Hengdian World Studios

Hengdian World Studios
LocationDongyang, Zhejiang, China
Coordinates29°10′45″N 120°17′53″E / 29.179068°N 120.298083°E / 29.179068; 120.298083
StatusOperating
Opened1996 (1996)
OwnerHengdian Group
ThemeFilm Studios and Theme Parks
Websitewww.hengdianworld.com/en/

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]

A real-sized replica of Qin Imperial Palace at Hengdian World Studios
A scene of a drama filming at Hengdian World Studios
  1. ^ Maggie Lee (June 17, 2015). "Film Review: 'I Am Somebody'". variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Remaking China's 'Garden of Perfect Splendor' - World Blog - msnbc.com
  3. ^ Maggie Lee (June 17, 2015). "Film Review: 'I Am Somebody'". variety.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  4. ^ 我是路人甲 (2015). movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved October 10, 2015.