East Palace, West Palace

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East Palace, West Palace
Directed by	Zhang Yuan
Produced by	Zhang Yuan
Written by	Wang Xiaobo Zhang Yuan
Starring	Si Han Hu Jun Zhao Wei
Distributed by	Millivres Multimedia
Release date(s)	1996
Running time	94 min.
Country	China
Language	Mandarin Chinese
Followed by	Fengkuang yingyu
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East Palace, West Palace (Simplified Chinese: 东宫西宫; pinyin: Dōng Gōng Xī Gōng) is a 1996 film directed by Zhang Yuan starring Hu Jun, Si Han and Zhao Wei.

East Palace, West Palace is the first Mainland Chinese movie with an explicitly gay theme. The title of the movie derives from the two parks near the Forbidden City - the East Palace and the West Palace. The two parks, specifically their public washrooms, are notorious for being places of congregation for the homosexuals in Beijing during the night.