Raise the Red Lantern (1991) – Filming Locations
Drama · Directed by Zhang Yimou · Starring Ma Jingwu, Gong Li
In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.
Where was Raise the Red Lantern filmed?
- Danyang, China, Danyang – The entire film's main setting—the courtyard compound where Songlian becomes the fourth concubine. An authentic Ming Dynasty-era mansion in Jiangsu Province that served as the primary filming location, providing the enclosed domestic space essential to the film's claustrophobic narrative about concubinage
- Jiangsu, China, Jiangsu Province – Supplementary outdoor sequences and establishing shots of the surrounding landscape and traditional Chinese architectural elements. The Jiangsu region's classical gardens and traditional architecture were used for exterior establishing shots that contextualize the mansion compound within its historical setting