#Three kingdoms movie movie

King of Wu’s Palace is the very place where the King of Shu married the sister of King of Wu in the show. The black furnishing of the palace shows wealth and honor. Two Quelu Towers, 21 meters high each, were put on both sides of King of Wu’s Palace as a symbol of official status in the Han Dynasty.

#Three kingdoms movie movie

The site is quite appealing to both movie fans and visitors interested in Chinese history and culture. More than twenty smaller structures are scattered around the set. The most famous and impressive are: King of Wu’s Palace, Cao Cao’s Army Camp, Gaulu Temple, Seven Star Altar, Peach Garden, Arena and Horse Race Course. Even though all structures were built from scratch they are accurate replicas of buildings in the Three Kingdoms era and therefore follow Han Dynasty architecture. The whole “city” covers an area of over 350.000 square meters.

Three Kingdoms included Wei Kingdom (220-265), Shu Kingdom (221-263) and Wu Kingdom (229-280), which ruled as a single Dynasty from 220, when Wei overpowered the Eastern Han Dynasty, until 280 when Wu lost to Court of Jin. The series takes place in the Three Kingdoms era, a time known in Chinese history for a series of intrigues and frame-ups, dethrone conspiracies and political manipulation. Other well-known television sets open to the public in Taihu area are Water Margin City and Outlaws of Marsh City. Romance of Three Kingdoms is one of the most famous and long-lasting series on Chinese television and Three Kingdoms Film City is the most popular among several similar sites. Located in the southwestern suburbs of the city of Wuxi, Three Kingdoms City was constructed by CCTV (China Central Television) in 1993 to be the set of Romance of Three Kingdoms historical tv series.