Chinese Box - Jeremy Irons (1997) - Jumbo Palace Floating Restaurant, Aberdeen

I recently went back and watched Chinese Box in preparation for an interview (which, in the end, didn't happen) in the run up to the Handover celebrations in July. If you have watched the movie you will know the story takes place in the lead up and following the Handover in 1997.

Anyway, as a result I was able to identify a couple more filming locations and have decided to post them before I commence the next film.

The location is the "Jumbo Palace" restaurant. Recognisable by the gold coloured dragon that can be seen behind Michael Hui in the screen shots below. It used to sit above the main entrance. This is the scene where Vivian tries to get Chang to agree to marry her but realises he has no intention to.

If you have read my other posts on the Jumbo Palace you will know it started off life as the "Sea Palace" before being replaced by a newer version that was intergrated into the "Jumbo Kingdom" and renamed Jumbo Palace. This is the last version you can see below before it was moved to the Philippines and then Mainland China. I'm not sure if it is still there but GoogleEarth suggests otherwise.