Hengdian World Studios
Status | Operating |
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Opened | 1996 |
Owner | Hengdian Group |
Theme | Film Studios and Theme Parks |
Website | www |
Hengdian World Studios (Chinese: 横店影视城; pinyin: Héngdiàn Yǐngshìchéng) is a film studio located in Hengdian, a Chinese town in the city of Dongyang, Zhejiang Province. It is one of the largest film studios in the world.[1] The movie studio is operated by the privately owned Hengdian Group founded by Xu Wenrong. Xu turned acres of farmland in central Zhejiang into one of the largest movie studios in Asia. Construction began in the mid-1990s and has been ongoing ever since with the possible recent addition of the replica of the Old Summer Palace.[2] A film about extras working at the studio, I Am Somebody, was released in China in 2015.[3][4]
Studio
The studio’s sets are free for film crews; the studio makes returns on the hotels, restaurants, equipment and costumes.[5] The studio consists of 30 outdoor shooting bases and 130 indoor studio sets, with a total area of up to 330 ha. and building areas of 495,995 square meters.[6] In addition to its huge scale, the studio also has several records which includes:
- Largest Indoor Buddha Figure in China.
- Largest Scale Indoor Studio.
- Highest number of Films and Teleplay Shoots as of 2005.[citation needed]
One of the studio's largest buildings is the Imperial Palace Building built in the Early Chinese Dynasty style in the
History
In 1996, Guangzhou Street Scenic Area, the first film and television shooting base, was built to shoot the gifted blockbuster Opium War by director Xie Jin.[12]
In 1997, the King of Qin Palace scienic spot was constructed for the production of the historical blockbuster Jing Ke stabbing the King of Qin.
In 2000, its all scenes are declared free of rent.[13]
In 2004, Hengdian Film and Television Industry Experimental Zone was established as China's number one national film and television industry experimental zone.[14]
In 2010, Hengdian World Studios was listed as a national AAAAA level Scenic Spot.[15]
Visitor attendance
In additional to being a film studio, Hengdian World Studios has also become a tourist attraction, with many of its large sets opening to visitors.
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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10.9 million [16] | 11.77 million[17] | 12 million[18] | 13.8 million[19] | 15.18 million[20] | 15.77 million[21] | 16 million[22] | 19 million[23] | 20 million[24] |
Film and television
It has been reported that around 70 percent of period Chinese television shows and films are being shot at Hengdian World Studios every year.[25]
Film
TV series
Select attractions
Attraction | Type |
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Old Guangzhou Street and Old Hong Kong Street | Scenic spot Shooting base |
The Palace of Emperor Qin | Scenic spot Shooting base |
Palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties | Scenic spot Shooting base |
Qing Ming Shang He Tu | Scenic spot Shooting base |
The Dream Bund | Scenic spot Shooting base |
New Yuanmingyuan | Scenic spot Shooting base |
Dream Valley | Scenic spot
Amusement park |
Notes
- variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
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- variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- douban.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ The world’s largest film studio isn’t in the US but in China and is one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions. Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore takes a look. "Is ‘Chinawood’ the new Hollywood?", BBC. Retrieved on 2014-10-10.
- ^ Hengdian World Studios, Yiwuen.com
- TIME Asia. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- Variety.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-06
- ^ China's Alibaba Pictures, Hengdian Studios to Form Film, TV Joint Venture, hollywoodreporter.com
- ^ The world’s largest film studio isn’t in the US but in China and is one of the country’s biggest tourist attractions. Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore takes a look. "Is ‘Chinawood’ the new Hollywood?", BBC. Retrieved on 2014-10-10.
- ^ Disney’s new live-action retelling of the classic tale was filmed in China and New Zealand "Inside the Rich and Timeless Sets of Mulan", Architectural Digest. Retrieved on 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Studio City". The New Yorker. Event occurs at 2013-4-15.
- ^ "Heng Dian World Studios". travelchina1. Event occurs at 2018-12-07.
- Chinadaily. Event occurs at 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Hengdian World Studios". Tourzj.com.
- Chinadaily. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
- ^ ""西游"意外捧红群演四大妈 成横店明星商演六位数". People's Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ "2013横店影视城接待游客1200万". People's Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
- ^ "China's Movie Studio Tycoon Xu Wenrong Opens Summer Palace Replica Theme Park". Forbes. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ "浙中小镇横店的"造梦记"". Chinanews. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "央视揭秘浙江横店". nbd. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- Sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ^ ""中国影视梦工厂"成就的三个梦想". 浙江在线. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- Ecns.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "Hengdian 'film city' eyes comeback after brief dip". China Daily. Retrieved 2019-08-06.