The 36 Deadly Styles - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

Regular readers of my blog may have already noticed that some of the oldschool filming locations in Hong Kong's New Territories have been used more then once. Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall was a very popular place for filmmakers, especially at the end of the seventies. I've already written a few posts about it, but I have three more for you here. Just in case you are losing faith in your eyesight: Yes that is actually Chong Li from Bloodsport. A few years younger and with a slightly different hairstyle. 

Odd Couple - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

This masterpiece needs no introduction. Sammo Hung's and Lau Kar-Wing's martial arts weaponry at its very best. Just like The 36 Deadly Styles, Odd Couple was released in 1979. If you lived near Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall at that time, you had a good chance to watch some of the best kung fu actors of all times live at work.  

Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

Despite top-class actors such as Michael Chan Wai-Man and Fan Mei-Sheng, Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu is probably the least known film of the three. If you haven't seen it yet, you should catch up on it as soon as possible. Interesting sidefact: The film was produced by Betty Ting Pei, who, despite her work as an actress, was primarily known for being the extramarital lover of Bruce Lee. The Little Dragon passed away in her apartment on July 20, 1973. Mysterious Footworks of Kung Fu is the only film that she has ever produced. 

Call Me Dragon - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

Here comes another blurry Call Me Dragon location. I searched this place because I've seen it in Drunken Master (1978). Later, I recognized it in several movies from the late 70s. Ng See-Yuen's Call Me Dragon (1973) is the oldest martial arts film I know that was shot at Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall.

Hell's Windstaff - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

Drunken Master - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

The location where Jackie got his ass kicked by Linda Lin Ying. 

The beloved oldschool flavour suffers heavily from the parked vehicles and the concrete ground, but the massive Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall (one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong) compensates for these flaws.