Newly released Chinese movie recreates glory of Tang Dynasty

The newly released Chinese movie "Legend of the Demon Cat" used authentic architecture to recreate the glory of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) .

Director Chen Kaige built the film set in Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, but it was modeled after the Tang-dynasty capital Chang'an in one-to-one scale.

Some buildings on set are very special and mimic the curved city walls.

Art designer Tu Nan said they tried to differentiate the structures in the base using colors, to deliver a better visual effect.

Tang Dynasty has been regarded as a pinnacle of the Chinese civilization and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture, which is why so many filmmakers make movies about that time.

(CGTN)