Tongking Express

Prelude To The Photo-essay ‘Ancient Chinese Secret’

Paco Taylor
Nov 3 · 4 min read

In Chungking Express (1994), a busty Chinese barkeep in a curve-hugging mini-dress and a strawberry blonde wig clanks a coin into a glittering Wurlitzer jukebox stationed a few feet from the bar. Moments later, the rock-steady reggae of Dennis Brown’s “Things in Life” begins to churn. With her right hand gripping the jukebox, the bartender gyrates…

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Paco Taylor

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Writes about Eastern and Western pop culture, history and art | Bylines @ Nextshark, G-Fan Magazine, FanSided & CBR (Comic Book Resources) | stpaco@gmail.com

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