KN: Kowloon City

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KN: Kowloon City

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Heads and bodies of Chinese Pirates after decapitation
"The Kowloon City Execution Ground was the beach next to the Boundary Fence immediately south of the Walled City. In this photograph, a gang of pirates were executed. In the right background can be seen the Boundary Fence as it goes down to the sea…

Old Chinese City Kowloon (near Hongkong)
白鶴山昔日是九龍半島其中一個採石的地方,前九龍寨城的城牆也有使用白鶴山的石材建造,採石業直至英國接管新九龍及新界之後禁止當地私開石礦才消失[2]。

據宋王臺公園《九龍宋皇台遺址碑記》記載,宋端宗朝廷在逃難到九龍城期間,曾在白鶴山行朝並以一塊大石為御座,後人稱此為「交椅石」,但該石現已不知所終。[2]

1950年代,當局移平白鶴山南方的山坡,開發東頭平房區,並興建聯合道,平房區已於2000年拆卸。而華人永遠墳場的墓地亦擴張至整個北面的山頂,到達原有交椅石的位置。
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