5 locations from Wong Kar-wai’s Blossoms Shanghai that are now tourist hotspots
- To mark the Hong Kong-based filmmaker’s birthday, the Post looks at places featured in the hit TV series that have seen a surge in interest
Wong Kar-wai’s first television series, Blossoms Shanghai, is his love letter to the city of his birth.
The period romance drama, adapted from the novel Blossoms by Jin Yucheng, is set against Shanghai’s dramatic economic rise during the 1990s and centres on Ah Bao, a young stock trader whose own meteoric rise in the business world mirrors that of the city around him.
Gripping cinematography typical of Hong Kong-based Wong – who turned 66 on July 17 – is evident throughout, with Shanghai exhibiting a symmetrical perfection reminiscent of its art deco era.
Such visual enticement, combined with the popularity of the series, has seen a 75 per surge in demand for tours to filming locations, reports Chinese travel giant Trip.com.
Here are five locations featured in the series that show off the beauty and energy of the city while capturing the zeitgeist of the era.
1. The Cathay Hotel
