Maps of Movies

Switch (2013)

Where Switch says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Taipei exhibition story shot in Hangzhou, Fuyang, Dubai and Beijing

Scenes and places

The reunited-painting exhibition (2011)

Agent Jinhan is tasked with recovering a stolen Yuan Dynasty painting while its twin is being guarded, unknown to him, by his own wife.

Set in National Palace Museum, Taipei — The story is set around the 2011 Taipei exhibition that reunites the two halves of the painting 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'.

Taiwan's national museum of Chinese art; the real filming took place in Beijing instead.

Filmed at National Museum of China, Beijing — Used as the filming venue for the exhibition scenes, standing in for the Taipei museum.

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Hangzhou: West Lake and the city

Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO-listed lake landscape.

Filmed at Pinghu Qiuyue, West Lake, Hangzhou — Named as a West Lake filming location; the film's launch event was also held here.

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Filmed at Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou — Named as a filming location; coordinate is the whole park.

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Filmed at Hangzhou International Conference Center — Named as a filming location.

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Fuyang: the painter's Fuchun hills

Fuyang lies on the Fuchun River, the landscape the painting depicts.

Dubai: skyscrapers and the aquarium lobby

Set in Dubai —

Filmed at Burj Al Arab, Dubai — Filmed at the sail-shaped seven-star hotel.

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Filmed at Burj Khalifa, Dubai — Source says a skydive from the 'Dubai tower'; the building identification as Burj Khalifa is an interpretation.

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Filmed at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai — Source names the Atlantis hotel; the Dubai site is an interpretation.

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Characters

• Xiao Jinhan — A special agent sent to recover the stolen painting.