Cheung Muk Tau (樟木頭) is a small village that belongs to Shap Sze Heung (十四鄉,Fourteen Township).
In the 70s and 80s, lots of HK's filmmakers used this distinctive area as a backdrop for numerous actionscenes.
This filming location had two identifying features:
A broad sand trail and the striking outline of Ngau Ngak Shan's north-western side.
Today, the sand trail is gone, but the ageless Ngau Ngak Shan is still standing strong.
This is a current image:
And here's a compilation of images taken from various films:
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Drunken Master (1978) |
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Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) |
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The Young Master (1980) |
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The Cheeky Chap (1980) |
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The Fighting Fool (1980) |
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Dreadnaught (1981) |
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Profile in Anger (1984) |
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Legacy of Rage (1986) |
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