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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Where The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Hammer-Shaw Brothers vampire film set in China, shot in a Hong Kong studio with mountain scenes on Kowloon Peak

Scenes and places

Kah summons Dracula (1804)

Kah, high priest of the Seven Golden Vampires, travels to Castle Dracula to ask for help. The vampires' power is fading and he needs the Count to restore it.

Set in Castle Dracula, Transylvania — The opening scene: a Chinese monk travels to the castle to call on Dracula.

The castle is the story's starting point; the film does not point to a real castle.

Van Helsing's lecture in Chungking (1904)

Professor Van Helsing lectures on Chinese vampire legends. Most of the professors scoff, but young Hsi Ching steps forward with a medallion and a request.

Set in A university in Chungking (Chongqing) — Van Helsing lectures on Chinese vampire legends and is approached by Hsi Ching. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The city is marked by its centre; the source names no specific university.

The tong attack on Vanessa Buren (1904)

Leyland and two of Hsi Ching's siblings save the widow Vanessa Buren from a tong attack. She goes on to fund the journey.

Set in Chungking (Chongqing) streets — Leyland and two of Ching's siblings save Vanessa Buren from an attack by the tongs, before the journey begins. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The plot summary does not say where in the city this happens, nor exactly when relative to the lecture.

The cave ambush (1904)

On the road to the village, the party is ambushed in a cave by three golden vampires and their undead army. A fight breaks out.

Set in A cave on the road to the village — On the way, three of the six remaining vampires and their undead army ambush the group.

The film's cave is not tied to a named place in the source.

Filmed at Kowloon Peak, Hong Kong — The mountain scenes were shot on Kowloon Peak; the source does not say whether the cave ambush was among them. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The last stand in the ruined village (1904)

The party reaches the partly ruined village and prepares a final stand with wooden stakes and a trench.

Set in The ruined village — The party reaches a half-ruined but still inhabited village and prepares its defences.

The village is not named and no real place is given in the source.

The temple of the Seven Golden Vampires (1904)

The last vampire takes Hsi Mai Kwei to the temple. Leyland pursues on a horse taken from a dead vampire and the others follow.

Set in The Temple of the Seven Golden Vampires — The temple, in the village, is where the last vampire takes Mai Kwei and Leyland follows.

The source gives no real-world site for the temple.

Characters

• Professor Van Helsing — A vampire hunter who lectures in Chungking and agrees to travel to a cursed village.
• Leyland Van Helsing — The professor's son, who travels with him.
• Hsi Ching — A young man whose grandfather fought the vampires; he asks Van Helsing for help.
• Kah — High priest of the Temple of the Seven Golden Vampires.
• Count Dracula — The Count, kept in his castle, whom Kah calls on.
• Hsi Mai Kwei — Hsi Ching's sister.