Kowloon (Hànzì: 九龍, Pinyin: Jiǔlóng, Jyutping: Gau2 Lung4 On'yomi: Kyūryū) is visited by Ryo Hazuki near the middle of Shenmue II, after he leaves Aberdeen and Wan Chai. It was informed by Wuying Ren that Yuanda Zhu is hiding here.
While the Kowloon in the game is fictional, it is based on the Kowloon Walled City (Japanese: 九龍城 Kyūryū-jō or 九龍城砦 Kyūryū-jōsai) located in Hong Kong, before its demolition in 1993. Despite being officially administered by the People's Republic of China, it is within Hong Kong's territory and isn't governed. Therefore, it is a lawless wasteland overrun by criminal organisations and illegal businesses. The game depicts Kowloon with some artistic liberties, such as being on a hill, further away from the nearby city, etc.
The city is filled with many high rise buildings, the largest being the Yellow Head Building, the headquarters of the criminal organization, the Yellow Heads.
Areas[]
These are the areas Ryo can visit in Kowloon.
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Trivia[]
- The name Kowloon (九龍) literally means nine dragons, which is part of the password Ryo needs to tell Master Chen back in Yokosuka.
- The Yellow Heads of Kowloon are a depiction of the various gangs that operated and governed the actual Kowloon Walled City.
- In Shenmue II, while the sun can be seen while in Kowloon, most streets in the actual Kowloon Walled City are dark as the high density of mid-rise buildings cover the sunlight.
- While Dragon Street is accessible in the Kowloon segment of Shenmue II, it is actually on the outskirts of Kowloon and not part of it.