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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A 1778 Beijing story filmed in Xinjiang sand, Zhejiang bamboo, an Anhui village and a Hebei mountain posing as Wudang.

Scenes and places

The sword that gets stolen in Beijing (1778)

Shu Lien delivers Li Mu Bai's famous sword to Sir Te in Beijing and meets Jen, a governor's daughter who is fascinated by the fighter's life. That night a masked thief takes the sword, and Shu Lien chases the thief over the rooftops.

Set in Sir Te's estate, Beijing — The Beijing compound of the sword's benefactor, where Shu Lien leaves the Green Destiny and meets the governor's daughter.

A private estate in Beijing; the source does not name which real building, if any, was used.

The night showdown with Jade Fox (1778)

After the theft is traced to Governor Yu's compound, Jade Fox challenges the group to a duel that night. They are on the verge of defeat until Mu Bai arrives and outmaneuvers her.

Set in Beijing, night showdown site — Where Jade Fox challenges Shu Lien, Master Bo and the police inspector to a duel after the theft.

A Beijing site that the Chinese Wikipedia plot calls Huangtugang; no filming place is documented.

The desert where Jen met Lo (1778)

Lo comes to Jen's bedroom and begs her to leave with him, and the film cuts back to the desert years before. There he stole her comb, she chased him to his cave, and the two fell in love.

Set in Western deserts of Xinjiang — The flashback desert where the bandit Lo raided Jen's caravan and she followed him to his cave.

A remote desert region far west of Beijing, where the governor's family once travelled.

Filmed at Karamay Ghost City, Xinjiang (likely) (Xinjiang · Urho, Karamay, China) — The film's first phase of shooting was in the Gobi Desert, and a Chinese Wikipedia list of filming places includes Karamay Ghost City; no source ties it to this scene, so the match is an inference. Coordinates are the centre of the Urho district, not the formation itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The bamboo forest duel (1778)

Mu Bai pursues Jen into a bamboo forest and offers to take her as his student. Jen agrees if he can take the Green Destiny from her in three moves.

Set in A bamboo forest — A bamboo grove where Mu Bai chases Jen and offers to teach her.

A grove of tall bamboo near Anji in Zhejiang, now a tourist area.

Filmed at Great Bamboo Sea, Anji, Zhejiang (Zhejiang · Great Bamboo Sea, Anji, China) — Filming place of the bamboo forest fight, per the Anji County article and the Chinese Wikipedia film entry. Coordinates are the county centre, not the forest. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The chase over water and rooftops (1778)

Jen flees with the Green Destiny and the chase races over streams and tree tops, with Mu Bai close behind.

Set in Chase around the bamboo duel — The pursuit of Jen and the Green Destiny across water and roofs.

A centuries-old village with a lake and white-walled houses in Anhui province.

Filmed at Hongcun village, Anhui (Anhui · Hongcun, Yi County, China) — Part of the chase was filmed in this village of old houses. Two independent pages say so, but they do not say which scene; linking it to the chase around the bamboo duel is an inference. Coordinates from Wikidata (the English Wikipedia value differs by about 850 m). Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The mountain where Lo waits (1778)

Shu Lien and Mu Bai persuade Lo to wait for Jen on Mount Wudang, where he will be safe from her family. For Jen the mountain becomes the place she has to choose to go.

Set in Mount Wudang — The mountain where Lo is told to wait for Jen, safe from her family.

The story calls it Mount Wudang; the scenes were shot in Hebei, far to the north.

Filmed at Mount Cangyan, Hebei (Hebei · Mount Cangyan, Shijiazhuang, China) — Used as a setting for the film, where it was fictionally placed within the Wudang Mountains. Coordinates from Wikidata, matching the English and Chinese Wikipedia. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Characters

• Li Mu Bai — A renowned Wudang swordsman who wants to give up the sword.
• Yu Shu Lien — The head of a private security company, bound by loyalty to a dead friend.
• Jen (Yu Jiaolong) — A governor's daughter about to be married, who longs for the fighter's life.
• Lo — A desert bandit who loved Jen and has come to Beijing to find her.

Questions answered on the map

• Where was the bamboo forest duel in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon filmed?
• Where is the Wudang Mountain of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon really?
• Which old village is in the chase scene of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?