Kowloon Walled City
While the city was shunned in its early existence, it has now become a point of pride for many Hong Kong residences alike. The rising publicity around Hong Kong following the 1997 handover sparked a re-emergence in the public interest of Kowloon Walled City and its disappearance, and the cultural memory of the space has become more sanitized, with crime and corruption in the background. In the modern era, the city has begun to be portrayed with a romantic dystopian identity, and many forms of modern media have borrowed the city's culture in their own works. Kowloon Walled City has experienced a 'second life' in which many popular media and game outlets portray the city in a more nostalgic and romanticized version.