Kowloon Walled City documentary (Part 4/4) + english subtitles

[ditr16]

Thanks for uploading--enlightening! Read Pullinger's book Chasing the Dragon. She clearly states that what made the difference was God's power and the Holy Spirit. These addicts tried everything else, but failed. Then a Christian woman who dared to trust God and pray for them had MIRACULOUS results. If we could do things on our own, then why is it that humanity is not living in a utopia, though we have tried? Why aren't we able to carry out something as simple as a New Year's resolution?

[tuschman168]

@ditr16 Thank you for your post. You are raising some very philosophical questions and I don’t really feel like there is an easy answer to them nor that I have the authority to tackle them in detail unprepared in a short post on youtube. That’s why we as humans have been pondering on them for quite a while now. But for what it’s worth, here are some quick thoughts on the subject. (They are from the perspective of an atheist. I hope that doesn’t diminish them in your eyes.):

[tuschman168]

@tuschman168 The existence of a benevolent god would of course provide some answers. However, I personally feel like these answers would be too easy and wouldn’t take everything in account in terms of evidence. Pullinger would of course report overwhelming success in her own book. We scientists call it “bias” and it happens to us as well. That’s why we have peer review. Everyone is convinced that their way is the best. Otherwise we would choose another way.

[tuschman168]

@tuschman168 This is also why there will always be conflict amongst humans and this leads to your question: “Why aren’t we living in a utopia?” I stand by my statement that we could “do things on our own”. However, it is not really in our nature to live in absolute harmony since (as stated above) different people will always have different motivations and interests. “We have tried” you say. “Some of us try every now and then” I say.

[tuschman168]

@tuschman168 We don’t really want to sacrifice our own benefits for others. Empathy is something that must be learned and trained. Small children for example are very selfish at first. But they can learn to feel compassion. And just like children I think mankind as a whole can learn, too. Step by step. This thought gives me confidence and strength. Success isn’t instantaneous…

…but we’re getting there.

[smo699]

Reminds me of Zion from the Matrix movies. It was almost like a hive.

[worldbones]

London, UK

[worldbones]

Thanks for the translation on this!! I found the narration a bit one-sided too, and unnecessarily negative in places. The place is fascinating and strangely beautiful; in a post-apocalyptic, organised chaotic kinda way..

[Liftarkungen]

Thanks for uploading, found it very interesting.

Stockholm, Sweden

[wtfusername]

This was incredibly interesting. However, this is seen from a Western point of view, and therefore must contain some cultural inaccuracies; things lost in translation. It's a shame that there don't seem to be many, if any, insider's points of view of this place. But this was a very well done documentary, with some poetic nuances in the narration. Thank you for sharing! :)

[tuschman168]

@wtfusername And thank you for your feedback. The german narration is really rather flowery at times (in a good way) and I'm glad this is still detectable in my translation. Even so, something always gets lost in translation and the informations here were translated at least twice (Chinese-->German-->English) so people are well advised not to base their opinion on this documentary alone. Sadly there is not much else info around. Like you said: Some inside perspective would be nice.

[1SuperKawaii]

Thank you so much for posting and the English subtitles.

[SIRchopski]

great documentary and thanks about english subtitles!!!!!

[zharifjenn]

thanks for all

[DPheart]

Thank you soo much for posting this documentary, and for going through all the trouble of making subtitles! :) It is truly unbelievable that people could live like this. I mean it was a really fascinating place, but it is so sad that someone should be forced to live under such conditions. Wow... I'm just completely baffled. What a place!

[worldbones]

@DPheart A lot of them weren't forced, they chose to live there

[DPheart]

@worldbones I meant forced in the way that they maybe couldn't afford to live elsewhere or that they for some other reason couldn't live an other place.

[p3destrian]

most interesting documentary i've watched in a while. great job too on the subtitles!

[Seke8888]

This document was really interesting and rare. Thanks for sharing! There is very little information about this place and i heard first time it from a videogame called Shenmue II where big part of game happens in kowloon at 1980's.

[TheDannyDarka]

I really appreciate this video set. I'm of American background, but I'm in the process of learning German, and I'd love to move to China one day. Knowing that something like this exsisted at some point really just baffles me (in a good way of course), but it's a shame that the city was torn down. I wonder if there is something similar to this in Germany? It's just a thought though! Thank you for the translations.

[tuschman168]

@TheDannyDarka You are welcome. Thanks for the comment. I really don't think anything even remotely like those conditions exists in Germany. I'm not bragging (that would be stupid) but the german fondness for regulations and bureaucracy as well as the social net of benefits does prevent these kind of things pretty well. No system is perfect though, so if anyone can correct me on this, please do! Urban anomalies are always fascinating. My favorite are Prypiat and Kowloon W. City.

[vinavdog]

I liked very much this documentary. Thank you for uploading it.

It scared me so much. The scariest thing is that this doc is from 1989... and probably nothing changed from that days!

[grapishify]

wow, I wonder if there's a large number of people with vit D deficiency? and possibly depression.

very interesting documentary.

[burningmatch09]

Thanks for translating and uploading!

Greetings from a Brazilian guy who lives in Argentina and enjoyed your comment on how Japanese people are watching an Austrian documentary about a town in Hong Kong, translated to English by a German guy.

[Abakteowe]

Thank you very much for the subtitles. I'm Brazilian, just reinforcing your quote at the end =)

[TheLastGunfighter]

The shells aren't for good or bad luck dammit, they're yes or no answers to questions and they can't be forced.

[tuschman168]

@TheLastGunfighter Thanks for letting us know! A source would be even better. Then I would make an annotation of that fakt in the video.

[TheLastGunfighter]

@tuschman168 I'll attempt to track down a source however this was just a tradition passed down in my family and some buddhist traditions. Traditionally the idea is that if you are facing a conflict and would like to get some help on which actions to take you would go to the temple and ask. Depending on how the chips themselves landed it would denote either good or bad luck, the repeated tosses are not to force good luck but rather more of like a 3 out of 5 way of getting an accurate

[TheLastGunfighter]

@TheLastGunfighter Reading, I'm sorry I can't provide better info its just the way that they commented on that segment made Chinese people seem really backwards for a second. I want to thank you for this video because my father is from Hong Kong, he grew up during the depression era and is a very different man because of it, I luckily grew up in America but my father doesn't talk much as per chinese tradition and this video gave me alot of insight to his upbringing.

[tuschman168]

@TheLastGunfighter Thank you for your insight. I agree with you. This documentary is looking down on Chinese people or at least some of their customs at times. And while I'm no fan of superstition myself, I know that people being so high on their horse can be annoying. I, myself, am sometimes guilty of this. The documentary is, as I said somewhere before, a child of it's time and should be watched as such.

[tuschman168]

@tuschman168 It reflects Austrian mentality from that time just as much as it does Chinese mentality. I'm glad you were still able to find some useful information in it but one should never limit oneself to one source only if possible. But I can at least assure you that I kept the translation as close to the original as I possibly could. Even bending some English grammar rules to keep the general tone.

[TH3Omaster]

Thank you very much.

[TSALBIK]

Thank you for your effort.

[zikman01]

I'm French and I did not know about this city, so many thanks for the translation !

[viksra]

1:20 hawt chick is hawt

[Wiktorion]

Thank you so much for the upload and the subtitles. What a fascinating earth we live on.

[anglophile1972]

Thanks for posting (and subtitling) this. It's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. 

[Cookie4luv]

Thank you for the subtitles...

[putain2bordel]

Thanks for the subtitles!

[bj373]

very interesting doco. thanks for the translations!

[olatron]

Thanks for translating :D

[yolandalared]

Gran documental!!! Me imagino que en el "primer mundo" debe ser verdaderamente alucinante.... Desde éste lado, América, hay tanto por ver, y en cierta medida hay tantas similitudes en algunos barrios o sectores? favelas, ciudades perdidas.... Gracias!

[thehomosocial]

Thanks for taking the time to translate.

Fascinating documentary, very kind of you to translate for us non German speakers.

[wc3415]

Amazing anomaly... WOW

[ceciliawyu]

It would be a lot more interesting, if the german commentator stop telling the audience what to think about everything! I guess its just the style but some good footages there!

[CanisMachina]

I still can't see why they raised it. Totally acceptable living conditions. Cheap dental work by a real person. I'm sure the domestic animals served by the food courts were cooked thoroughly. Lots of drugs, people love gambling & whores. Shame they demolished it.

[Icix1]

Great doc, thanks for the subtitles!!

[worldclasspervert]

lucky strike for the win, through kowloon to metal gear.

[graemelockieable]

Thanks for all your time & work on this. I'm from Canada & had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong a few times back in the 90's. Both before & after 1997. It seems I am always searching for more & more about this magical place. I consider myself very fortunate to have had the privilege to spend some time there. I trust that in the future I may be able to return. In the mean time, I am great full to people like you for sharing your talents with the rest of us. Thank you sincerely for this.

[alexi626]

Thank you :D

[PandoraKyss]

Thank you for uploading and sharing this. I find this city so very intriguing. I bought the film 'Bloodsport' just to see it featured, though briefly.

[viyanna]

Thanks, I come across this video by chance because I am learning German...even though I am from Hong Kong I didnt know much about this walled city. Thanks SO much for helping me in learning German and my own city's culture.

[tuschman168]

@viyanna You are welcome. Seems like this video was perfect for you. If you have any questions regarding my translation or any other german video you come across here on youtube please don't hesitate to ask me. By the way, I once tried to learn chinese and I'm thinking about picking that up again. It didn't seem too hard. I just didn't have the time back then. Beautiful language though!

[Matsute]

Wow, this is pretty amazing. I wish I could have visited this place at least once, just for the experience.



[marzzbar]

Thanks so much for posting this documentary. Fascinating stuff!

Loved your little comment at the end during the credits :)

[capyle1981]

Thank you so much for these subtitles and for posting this documentary. The Walled City really was a deeply fascinating place.

[SanSabath]

wow, how interesting. Thanks for the upload/subs

[saaome]

I liked the city, not the city park. They destroyed a piece of art.

[pedrotski2007]

Thanks so much for posting!

[RobsonRMR]

Thanks for posting this documentary with the subtitles. i'm from Brazil and it's amazing how the walled city looks like our favelas, but even worse. at least favelas have direct sunlight

[miiiikku]

Cool. I wonder what these people are doing now. Probably there are less jobs in Hong Kong now with competition from mainland. Where did they go, what they do, how are they getting by.

[aaron4820]

A CHINESE CITY which at the time was owned by the BRITISH... to add to your last caption :P

[ro32643]

The Memorial Shrine of 03:20 remembers me the Day of the Dead (Día de muertos) here in México...

[cleosafiria]

thank you soo much this, it's so interesting!

[ihaterobbie123]

This is amazing, what an interesting place.

[Gearsparker]

Thanks, it was a good watch!

[gofawkyrslf]

I learned of this place accidently not long ago....read alot on it here and there, VERY disturbing/shocking going ons went on in that block that this documentary doesn't even come close to disclosing.

.....anyhow, all around sad living conditions, thanks for the translation

[sagejun]

mind blowing! thank you so much for doing this!

[brikered]

Thank you so much for translating this documentary. So surreal.... 

[MrMeh1970]

Thanks for uploading and translating! I just moved to HK and visited what was once the Walled City yesterday - it's a beautiful park now with reminders of its past dotted around and a few displays. Interestingly - according to the displays there - many of the dentists were actually qualified but, since they were illegal immigrants, unable to get the license to work in HK. Apparently, people from outside the Walled City would go there for dental jobs because they were cheaper but just as good!

[thegreatcerebral]

Thank you very much for posting all these!

[omgomgponies]

Thanks tuschman168

It's funny that as you progress through each episode, so many less people have watched the episodes. Short YouTube attention spans. 

Eye-opening documentary... thanks for sharing with translation.

[VertigaDesignMEDIA]

i enjoyed this greatly

[darkless60]

Really intresting documentry, thanks for the translating. Is it like a German Discovery Channel Documentary?

[tuschman168]

@darkless60 You are welcome. I would not know about the discovery channel. I am guessing that is a commercial broadcasting network, right? This documentary is quite old so I am not sure about it either but my guess is that it was broadcasted on a public broadcasting network (as in government funding / television license fee, etc.) I just can't imagine this being aired on a so called "private channel" in germany because those usualy don't do quality documentaries. Like I said: I'm only guessing.

[daezjn]

thanks for posting this doco and with the translation. it was englightening and a real eye opener. i live in hk and i never knew about this historical and significant story of kowloon! i will visit the old streets and find out what happen to this place!!!

[tuschman168]

@daezjn I'm planning on doing that myself some day. I've never been to hk but it's on my bucket list. Glad you liked it! Maybe you could do a little video about how it looks there today. There is so little material going around.

[daezjn]

thanks for posting this doco. it was englightening and a real eye opener. i live in hk and i never knew about this historical and significant story of kowloon! i will visit the old streets and find out what happen to this place!!!

[daezjn]

thanks for posting this doco. it was englightening and a real eye opener. i live in hk and i never knew about this historical and significant story of kowloon! i will visit the old streets and find out what happen to this place!!!

[howaminotmyself]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! i loved this documentary. It's so intriguing to see how people could ever have lived like that!

[Fleshofmywounds]

wonder if anyone will film acurrent documentary there

[tuschman168]

@Fleshofmywounds If they would film there now I think they would film inside a really nice memorial park. The walled city is long gone.

[Fran547]

This documentary was shocking, big up for translating! GJ

[GunZenBomZ]

Deeply humbled by your documentary, it's maddening that in end of 2010. There are nets outside of a I-phone factory, due to people committing suicide. We cannot continue to enslave people through our purchases from high-street stores. We are all responsible for enslaving someone somewhere on this most precious planet.

*Believe in good within you & out there!*

Paddy, love&peace]

[gitarmats]

Wow, I had heard of Kowloon, but I never knew that is was like this. I felt like I learnt something, thanks for the video.

[DaDominoEffect]

thank you for translating this

[101happyfuntime]

I guess there was a reason that i failed German. Thanks for the subtitles. Reminds me about something from the matrix or fallout.

[fuzzypanda36]

never mind lol... just read it was demolished nearly 2 decades ago...

[fuzzypanda36]

Wow, truly depressing stuff... It's not hard to imagine why this is kept on the down low... no one wants to partake in going about fixing it.

[D3V170CK]

I really appreciated watching this. Thank you!

[pikixtlaniman]

I cant remember what source made me see the videos, but i am thankfull for it, i feel like i understand a little bit more of Hong Kong and its modern way of life.

[anosluz]

Thanks to whomever did the translation. Life is weird.

[blackdevil4589]

Lief diese Dokumentation schonmal bei uns im TV?

[thefuckingdeviI]

Very good documentary, thanks for translation.

[Tyclo]

I applaud and thank you for translating this. Your quote at the end of this documentary really sums it up.

I usually take for granted every view that I get on one of my videos, but for every click that you get here, you've educated another being on a part of history that is now forgotten. The sociological implications of this documentary are astounding and I can promise you that I am going to be recommending this video over and over again.

[tuschman168]

@Tyclo Thank you! Comments like this make me believe that making the subtitles was worth the effort.

[shaarptooth]

Thank you very much for taking the time to translate this. Very very interesting!!!

[harr7959]

Thank you for translating! What an amazing piece of history. Glad to have the ability to see this!!

[Holyfrog79]

Thank you very much. Appreciate the efforts. I wonder how many of these enclaves may have popped up in mainland China, if any. Its a pretty unique set of historical circumstances that built this. Thanks Tuschman

[raonipaes]

If I ever go to China, I will visit Kowloon....that is the real China

That's where I would like to be for vacation in China, there is the real China, not the fabricated 5 star hotels and luxurious hallways we see in other videos.

[SSJMitchellx4]

Good work, anyone know where I can find footage of the crime? The drug use, the prostitution, the gambling.

[Silverfuel]

You are awesome for translating this! Thank you very much.

[chronodyne]

Amazing... Thank you so much for taking the time to translate this!

[FastJohnnyNardGard]

Awesome video. I have a pretty extensive book about Kowloon Walled City, but it's more like a supplement to this documentary than the reverse. I feel like you could spend a lifetime just imagining the crazy shit that went on there.

[zachk1983]

That was cool to see. Thanks for the subtitles. It's almost too bad that the city is gone, almost.

[drdos4]

Thank you very very very very very very very much. I greatly enjoyed finally understanding this documentary.

[tuschman168]

@drdos4 Well thank you very very very very very very very much for enjoying it so much. Incidentally i feed on your happiness. Muhahaha!

[nagaempress]

Thank you very much! I have enjoyed them very much1

[tuschman168]

@nagaempress Thank You, Come Again! ;)

[caseorganic]

Thank you so very much for this!

[tuschman168]

@caseorganic You are very welcome!