On Monday night, citizens in Taiwan’s capital Taipei took one last photo of the Xinsheng-Heping pedestrian bridge before it is finally demolished. There had even been street protests against the demolition of the elevated crossing built in 1982 – one of the last of its kind in the city. The preservationists argue that the bridge is part of Taiwan’s identity. It has also played a role in numerous films that have entered the collective memory of the islanders, including classics celebrated in the West such as Edward Yang’s „Yi Yi“ and Ang Lee’s „Eat Drink Man Woman.“