La Fine Dell'innocenza - Annie Belle (1976) - Yau Kung Tong, Yuen Long

We were here not so long ago for Snake in the Eagle's Shadow but it's a location that has been used in several foreign movie productions as well. It's the Tang Clan "Yau Kung Tong", a large historical clan hall near Ha Tsuen. In La Fine Dell'innocenza, the film crew also shot some scenes at the back of the building complex and in the small alleyways in between the various buildings/structures.

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow - Jackie Chan (1978) - Yau Kung Tong, Yuen Long

Here is a familiar location for the blog because several overseas movies have also been shot here (China Cry, Shadow of China, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story) as well as a plethora of local ones. It's the Yau Kung Tong hall in Ha Tsuen. In the film it's the Hung Tai martial arts school run by Dean Shek and Peter Chan Lung where Jackie works as a dogsbody and general punching bag.

Shadow of China - John Lone (1989) - Yau Kung Tong, Yuen Long

Here's another place that has cropped up before. Last time we saw it on this blog it was the building where young Bruce Lee learns his kung fu. In Shadow of China it is just a meeting place for John Lone's character and his mainland Chinese contact (played by Kenneth Tsang).

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