Thursday, March 5, 2015

That Man Bolt - Fred Williamson (1973) - Ching Chun Koon, Tuen Mun

Used briefly in the introduction of Enter the Dragon (see here), in That Man Bolt we get a glimpse of the area behind the large pai lau (also known as a pai fong - they're the large ornamental gateways that are seen in temples and some more established villages).

Believe it or not, that nice hilly area at the back of the first picture is now a 6-lane highway called the Tsing Tan Road! Tuen Mun has undergone a massive change into a 'New Town' with most of its bay reclaimed and a whole bunch of housing estates being built. I guess we should be thankful that this place has remained fairly unchanged in the last 40 years even if everything around it has been transformed.

Look, it's Geoffrey again!

The Lions by the archway have been moved, but other than that everything else looks pretty much the same, including that small pavilion in the bottom picture. Anyway, now you have two reasons to take the trip out there.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi, this is the owner of Tuen Mun Old Photos, a Facebook fan page about Tuen Mun old pictures. Here is the page:
https://www.facebook.com/tuenmunoldphotos
I would like to ask if I could share your picture in this page with quotation in my page? No matter, you are great! Thanks for your contribution of all the movies you talk about!

Look forward to see your reply.
Leung

Phil said...

hello Leung - yes, please feel free. I have previously shared pictures on your page from the I Spy series, so please help yourself.
Cheers
Phil

Unknown said...

Thank you so much.
So you don't mind if I just share can quote your site in my picture without asking every time right?
Look forward to see more precious pics!

Phil said...

no problem, but a link back to the blog would be much appreciated :-)

Cheers
Phil

Unknown said...

Sure I did!

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