城墙正在拆毁。在墙内2.7公顷那拥挤不堪的土地上,私自搭建的寮屋、老鼠横行的工厂、罪恶的密窟、非法的赌场和无牌的牙医诊所鳞次栉比。多少年后,关于它们的诸多故事便勾画出了世界上最臭名昭著的贫民窟之一。观者总是以上述这样的或其他许多类似的词汇,欢呼香港九龙寨城的拆毁。九龙寨城始建于1846年,由清政府兴建。其最初的作用是 The walls are being demolished. On the crowded 2.7 hectares of land in the wall, squatter huts, rampant factories, evil caves, illegal casinos and unlicensed dentist clinics are lined up in rows. Years later, stories about them outline one of the world’s most notorious slums. The spectators always cheer the demolition of Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong in the above or many other similar terms. Kowloon Walled City was founded in 1846, built by the Qing government. Its initial role is