UPDATED 06/23/06 During the shooting at "The Heavenly Pit" near Chongqing City, six cave explorers and volunteer rescuers from the local "Outdoor Club" were hired to double for the imperial assassins. The cape explores took a few pictures of them at work and distributed them to Chongqing Morning Post and Sina.com. Their costumes consists of four layers of clothing and body armors made of ox hide, which makes them look overweight. Their weapons are oversized sickles, quick and effective for making kills, supposedly. They spent two full days repeatedly lowering themselves from the cliff for shots which would only last for a few seconds Monkey Peaches
06/22/06 Climbing around on the walls of this cliff the stunt people portray assassins trying to kill the emperor. The apparatus going up the wall is an elevator. ent.sina.com
