What the Shell Lounge Bar (Xiang Liu's Underwater Luxury Lounge)

 Joa:

Hi guys, I'm back from Hengdian and Hangzhou. Didnt get much of tjc here but i brought my XL figurine. This is the only shot i took cos almost all the actual filming locations were out of bounds to tourists.. 

I also went to the spot for the MK promotion event in April and took photos of the surroundings. The rest are just tjc endorsements i found along the way.

And the luosifen restaurants there were another level of stink! They put my instant luosifen to shame.

Thank you for sharing your pictures. So many TJC-related sightings. 

Loved that you took your Xiang Liu figurine with you. Did you get strange looks from people when you took pictures or posed with it? I took my XL doll on my trip to India last year (yes, I'm a child despite my advanced years :-)) and the looks that I got when I took pictures with it were....

 HeadInTheClouds:

Thank you for sharing your pictures. So many TJC-related sightings. 

Loved that you took your Xiang Liu figurine with you. Did you get strange looks from people when you took pictures or posed with it? I took my XL doll on my trip to India last year (yes, I'm a child despite my advanced years :-)) and the looks that I got when I took pictures with it were....

Lol.. no i didnt get stares cos there were more attention seeking/attracting people around. There were many ladies in full hair, make up and hanfu doing professional photography with their make up artists and photographers. 

I only took this shot with a blurred background at the entrance, thinking there would be more to take later. However i didnt come across any more lyf locations for the rest of the 2 days i was there. Hengdian was quite disappointing.

I did stumble upon the first day shooting of luo yunxis new drama. There was a booting ceremony and 5 min fan meet which i missed because of the rain. Later they were shooting the actual drama in one of the locations and i waited outside near the casts' caravans with my friend. I probably caught 1 second glimpse of Alen Fang from a distance away but no lyx. Hahaa..

 Joa:

Lol.. no i didnt get stares cos there were more attention seeking/attracting people around. There were many ladies in full hair, make up and hanfu doing professional photography with their make up artists and photographers.

I've seen pics of all the people in costume.  But some places are also pretty crowded.

 Joa:

I only took this shot with a blurred background at the entrance, thinking there would be more to take later. However i didnt come across any more lyf locations for the rest of the 2 days i was there. Hengdian was quite disappointing.

Two, or maybe three of the sets used in LYF are torn down now.  Qingshui Town, and that one where Cang Xuan got crowned, and XL walked up the steps to take the near dead XY with him for 37 years.  Plus, I imagine his army camp was temporary.  The rest of the sets seem to be in use alot, as I see them in plenty of dramas, like the throne rooms and the market streets, and the outdoor veranda he and XY talked in for the first time after the 37 years.

 Joa:

I did stumble upon the first day shooting of luo yunxis new drama. There was a booting ceremony and 5 min fan meet which i missed because of the rain. Later they were shooting the actual drama in one of the locations and i waited outside near the casts' caravans with my friend. I probably caught 1 second glimpse of Alen Fang from a distance away but no lyx. Hahaa..

Oh how cool!  Though the timing for the booting ceremony!  aaahhh  But it sounds like a good trip.

Yep they did block up certain areas when filming. We came across 3 to 4 film sets which we werent allowed to go near. One was lyxs drama, another was i think with liu xueyi, according to the guy who would let us thru But there were parts of the attraction which were marked permanently in blue below. The largest area was walled up and had no name or entrance. I guess thats the studio.

Oh i just searched and realise the veranda and TuShan house were in another park we didnt visit!!! Lol..  ok a reason to revisit!

 Joa:

Yep they did block up certain areas when filming. We came across 3 to 4 film sets which we werent allowed to go near. One was lyxs drama, another was i think with liu xueyi, according to the guy who would let us thru But there were parts of the attraction which were marked permanently in blue below. The largest area was walled up and had no name or entrance. I guess thats the studio.

Oh i just searched and realise the veranda and TuShan house were in another park we didnt visit!!! Lol.. ok a reason to revisit!

Wow.  There is a lot that is blue and blocked.  I'm trying to figure out where the big parade field and the palace set is.  I see the wall with the gate and towers.  There's a lot I don't recognize though.  Avenue X visited last year, I think and did a couple of videos.  She did get to visit the Qingshui Town set, right before they tore it down.

 Joa:

Yes i think the TTEOTM set should never have been torn down! It was in almost every period drama we watched the past 2 years!

Exactly!  It wasn't old and they were still using it ... alot.  It had so many decorative elements too.  I hope whatever they replace it with is AMAZING.

 Joa:

Like these? They are in other parks. There are a total of 7 to 8 of them with separate admissions.

YES!  That's the palace and parade ground I was talking about.  So cool!  Oh, so they are in a different area / map.  That's an awful lot of walking!

 Joa:

There were many ladies in full hair, make up and hanfu doing professional photography with their make up artists and photographers. 

It would be fun to wear the hanfu and get your hair done with all the pins and dangly bits. 

 Joa:

However i didnt come across any more lyf locations for the rest of the 2 days i was there. Hengdian was quite disappointing.

Oh no. Was it not as you expected or were you hoping to see more actors? It would have been good to see Luo Yun Xi, but Alan Fang is a good sighting. 

You take such nice pictures. The place is big; it's awesome to see all the sets that we watched in the dramas. Thank you for sharing :-)

The shell and the white sash as a nod to  Xiang Liu!