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The area of Gulin , China also was used for background plate shots in the star wars film Revenge of the Sith and combined with Phuket's to make the Home planet of the Wookiee's, Kashyyyk come to life.
Gulin
Gulin – The Wookiee homeworld
Gulin, a city named after its lovely osmanthus, is hailed by many as being the most beautiful place in China with its exotic terrain of freshwater lagoons and tree-covered mountains.
There is an old Chinese saying that explains the beauty of this city - ‘Gulin overshadows all other cities of China for scenery’
Its shapely rising limestone towers and its crystal clear waters are portrayed in many works of Chinese art.
The city which has inspired many is located in the Northeast corner of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.
Not much has been revealed about the filming that took place here for ROTS, however we do know that both the Thailand and Gulin locations were combined to provide the much anticipated planet of Kashyyyk, first glimpsed in The Star Wars Holiday Special, shown on CBS November 17 1978, bearing the odd name "Kazzook".
The Wookiee homeworld dates back to Lucas’ rough draft of Star Wars in 1973 – originally the planet was
called Yavin!
Plate photographs of both the locales shot by Ron Fricke and Carl Miller were integrated with ILM.
miniatures, a series of digital matte paintings and costumed actors directed by Rob Colman in May 2004.
The Wookiees themselves were shot against bluescreen during two days of pick-ups in the Sydney studios where mostly basketball players were used. (see photo of Michael Kingma, note I am 6ft 2in).
