Twilight of the Warriors exhibition opens at Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City site

An exhibition inspired by the Hong Kong blockbuster Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In will return with an expanded showcase of traditional local crafts for the first time, including a hand-painted flower board and an iron arch.

The exhibition, previously held at the airport and a shopping centre in Kai Tak, has reopened in the former yamen building at the Kowloon Walled City Park, where Hong Kong’s ‘city of darkness’ was originally located before being demolished in 1994.

The free exhibition is set to open to the public on Saturday and will run for three years, according to the government.

Replicas of the sets from the award-winning martial arts film will be on display, similar to the two previous exhibitions, with additional recreations of nostalgic scenes from the 1980s that go beyond the film and have not been showcased to the public before.

Besides signature sets such as the barber shop, No. 7 Restaurant and tailor shop, the new edition has included a new dental clinic, fish ball factory and plastic moulding workshop used to produce and sell various everyday utensils such as hot-water rubber bags and toilet plugs.

Another highlight is an immersive projection titled “Rooftop of Light and Shadow in the Walled City”, showcasing the day-and-night life of the notorious Kowloon Walled City in the 1980s, accompanied by the roaring sound of low-flying aircraft over the densely populated residential area.