The Psychic Girl Scene Goes Viral – HBO Taiwan Series Sparks Buzz

By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team

A television mini-series The Psychic Girl, jointly produced by Public Television Service (PTS) and HBO Asia, is HBO’s first TV production entirely in Mandarin and filmed in Taiwan. Set against the backdrop of Taiwan’s temple culture, it tells the coming-of-age story of a psychic girl. The series has not only received critical acclaim in Taiwan but also garnered impressive viewership and sparked widespread discussion overseas. Since the entire drama was shot in Taiwan, its popularity has also turned many filming locations into popular photo spots, such as the main psychic service location — Xizhi Jide Temple, and the home of the female lead Xie Yazhen — Zhongxin New Village. Scenes related to the school setting were primarily filmed at Taipei Municipal Fuxing Senior High School and the sports field of Taipei Municipal Shilin Commercial High School.

Main psychic service location — Xizhi Jide Temple
Xizhi Jide Temple, commonly known as Xizhi Mazu Temple, enshrines the Goddess of the Sea, Mazu, and was built during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty.
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Address: No. 239, Zhongzheng Road, Xizhi District, New Taipei City

The home of the female lead Xie Yazhen — Zhongxin New Village
Zhongxin New Village is Taiwan’s only hot spring military doctor military dependents’ village and the only fully preserved military village in Taipei City. It is one of the 13 military dependents’ villages under the preservation project of the Ministry of National Defense and was registered in 2011 as one
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Location: Linqun Li, Beitou District, Taipei City, neighborhoods along Lane 22 and Lane 46, Xinbeitou