Maps of Movies
Summer Palace (2006)
Where Summer Palace says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A Chinese love story shot across six cities, from a border town to Berlin.
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Scenes and places
Yu Hong's border hometown (1987)
Yu Hong, a willful young woman, is accepted to university and prepares to leave the border town where her high-school boyfriend Xiao Jun remains.
Set in Tumen, Jilin — Border town on the North Korean frontier where Yu Hong grows up. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small city in Jilin on the border with North Korea.
Filmed at Tumen, Jilin — Tumen is listed among the filming cities; no exact spot is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Beiqing University (1988)
Lonely despite the crowded dorm, Yu Hong befriends Li Ti, who introduces her to Ruo Gu and his friend Zhou Wei; she and Zhou Wei begin a passionate, volatile affair.
Set in Beiqing University (fictional), Beijing — A made-up Beijing university, an homage to Peking University.
An invented campus; the name evokes both Peking University and Tsinghua.
Tiananmen Square, 1989 (1989)
As the students move toward Tiananmen Square, Zhou Wei's jealousy-ridden affair with Yu Hong strains, and he begins seeing Li Ti.
Set in Tiananmen Square, Beijing — The square where the 1989 student movement gathers. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Beijing's central square, the site of the 1989 protests.
Shenzhen, 1991 (1991)
After the crackdown Yu Hong drops out and leaves with Xiao Jun; she later moves on alone, first to Shenzhen.
Set in Shenzhen — The southern city Yu Hong moves to after leaving Tumen. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A southern Chinese boomtown near Hong Kong.
Wuhan, 1997 (1997)
Unable to forget Zhou Wei, Yu Hong drifts through empty affairs with a married man and a quiet mailroom worker.
Set in Wuhan — Central Chinese city where Yu Hong lives and works. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A large Yangtze river city in central China.
Filmed at Wuhan — Wuhan is listed among the filming cities; no exact spot is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Chinese expatriates in Berlin (1997)
Li Ti, Ruo Gu and Zhou Wei live a quiet life abroad, though Li Ti slowly senses Zhou Wei does not love her.
Set in Berlin — Where Li Ti, Ruo Gu and Zhou Wei live as expatriates. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The German capital.
Filmed at Berlin — Shooting wrapped in Berlin in May 2005; wikidata lists Berlin as filming location. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Chongqing: a new life and a lead (2000)
Yu Hong moves to Chongqing and marries. Zhou Wei, back in China, meets former classmates who give him her email address.
Set in Chongqing — Where Yu Hong marries, and where Zhou Wei meets former classmates. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A mountain city on the Yangtze and Jialing rivers.
Filmed at Chongqing — Chongqing is listed among the filming cities; no exact spot is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Reunion at Beidaihe (2000)
After more than ten years, Zhou and Yu reunite in the seaside resort and ask each other what comes now.
Set in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao — Seaside resort where the two meet again. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A Bohai Sea resort town in Hebei.
Filmed at Beidaihe — Beidaihe is listed among the filming cities; no exact spot is known. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Yu Hong — A willful student from the border town of Tumen.
- Zhou Wei — Her college boyfriend, an intellectual prone to infidelity.
- Li Ti — Yu Hong's best friend and eventual rival.
- Ruo Gu — Li Ti's boyfriend, who studies in Berlin.
- Xiao Jun — Yu Hong's high-school boyfriend from Tumen.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Chongqing part of Summer Palace filmed?