai Tak Amusement Park; feeding elephant at Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park; swimming at Lai Chi Kok Bay and Tai Wan (Hung Hom) beach…

Different walks of life at hardly imaginable places: boat repairers at Tsim Sha Tsui (about 170 years ago), fishermen on shore at the present Jordan Road (about 120 years ago), villager insides bridal sedan chair at Cheung Sha Wan (about 90 years ago), soldiers on training at Sham Shui Po Barracks (about 90 years ago), police officer directing traffic at traffic control pagoda at the middle of Nathan Road (1960s)…

Confused about the old place and street names? No fuss and try to dig them out with several old maps in the book.