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Hengdian Film and Television City is actually not a city, but a town. It consists of more than a dozen large and small scenic spots distributed in and outside Hengdian Town. These attractions are collectively called Hengdian Film and Television City.
Currently, there are nine scenic areas open to the public, spread across the southern and northern parts of the town. The southern area features the Qingming Shanghe Tu (Along the River During the Qingming Festival), a painting inspired by the classic Chinese painting; the magnificent Qin Palace; the Ming and Qing Dynasty Residences Exhibition City; the Dazhi Zen Temple; and Dream Valley, a large amusement park perfect for evening outings. The northern area features Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street, recreating the old Guangzhou and Hong Kong charm from 1840 to the early 20th century; the Ming and Qing Palaces, a 1:1 replica of the Forbidden City; Pingyan Caves; and the Chinese Cultural Park.
In Hengdian, you can also encounter the crew, stars, and actors memorizing their lines with scripts!
If you only have one day, it is recommended to purchase a one-day tour (select 3 attractions) pass, and choose 3 attractions that you are particularly interested in from the Qin Palace, Ming and Qing Palaces, Qingming Shanghe Tu, Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street (daytime show), Dream Bund Film and Television Theme Park, and New Yuanmingyuan (Spring Garden). The Qin Palace and Ming and Qing Palaces will have more visitors.
If you have two days, it is recommended to purchase a two-day tour pass (select 5 attractions). The best route is to visit the Qin Palace and Along the River During the Qingming Festival on the first day, play in Dream Valley at night, and visit the Ming and Qing Palaces and Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street on the second day.
1. The Qin Palace, Ming and Qing Palaces, Along the River During the Qingming Festival, New Yuanmingyuan (Spring Garden), and Yuanmingyuan Royal Animal Park are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
2. Dream Valley Scenic Area Opening Hours: 15:00-21:00 (other time periods), 13:30-21:00 (June 13-August 31)
3. Opening hours of Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street area: 8:00-20:00
4. New Changchun Garden (Xiayuan) opening hours: 13:00-21:00
5. Dream Bund Film and Television Theme Park opening hours: 13:00-16:30
6. Mengquan Valley Hot Spring Resort opening hours: 13:30-21:30
The Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street scenic area is one of the six classic scenic areas in Hengdian Film and Television City. It is the first scenic area built in Hengdian Film and Television City. It was built in August 1996 for the filming of the historical blockbuster "Opium War". With realistic real-life buildings, it artistically reproduces the old appearance of Guangzhou and the charm of Hong Kong around 1840.
The entire layout of Hong Kong Street is designed by taking advantage of the wilderness and slopes, and is dotted with many street scenes of Hong Kong's central city in the 19th century, such as Queen's Road, Hong Kong Governor's House, Victoria Barracks, HSBC Bank, Shanghai Residence, and Wo Hon Garden.
Huang Feihong, known as one of the "Ten Tigers of Guangdong", led the Baozhilin people to punish evil and promote good, and fought against pirates with wits and courage.
【Performance time: 10:00, 13:00】
The film uses humorous means to depict the fierce battle between police and pirates at sea, showing the fierce chase and dangerous scenes between the harbor police and pirates in the mid-nineteenth century.
【Performance times: Morning show: 11:00 / Afternoon show: 14:00】
The Crescent Hotel in Hengdian Film and Television City is located in the Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street scenic area of Hengdian Film and Television City and is the official hotel of Hengdian Film and Television City.
The hotel's theme is based on important scenes from the TV series "The Lost Tomb" filmed in Hengdian. Not only is the hard decoration highly restored, but many details of the design are also closely aligned with the original plot.
The Ming and Qing Palaces are one of the most classic scenic spots in Hengdian Film and Television City. This large scenic spot, which integrates film and television shooting and tourism, was built in a 1:1 ratio of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is currently the largest film and television shooting base in Hengdian.
With harem dramas being very popular today, the palaces of Ming and Qing dynasties have attracted many film crews. Popular dramas such as "Palace", "Empresses in the Palace", "Beauty at War", and "Palace of Pearls Curtain" were all filmed here. Big stars such as Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Huang Xiaoming, and Sun Li have all left their footprints here.
There are film crews shooting in the scenic area almost every day, so you might even run into a big star while visiting here.
Dream Valley, a large-scale nighttime film and television experience theme park and a key component of the Hengdian World Studios Film and Television Experience Resort, is a highly interactive nighttime scenic spot boasting a variety of attractions and exhibits showcasing natural phenomena and landscapes, such as volcanic eruptions and torrential rains and flash floods. Throughout the year, they offer a variety of themed activities for each season.
The bizarre and mysterious Nuo dance ritual for praying for rain, the devastating scenes of torrential rain and wild torrents, are both magnificent and fraught with danger! As lightning streaks across the sky above the village, thunder roars, and heavy rain pours down, two columns of water shoot up into the sky, rolling down from the mountaintops and crashing into the farmhouses.
Visitors marvel at the destructive power of "nature," their faces filled with bewilderment. The revelry of dancing and dancing in the water after rebuilding their homes makes you feel like you're in a dream.
【Performance time: 19:00】
The Forbidden City Ceremony is a performance in the Ming and Qing Palaces Scenic Area of Hengdian Film and Television City. It is a large-scale live-action film stage play with the Forbidden City as the main background. It tells the story of the wind, frost, snow and rain that the Forbidden City has experienced for more than 580 years from its construction to the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The 40-minute show, with a cast of approximately 140 people, incorporates dances from diverse ethnic groups and styles, including Mongolian, Tibetan, Xian, Xinjiang, tea-picking, Japanese, Persian, court, Miao, and Han dances. It also features stilt walking, thrilling acrobatics, and a magic show called "Beautiful Women Transformation."
【Performance time: 9:30 and 13:30 / each show about 40 minutes】
This ancient Chinese residential building is located in Luzhai Village, east of Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province. The Lu family settled here in the Song Dynasty, where they have lived together for generations. From the 19th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1421), when Lu Ruicheng achieved Jinshi (imperial examination), to the mid-Qing Dynasty, when a continuous stream of imperial examinations continued, they built numerous large mansions, forming a relatively complete residential complex from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also a typical feudal family settlement. In 1988, the State Council of the People's Republic of China designated it a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Site.
