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IT Dog|Male B visits Dongxie Book Room, which is a statutory historic site and has preserved a large number of Qing Dynasty architectural components for 123 years

2022-02-06T19:02:38.556Z


ViuTV's hit drama "IT Dog" has ended recently. In addition to laughing, the actors and actresses in the play have also become a hot topic in the filming location. Among them, "Male B" and "Female B" visited the temple of the hacker "Dongxie". in Yuen Long


ViuTV's hit drama "IT Dog" has ended recently. In addition to laughing, the actors and actresses in the play have also become a hot topic in the filming location. Among them, "Male B" and "Female B" visited the temple of the hacker "Dongxie". It is the Zhigui Study Room, a declared monument in Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung, Yuen Long.

According to Living Hong Kong, an organization that promotes in-depth tourism of local culture, Zhigui study has rarely undergone major changes over the years, and most of the building materials and decorations can still retain the original taste of the traditional study in the Qing Dynasty.


In the popular TV series "IT Dog", the temple where "Male B" and "Female B" visited the hacker "Dongxie" is the Zhigui Study Room, a declared historic site in Upper Village, Pat Heung, Yuen Long.

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The drama "IT Dog" tells the story of a laid-off bank employee and a group of friendly and enthusiastic entrepreneurs. The protagonist Ashin (played by Ling Wenlong)'s friends "male B" Billy (played by Chen Zhanwen) and "female B" Billie (played by Yu Yisi) ) visited a temple in Dongyong in the drama, and visited the hacker "Dongxie" (played by Li Jingyun), which aroused heated discussions among netizens about the real body of the temple.

It turns out that the temple is not located in Tung Chung, but in the Chik Kwai Study Room in Pat Heung.

Zhigui Study Room was built in 1899 by Lai Jintai, a member of the Lai clan living in Pat Heung. It is a typical traditional Chinese study room in Hong Kong.

The unique feature of the study is that it adopts the design of "two entrances and one patio", which is a traditional architectural design of the Qing Dynasty. Since it has not been renovated or changed since it was completed, the study has preserved a large number of original architectural components, such as the beautiful interior and exterior of the building. Woodcuts, vivid grey sculptures on roof ridges and gables, and lifelike murals.

The study room was used for ancestor worship until the 1930s. It was closed during World War II, and reopened after the war and renamed "Yongxing School" to provide students with modern education.

The study room was later converted into a kindergarten, which was closed in the early years. The study room is now a place for villagers to hold meetings and traditional ceremonies.

In May 2007, the study room was listed as a Grade 3 historic building in Hong Kong, and in June of the same year, the study room was upgraded to a declared monument in Hong Kong.

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In May 2007, the study room was listed as a Grade 3 historic building in Hong Kong, and in June of the same year, the study room was upgraded to a declared monument in Hong Kong.

Due to the disrepair of the study room, the Antiquities Office started a restoration project, which was completed at the end of 2010.

At present, it is open to the public every day except Tuesdays and designated holidays.

The scene after George's death in the fourteenth episode of "Programmer Without Borders" was shot inside Zhigui's bookstore.

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According to "Live Hong Kong", an organization that promotes in-depth local cultural tourism, in the eighth episode of "IT Dog", "Male B" and "Dongxie" made a bet with game cards in exchange for a security test, and the fourteenth episode "" The scenes after George's death in "Programmer Without Borders" were all shot in the interior of Zhigui's bookstore.

More eye-catching netizens pointed out that "Eavesdropping 3" was also shot in Zhigui's study room.

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