Making a good movie involves many factors like a good story, casting, scripting, etc. And one such factor is location. Location is a crucial aspect of a film and helps to set the mood in the film. Shooting in real locations gives movies a realistic feel. It is hard to shoot in real locations like mountains or dessert because of the harsh conditions. There are so many movies shot in beautiful hill stations in China. Here are the top 10 Chinese films shot in the hill station:
1. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a 2000 film directed by Ang Lee. The film revolves around the sword of master Li who asks his lover to pass the sword to Sir Te. The hill stations shown in the movie are Anhui and Hebei. Anhui is in the eastern part of China, known for its Huangshan mountains, and Heibei is in the northern part of China and consists of many prominent mountains like Dong Tai and ruling.
2. The Climbers (2019)
The Climbers is a 2019 film directed by Daniel Lee. The movie is about four climbers attempting to climb Mount Everest for the fifth time. The first four-time, they failed, and now finally, they have gotten a chance to climb Everest. The location of the film is Nanga Parbat, located in Pakistan.
3. Postmen In The Mountains (1999)
Postmen In The Mountains is Huo Jianqi-directed Chinese film released in 1999. The movie is about an old postman resigning from his job and handing it over to his son. He takes his son on his first mail delivery, and they bond over this beautiful journey. The film location was in Hunan, and some scenes were in different parts of Hunan- Suining County and Dao County.
4. The Taking Of The Tiger Mountain (2014)
The taking of the tiger mountain is a 2014 movie directed by Tsui Hark. The movie is about a fight between a liberation group and a bandit gang. Yang Ziror pretends to be a bandit to infiltrate the bandit gang so that he can destroy them. The movie was shot in China's snow town, Xuexiang.
5. Dwelling In The Fuchun Mountains (2019)
Dwelling in the Fuchun mountains is a Xiaogang-directed film that came out in 2019. The film revolves around the story of four brothers. Their mother had a stroke which caused her dementia. They are now in a dilemma who will take care of the mother? The filming of the movie was in the Fuyang district. The film took two years to complete as the director wanted to show every season changing.
6. Legend Of The Mountain (1979)
Legend of the mountain is a king Hu-directed Chinese movie released in 1979. The film is about a scholar who is traveling across mountains. He got the job of translating the Buddha sutra. While comparing the task given to him, he gets lost in the mountain and ends up meeting a strange lady with her daughter. The film's location was in the countryside of Korea.
7. House Of Flying Daggers (2004)
House of flying daggers is a 2004 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou. The movie focuses on three main characters, a policeman who is helping a beautiful dancer from a rebel group escape jail. The policeman tries to win her trust by helping her so that he can use her to reach the new leader of the rebel group. This movie has some spectacular scenery which was of Sichuan, China.
8. Coffin In The Mountain (2014)
Coffin in the mountain is a 2014 thriller dark comedy Chinese film directed by Xin Yukun. The movie shows different stories happening in the same village, which comes together in the end. It is interesting to see the story come to an end. The location in the movie is in the countryside in the mountain.
9. Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004)
Mountain patrol is a Lu Chuan-directed Chinese film that came out in 2004. The story is about a group of volunteers protecting the antelope from poachers. The movie capture all the struggle faced by the volunteers during patrolling. The location was near the Tibetan border.
10. Chronicles Of The Ghostly Tribe (2015)
Chronicles of the ghostly tribe is a 2015 film directed by Lu Chuan. The film is about a group who are doing an expedition. They discover a fossil of an uncertain being. When they do further investigation, they find a giant creature underground. The location in the movie is Kunlun mountain and Gansu.
