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[FIELDWORK] THE LAST EMPEROR, THE FORBIDDEN CITY

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THE LAST EMPEROR, Bernardo Bertolucci (1987)            The Forbidden City, Beijing Puyi sits in the Hall of Harmony, the main building of the Forbidden City, surrounded by his courtiers.    Columbia Pictures released The Last Emperor in November 1987. The film retells the life of Puyi, who is the last emperor of China.1 It tells the life of Puyi. Appointed as the emperor of China at the age of three, puyi had his childhood as the last emperor of China. When the republic was founded, he lost his authority and was exiled from the Forbidden City. However,

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[FIELDWORK]God of Gamblers 賭神, Lucky Plaza

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GOD OF GAMBLERS, DIR. Wong Jing (1989) Lucky Plaza, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong God of gamblers is a Hong Kong traditional film directed by Wong Jing and led by Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, and Joey Wong. Ko Chun (Chow Yun-fat) is a famous gambler. The main story begins with Chun escaping from a train. After fighting on the train, Chun accidentally stumbles into Little knife (Andy Lau)’s trap, which is intended to play tricks with an Indian. Ko Chun falls under the hill and hits his head. He loses his memory partially. Little knife does not know who is

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[FIELDWORK] CHUNGKING EXPRESS, CENTRAL-MID-LEVELS ESCALATOR SYSTEM

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CHUNGKING EXPRESS (1994), Dir. Wong Kar Wai            Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System, Jubilee St, Central.   Chungking Express, a classic Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Wong Kar Wai in 1994. The film comprises of two stories, each about a lovesick Hong Kong policeman contemplating his relationship with a woman. Just like the name of the movie, the movie was mainly shot at a fast-food restaurant “Midnight Express” in Lan Kwai Fong and the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator in Central district. It is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world with covers

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[Field Report] HELLO! MR. TREE, SPACE OF TREE

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HELLO! MR TREE, DIR. HAN JIE (2011)   Space of Tree, Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, Northeast China “Hello! Mr Tree” was directed by director Han Jie and supervised by Jia Zhangke and was released in mainland China on November 4, 2011. As a rare Chinese magical realism work, “Hello! “Mr Tree” is based on a man in rural Northeast China who wanders between the absurd and reality. The main character in this film is named Shu. In Chinese, Shu means “tree”. The tree that started as space becomes the core and remarkable symbol of the whole film: Shu’s spiritual world symbolises

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[Field Report] IFC: The Building BATMAN JUMPED off of is JUST Another ‘Junkspace’ to the Most of Us

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The first characteristic that comes to mind when one mentions IFC is undoubtedly its height. After all, it was Hong Kong’s tallest building for over half a decade, establishing itself as one of the city’s most iconic and recognisable skyscrapers. Standing at 415 meters in height, it is has become an international symbol of Hong Kong, much like the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, and Taipei 101 in well…Taipei. It seems that skyscrapers are always the ‘go to’ association when it comes to first mentioning a city’s architecture, as their outstanding height and presence in

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[FIELDWORK] MY PRINCE EDWARD, GOLDEN PLAZA

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MY PRINCE EDWARD, DIR. NORRIS WONG (2019)            Golden Plaza, Prince Edward, Hong Kong My Prince Edward, directed and written by Norris Wong in 2019, is a romantic tragedy. Cheung Lei-fong, as known as “Fong”, starred by Stephy Tsang, is engaged with his eight-year boyfriend, Edward Yan, starred by Chu Pak-hong who is submissive to his mother. But Fong has a sham marriage with a mainlander before that struggles her coming marriage. Having a clingy and annoying personality, Edward force Fong to give up her freedom in the relationship and made her reconsider Edward’s proposal. Eventually, Fong

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[FIELDWORK] ACES GO PLACES, OCEAN CENTRE

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ACES GO PLACES, DIR. ERIC TSANG (1982)            Ocean Centre, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong Aces Go Places was the first film in its series. The comedy and action film accomplished remarkable achievements and gained wide popularity in Hong Kong. The plot of the movie was about King Kong (the thief), Albert Au (detector) and Nancy Ho (Policewoman) cooperated to find missed diamonds. In the process, they faced obstacles from local gangsters and foreign mafia (white gloves). The humorous elements of the movie was mainly brought by non-sense/ mo lei tau dialogues between Kong and Au. This

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[Field Report] Cyber Dream: From Ghost in the Shell to Hong Kong Architecture

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On December 10, 2020, when I sat in front of the computer and opened Cyberpunk 2077, I could not restrain the restlessness and excitement in my heart. When my cyber body traveled through the three-dimensional and complex Night City, I never imagined that I would come to Wan Chai District on Hong Kong Island half a year later and find a bridge and ground structure similar to the Night City. Coming to Hong Kong, as the holy land of cyberpunk subculture, it folds and unfolds its body that is difficult to contain growth in a narrow space. Above its body,

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[FIELDWORK] THE EIGHT HUNDRED, SIHANG WAREHOUSE

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THE EIGHT HUNDRED Guan Hu, 2020 Sihang Warehouse, Shanghai At the end of the Battle of Shanghai(淞沪会战) in 1937, fierce fighting between China and Japan had lasted for three months and Shanghai was on the verge of being captured. Xie Jinyuan, Assistant Regimental Commander of 524 Regiment of 262nd Brigade of the 88th Division, led more than 420 men and stuck to the last line of defense alone in The Sihang Warehouse in Shanghai. The battle field separated by a river from the concession, it created a rare case that “a war to be watched”. In order to build a strong momentum,

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[FIELDWORK] TEN YEARS – SEASON OF THE END, BUILDING IN TAI KOK TSUI

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Ten Years – Season of the End, Wong Fei Pang (2015) Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong The film Season of the End is set inside a tong lau in Tai Kok Tsui. The story happened in a studio where specimen is created and stored.  The story started with couple making specimen of everything that is inside different broken houses as a sense of preservation. They believe the creation of specimen does not only preserve physical object, but it preserves the history, thoughts and culture. The story end with the female lead making the specimen of the male lead as they

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