Kowloon Walled City: A Cinematic Journey

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Organised by the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) and funded by the Film Development Fund, “Kowloon Walled City: A Cinematic Journey” movie set exhibition officially opens. Inspired by the award-winning film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, the exhibition recreates key movie scenes at the original site of the story – the former Kowloon Walled City (now Kowloon Walled City Park). This marks Hong Kong’s largest-scale movie set exhibition to date and will be running for three years. New cultural landmarks and scenes such as the bustling street market have been added to authentically present the unique character of the Walled City in the 1980s.

A Movie Set Exhibition Unprecedented in Scale

The exhibition sets a new benchmark by showcasing the creativity and artistry of Hong Kong movie professionals. Numerous iconic scenes from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In have been reconstructed at this declared monument, including No.7 Restaurant, barber shop, dental clinic, grocery store, bone-setting clinic, fish ball factory, tailor shop, repair shop, communal well, and plastic molding workshop along the city’s narrow alleys. Visitors can also explore the “Rooftop of Light and Shadow in the Walled City” that features large-scale projections revealing the day-and-night life of the Walled City, accompanied by immersive roaring of the low-flying aircraft over Kowloon City.

Elements of traditional local crafts are also included in the exhibition. The entrance features a hand-painted ceremonial flower board and an iron honorific arch that says “Kowloon Walled City” is designed with reference to the design of the gates in the 1980s. Some of the exhibition’s floor tiles are repurposed from old buildings, paying tribute to the iconic style of the era.