HONG KONG -- At times marred by salacious headlines, Hong Kong's Chungking Mansions has a large mouth and a global appetite.
Once a notorious ghetto, building now a celebrated cultural icon

"That mass-populated and hyperactive place is a great metaphor for the town," said famed Hong Kong film director Wong Kar-wai of Chungking Mansions. (Photo by Jeremy Smart)
HONG KONG -- At times marred by salacious headlines, Hong Kong's Chungking Mansions has a large mouth and a global appetite.