There are many filming locations for "Journey to the West". Director Yang Jie had already decided that the crew would shoot real scenes all over the country during the initial filming, so before the cast was assembled, Yang Jie took his assistants and main actors. The crew searched for filming locations across the country, and finally visited 24 provinces and cities in the country. There were 21 filming locations actually used during the filming, which can be considered as traveling to most of China. "Journey to the West"
As the generation born in the 1980s, we grew up with the 1987 version of the TV series "Journey to the West", and we are familiar with the countless wonderful scenes in it. It is precisely the film and television works that allow us to truly enter the magical world of the novel "Journey to the West". Teacher Liu Xiaolingtong's version of "Journey to the West" left a very deep impression on me. It was not easy for the technical level at that time to be able to shoot so many beautiful martial arts actions.
The 1986 version of "Journey to the West" carries too many memories of those born in the 1970s, 1980s, and even the 1990s. In that era when spiritual and cultural life was extremely poor, the release of the TV series "Journey to the West" has deep memories in the minds of many people. Among them, the heroic image of Sun Wukong is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The use of music in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" achieved unprecedented results, and it also pioneered the combination of electronic music, folk music and orchestra in TV dramas. About the filming locations
In the first episode of "The Monkey King Comes Out", most of the filming locations were concentrated on the seaside. For example, the scene where Sun Wukong was born was shot in Beidaihe, including the part where he traveled to the sea to learn skills. It was also filmed at the seaside of Beidaihe. In the plot of Water Curtain Cave, the waterfall was filmed at Huangguoshu Waterfall, while the interior scenes were taken from Boyue Cave in Lengshui River, Hunan.
The episode "Official Title Bi Ma Wen" Bi Ma Wen is the foreshadowing for Sun Wukong to cause trouble in the Heavenly Palace. Since it involves a lot of interior scenes, most of the scenes were filmed at CCTV and Beijing Yuying College. In the playground, only Tianhe Horses were filmed in Inner Mongolia, including Little White Dragon, which was only bought by director Yang Jie in this episode. "Havoc in Heaven" is also an interior scene. The scenes of Sun Wukong in Lingxiao Palace and Dou Shui Palace are all on CCTV, while there are two exterior scenes of fighting scenes, which were taken from Beijing Shidu and Qiwang Tomb respectively. It is worth noting that, In this scene, there are two Roaring Sky Dogs. North and South
The 1986 version of "Journey to the West" represents the memories of a generation. At that time, as long as the TV station replayed it, the whole family would always sit together and watch it together on the TV. Thinking about it now is full of emotion and excitement. I recall that when I was a kid, I watched Journey to the West for comedy, but now I watch Journey to the West for the stories and difficulties behind it. When "Journey to the West" was being filmed, the scenery presented in the show was all taken on-site by the entire crew. This is a work with great care. The filming process is not just a learning experience presented in the TV series alone, but more like a process in which the entire crew learns experience together with help in life. Conclusion
"Journey to the West" has gone through a lot of things and traveled to many places. Under the circumstances at that time, it is so praiseworthy to be able to produce such a work. It is really a tribute to the older generation. Only with hard work can such excellent works come out.