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Gillian Chung, who was filming The Holy Pearl TV series nearby when Shaolin was in production, dropped by the set for a visit during her break. Gillian Chung, who was in costume for her work, chatted with the director Benny Chan and some of the cast members, like Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse. She was taken aback by the life-size replica of Shaolin, "I have never been to Shaolin Temple, yet I could feel the awe of Shaolin through this set."

And she was also witnessed Xing Yu, Yu Shao Qun and various Shaolin monks standing one-legged atop the poles that were three-storey high, "This is so exciting! Is this Shaolin kungfu? So young, yet such remarkable skills, excellent! It's inspiring me to go through another session of martial arts training!"

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-- Flying Swords of Dragon Inn --
 After filming Flying Swords of Dragon Inn for 2 months, Jet Li has finished his all scenes on Dec 24. (The film is still in production). On the last day, he did 20 shots straight from morning to midnight, including highly demanding action. After the last shot, Jet Li watches the playback with director Tsui Hark, and chats about 3D filming. He says he hardly knew 3D at first, but has now acquired practical experiences on 3D filming, exclaiming that one could never stop learning. Tsui Hark remarks that it's a record have completed 20 scenes in one day for a 3D film. Then Jet Li bids everyone farewell, while he and the director give each other a warm hug. And the crew and cast, including Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, also throw a surprise party to celebrate Guey Lun Mei's birthday, that falls on Christmas, as midnight approaches.
 
 Li Yuan says that doing action scenes continuously for days in Flying Swords of Dragon Gate, reminds him of his days in Legend of Shaolin Kungfu TV series. He has to get up at around 5.30am in the morning as it takes over an hour's journey to arrive on the set, shoots in the daytime, and watches playback at night. Li Yuan, most famous for his role as the monk in the fantastic TV series Legend of Shaolin Kungfu trilogy as well as for playing Danny Chan's main rival in Legend of Bruce Lee TV series, first met Tsui Hark when he auditioned for a role in Seven Swords, Tsui Hark was highly appreciative of his wushu talents, and picked him, but owing to some commercial reasons, the role was given to a celebrity. Still, Tsui Hark invited him to follow him to the set, whereby Li Yuan worked as a stunt-double. Sina