Saturday 1 July 2023

Step Down And Take A Bow 下台一鞠躬

Singapore - Tuas TV World

新加坡 — 大士电视城

Once upon a time, Tuas TV World, which cost 35 million Singapore dollars, will be razed to the ground in the second quarter of 2024 and go down in history.

曾几何时,耗资3500万新币的大士电视城,将在2024年第二季被夷为平地,走入历史。


It was built between 1990 and 1992 by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation - an antecedent of MediaCorp.

它由新加坡广播局(新传媒的前身)于1990年至1992年建立。

The 6.6 hectares facility, an area approximately equal to 9.2 football fields, had eight sets, with five depicting old Singapore and three of China, which can be used for filming period dramas and costume dramas.

该设施占地6.6公顷,面积约等于9.2个足球场,有八个场景,其中五个场景描绘旧新加坡,三个场景描绘中国,可供拍摄时代剧和古装剧。


Dramas filmed during Tuas TV World's heyday in the 90s include "Strange Encounter 3", "Tofu Street", "The Price Of Peace", "Wok of Life" and "Hainan Kopi Tales".

90年代大士电视城鼎盛时期拍摄的电视剧包括《奇缘3》、《豆腐街》、《和平的代价》、《福满人间》和《琼园咖啡香》。

If I recall correctly, Tuas TV World was not open to the public.

如果没记错的话,大士电视城是不对外开放的。

I was fortunate enough to be part of a costume drama, so went there once.

我有幸参演了一部古装剧,所以去过一次。

In my impression, the streetscapes and buildings were designed so lifelike that they were almost exactly the same as the real one.

在我的印象中,街景和建筑物都设计得惟妙惟肖、几可乱真。

Tuas TV World had been in operation for less than ten years; due to high operating cost, it ceased operation after filming of "Heroes In Black" in 2001.

大士电视城前后运作少过十年;因营运成本高昂,于2001年拍摄《我来也》后就停止运营。

When the glamour is over and its brilliance fades away, it is about time to step down and take a bow!

铅华洗净、光辉渐退时,就真的是时候下台一鞠躬了!

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