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Aftershock (2010)

Where Aftershock says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Eight places across one family's thirty years, and the only shooting locations on record are two in Tangshan

Scenes and places

The apartment block in Tangshan, 1976 (1976)

In the early morning of 28 July 1976 two parents put their twins to bed. Then the ground shakes and the apartment block collapses on the children.

Set in Tangshan apartment block — A small apartment in Tangshan where the Fang family lives. Google Maps · Apple Maps

An industrial city in Hebei; the apartment block itself is not located in the source.

Filmed at Tangshan Nanhu eco-park, exterior film set (Nanhu Eco-park, Tangshan, China) — A 13,000 m2 outdoor set rebuilt a 1970s Tangshan shopping district here and was blown up during filming; the coordinate is the park's, not the set's exact spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The adoptive parents' home in Beijing (1976)

Taken for an orphan, Fang Deng is adopted by a military couple and renamed Wang Deng. She grows up far from Tangshan.

Set in Adoptive parents' home, Beijing — The Beijing home of a military couple who adopt the surviving girl and rename her Wang Deng. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Beijing is the capital; the source gives no street or compound for the house.

University days in Hangzhou (1986)

Ten years on, Fang Deng leaves Beijing for university in Hangzhou. A relationship, a pregnancy and her adoptive mother's last request pull her in different directions.

Set in A university in Hangzhou — Ten years later Fang Deng studies at a university in Hangzhou, where she meets a graduate student. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang; the Plot does not name the university.

Tangshan, where Fang Da stays (1976)

Fang Da has lost his left arm. Offered a home in Jinan, he stays in Tangshan with his mother and drives a cycle rickshaw.

Set in Tangshan, Fang Da's home with his mother — Fang Da stays in Tangshan with his mother after losing his left arm, and works as a cycle rickshaw driver. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Plot names the city only; no district or street.

Fang Da's travel agency in Hangzhou

The rickshaw driver rises to run a travel agency in Hangzhou. He marries and has a son, Diandian.

Set in Fang Da's travel agency, Hangzhou — Fang Da becomes the boss of a successful travel agency in Hangzhou. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The agency's street is not given in the source.

Vancouver, the plan to leave

At the New Year's Eve table Fang Deng tells her adoptive father she plans to emigrate with her daughter.

Set in Vancouver (mentioned destination) — On Lunar New Year's Eve Fang Deng tells her adoptive father she will marry a foreigner and emigrate to Vancouver with her daughter. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Vancouver is only named in dialogue; the film shows no scene there in the cited source.

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake (2008)

Watching the Sichuan quake on television, Fang Deng flies back to join the rescuers. During a break she overhears Fang Da talking about Tangshan.

Set in 2008 Sichuan earthquake relief site — Fang Deng sees the Sichuan earthquake on television and returns to China to volunteer; Fang Da is also helping the rescue. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The Plot names the province only; the coordinate is Wenchuan County.

The stone memorial in Tangshan (2008)

The film closes on a stone wall in Tangshan carrying the names of the dead.

Set in Stone memorial, Tangshan — The screen cuts to a stone memorial in Tangshan with the names of the victims of the earthquake. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A memorial park in Tangshan; the Plot says only 'a stone memorial'.

Filmed at Tangshan Earthquake Ruins Park (Earthquake Ruins Park, Tangshan, China) — The article lists the earthquake ruins park among the film's shooting locations; it does not say which scene was shot there. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Fang Deng — A twin who survives the quake, is adopted in Beijing and grows up as Wang Deng.
• Fang Da — Her twin brother, who loses an arm in the quake and stays in Tangshan with their mother.
• Li Yuanni — The twins' mother, forced to choose which child rescuers will save.

Questions answered on the map

• Which two cities does Aftershock follow its twins to?
• Where does Aftershock begin, and where does it end?