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Kowloon Walled City, HK & Chinese Culture, Survival - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Walled city was originally excluded but then eventually included
- - - - Improvised utilities
        
        Residences create their own sewage and water pump systems
        
        Overcrowding led to severe sanitation problems, with refuse and wastewater accumulating in narrow alleys.
        
        Efforts to install sanitation facilities were limited and largely improvised, contributing to public health crises.
- - - - Rooftop residence can see the airplane from the nearby Kai Tak airport
      - Rooftop Additions
        
        Rooftops became prime real estate in the Walled City, utilized for additional living spaces, small factories, or communal areas.
    - - Maze like layout
        
        Disorganized alleys
        
        Disorienting layout
      - Shared facilities
        
        Shared Kitchens
        
        Shared Bathrooms
  - - - adapted traditional building techniques
      - This leads to the lack of ventilation further leading to health issues
- - - - Films, documentaries, and literature often highlighted the more sensational aspects of the Walled City, perpetuating its image as a dystopian anomaly.
      - These portrayals focused on the crime and grime, often at the expense of the everyday realities of its residents.
    - - The extreme conditions and mysterious allure of the Walled City captivated global audiences
      - contributing to its mythic status in popular culture as a real-life example of a lawless urban jungle.
  - - - Unregulated industries
      - Unlicensed factoriers
      - Often producing counterfiet goods
        
        Clothing & Electronics
    - - Drug Dens
        
        Opium dens
        
        Heroin Labs
      - Illegal gambling establishments
        
        Vice activities
    - - Internal regulation
        
        Local leaders & Gangs often took on the roles of mediators and protectors
        
        Enforce their own codes of conduct within the community
      - Impact on residence
        
        Sense of mutual aid
        
        Local communities provided support systems
        
        Contrasts external reputation sharply
- - - - 爆竹
      - 舞龍/舞獅
- - - - Survival
        
        Identity & Culture
        
        Cultural Digital intergration
        
        Traditional culture presented online in a digital format
        
        Digital Tourism
        
        Real Life vs Digital Identity
        
        Cultural preservation
        
        Individual
        
        Personal Identity
        
        Human societal interaction
        
        Cultural Ties
        
        Communication
        
        Digital Media
        
        Global communication
- - - - Physical sense
      - Cultural sense
- - - - Cultural-Digital Intergration
    - - Dynamics
  - - - Distinctiveness
- - - - Eg. Over reliance on technology for entertainment, work (such as AI), and communication in our daily lives, correlates to integration
  - - - Global Communication
        
        Eg. Internet's role in global communication on platforms such as social media, international communication networks, etc
      - Connectivity
      - Isolation
      - Social Dynamics
    - - Surpassing Human Control
    - - Digital Space
      - Digital Media
  - - - Surveilance
      - Privacy
      - Data Collection
    - - Virtual Reality
    - - Utopia
    - - Digital World
      - Digital Society