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Kowloon Walled City Park

The area where the Walled City once stood is now Kowloon Walled City Park (九龍寨城公園), located in today's Kowloon City District. The 31,000 m2 (330,000 sq ft) park was completed in August 1995, and opened officially a few months later on 22 December. Construction of the park cost a total of HK$76 million (US$9.8 million). It is adjacent to Carpenter Road Park.

The park's design is modeled on Jiangnan gardens of the early Qing Dynasty. It is divided into eight landscape features, with the fully restored Yamen as its centrepiece. The park's paths and pavilions are named after streets and buildings in the Walled City. Artifacts from the Walled City, such as five inscribed stones and three old wells, are also on display in the park.

Components of the park include:

  • The Eight Floral Walks, each named after a different plant or flower
  • The Chess Garden, featuring four 3-by-5-metre (9.8 by 16 ft) Chinese chessboards
  • The Garden of Chinese Zodiac, containing stone statues of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals
  • The Garden of Four Seasons (named Guangyin Square after the small open area in the Walled City), a 300 m2 (3,200 sq ft) garden with plants that symbolize the four seasons
  • The Six Arts Terrace, a 600 m2 (6,500 sq ft) wedding area containing a garden and the Bamboo Pavilion
  • The Kuixing Pavilion, including a moon gate framed by two stone tablets and the towering Guibi Rock, which represents Hong Kong's return to China
  • The Mountain View Pavilion, a two-story structure resembling a docked boat that provides a good view of the entire park
  • The Lung Tsun, Yuk Tong, and Lung Nam Pavilions
  • The Yamen and the remains of the South Gate (see below).

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