Huangyao Things to Do Tips by sugarpuff

On one of the first days of shooting I decided to take my camera with me and take as many pictures as I could of typical things that happen in Huangyao. This town is over 1000 years old and it was a miracle that we actually found it when we were searching for a place to shoot about four months ago. When I say 'we', it's more like the royal 'we', because I wasn't involved in the film back then! I started about two months ago. Anyway, back to my point...the directer and co. needed to find a place that looked like it would have been around in the 1920s when this film is being set in, and they would have needed to have built a complete set had they not come across this baby!

So off I set in search of the film set and came across all these wonderful paths along the way. People going about their daily lives oblivious to the fact that we had taken over the entire town with all our trucks and cars! So what I suggest you do, if you ever come by these parts, is take a leisurely walk along the lake or a boat ride and take a peek into the past.

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Walking down the main street in Huangyao Town, I came across this little beauty of a place! Literally a hole in the wall, with a chair, table and mirror....it's a makeshift barber and hairdresser! I LOVE IT!!!

I mean there isnt really much to say about it, but Im trying to give you a feel for the place..the destituteness, the squalor, the poorness, but yet the simplicity of it, and the ability to carry on living despite all this.....and that's what I love!!!

So if you ever find yourself walking round Huangyao and need a haircut, I suggest you keep an eye out for this place!

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Directions: Huangyao Main Street