The Spatial Production of Films Illustrated by the Case of Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City

Keywords

Kowloon Walled city; spaces in movie; theory of space; cultural symbol

Abstract

Due to the unique political background, complex construction, the living conditions of the chaos, the Hong Kong Kowloon Walled city has become the focus of public concern, especially providing a rich source for artists. It is not only a space entity, but also a cultural symbol, a kind of representational space. This article applies the theory of Space to discuss the relationship of the different spaces which is illustrated by the case of the Kowloon Walled city in movies. It shows the cultural symbolic meaning behind so that a glimpse can be put into the social production of spatial operation mode.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ge Zheng
PY  - 2019/08
DA  - 2019/08
TI  - The Spatial Production of Films Illustrated by the Case of Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City
BT  - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Arts, Design and Contemporary Education (ICADCE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 140
EP  - 143
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125916071
ID  - Zheng2019/08
ER  -