 Many scenes were not filmed on location in Shanghai; instead, the Virgin Active pool in London's Canary Wharf acted as Bond's hotel pool, and the entrance to London's Broadgate Tower was lit to look like an office building there.For the aerial footage, the crew received permission to shoot from a helicopter loaned by the Chinese government.The interior of the Golden Dragon casino in Macau was constructed on a sound stage at Pinewood Studios, with 300 floating lanterns and two 30-foot-high dragon heads lighting the set.