🏰 Castles & palaces
Forbidden City
Chinese imperial palace in Beijing
🇨🇳 China · 39.9158, 116.3908
Forbidden City is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The Chinese government granted the filmmakers access to the Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China, and the Wudang Mountains.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Forbidden City as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Karate Kid 2010
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Shanghai Noon
2000
“The opening sequence was shot on-location at the Forbidden City in Beijing.” Wikipedia
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Pulgasari
1985
“Satsuma noted that the Chinese team based the set on the Forbidden City complex in Beijing, and the two special effects crews referred to it as the Hall of Supreme Harmony during production.” Wikipedia
Named here by Forbidden City’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Forbidden City, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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The Last Emperor 1987
“The Last Emperor (1987), a biographical film about Puyi, was the first feature film ever authorised by the government of the People's Republic of China to be filmed in the Forbidden City.” Wikipedia
Drawn from this place
Anime whose Japanese Wikipedia article names Forbidden City as a real place their setting was modelled on. Nothing was filmed here and no story happens here: somebody drew it from here. That is the weakest claim this atlas makes about a place, which is why it sits under its own heading, and each production’s page links the article the claim came from.
Filming locations nearby
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🛣 Streets & squares
Tiananmen Square
🇨🇳 China
public square in Beijing, China
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🏙 Towns & cities
Beijing
🇨🇳 China
capital city of China
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Hall of Supreme Harmony
🇨🇳 China
building in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Beijing World Park
🇨🇳 China
theme park in China
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🛣 Streets & squares
Wangfujing
🇨🇳 China
Shopping street in Beijing
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Forbidden City?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Forbidden City, including The Karate Kid (2010), Shanghai Noon (2000) and Pulgasari (1985). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Forbidden City?
The Karate Kid (2010), covered by 51 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Forbidden City?
Forbidden City is in China, at 39.9158, 116.3908.
What other filming locations are near Forbidden City?
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Beijing World Park and 1 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.