Shadow of China - John Lone (1989) - Lo Pan Temple, Kennedy Town

When Henry goes to see the fortune teller (played by Dennis Chan) we see him wander to an area that we are told in the movie is Temple Street. Actually it is Ching Lin Terrace in Kennedy Town and is where the famous Lo Pan Temple sits. We've seen this temple once before in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story when a young Bruce runs out to be confronted by a demon. Here is a reminder.

Although we can't see the famous angular roof top that makes this temple quite unique in Hong Kong, the front facade is recognisable as well as the nice terrace where the building has its home. Back in 1989 it looks as though there was still an older building next door that had an external wall decorated with round moon shaped windows but this place was demolished in the mid 90's to make way for the current residential development called "Jade Lotus Garden".

At the end of the sequence we also catch a glimpse of the building next door which, I believe is the administrative building of the Kwong Yuet Hong - the builders organisation that manages the temple.

 This wall has been replaced by Jade Garden Court.

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story - Jason Scott Lee (1993) - Lo Pan Temple, Kennedy Town

Time for a new film and here is one I had forgotten all about until reminded a few months ago. To be honest, I'm still torn in my feelings about the film. I think Jason Scott Lee is a great Bruce Lee but the way this film portrays his life - mixing total fiction with a smattering of fact - disappoints me. I'm sure I'm not alone. What I had forgotten, or simply hadn't registered at the time, is how much of it was filmed in Hong Kong - quite a bit as it turns out.

So here is the first location taken from the opening credits when we see and young Bruce running from a temple door. The temple is a real one and is one of Hong Kong's quirkier ones in terms of its design and the object of its worship. Coincidentally (wink, wink), I just re-posted an old blog post over on my other blog - the photos in that post were taken around 8 years ago and I haven't managed to make it back since then. Here are the grabs.