Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story - Jason Scott Lee (1993) - Yau Kung Tong, Yuen Long

The building where a young Bruce learns his kung fu from his master is actually a real ancestral hall way out in the NW New Territories. It's official name is Yau Kung Tong (友恭堂) and is one of the ancestral halls owned by the famous Tang Clan, who are one of the original 5 great clans and have branches all over Hong Kong.

This particular hall sits in a village called Ha Tsuen and is contained within a high wall giving it the enclosed courtyard that can be seen on film (there are two courtyards within this compound actually). Here is a reminder.


 Note the white wall behind the railings in the following picture.



This restoration was supposedly funded by the AMO and was really supposed to deal with structural issues pertaining to the roof and supporting walls. Anyway, this building is a gazetted monument which is supposed to protect it from demolition.

Here is the AMO info: http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_83.php

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