Hengdian World Studios is located in Hengdian, Dongyang City, China. It is a national AAAA-tourist area, 160 kilometers away from Hangzhou, and within the four-hour transportation and tourism economic circle of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian and Jiangxi. It can be reached directly by plane, train or highway. Since 1996, Hengdian Group has invested a total of 3 billion yuan in the construction of Hengdian Film and Television City. It has now built Guangzhou Street, Hong Kong Street, Ming and Qing Palace Gardens, Qin Palace, Qingming River Scene, Dream Valley, Pingyan Cave, Dazhi Temple, Ming Dynasty There are 13 film and television shooting bases and two super-large modern studios that span thousands of years of history and time and space, including the Qing Dynasty Residential Expo City, and bring together regional characteristics of the north and south. It has become the largest film and television shooting base in Asia and is called "China's Hollywood" by the American "Hollywood" magazine.
In early 2004, Hengdian Film and Television City was established as China's only national-level film and television industry experimental zone. Hengying Industrial Zone brings together 305 film and television companies, and the country's first GEM-listed film and television company, Huayi Brothers, was born. In 2008, enterprises entering the zone achieved operating income of 1.82 billion yuan and generated tax revenue of 150 million yuan. In the first half of 2009, they bucked the trend and achieved operating income of 1.43 billion yuan and paid total taxes of 110 million yuan. To date, they have received more than 600 film and television crews. , filmed more than 16,000 films and TV series (episodes).
The grand scale of the base and the rich shooting scenes have attracted film and television directors at home and abroad to lead their crews to Hengdian for filming. At the same time, an industry that provides various supporting services for film and television shooting has also emerged. It can not only provide professional scenery production, equipment and vehicle rental, props, costumes, makeup, etc., but also has a large team of extras. The Hengdian Actors Guild has more than 2,000 special actors from all over the country who are called the "Hengdiao Clan".
The rise of the film and television industry has also promoted the development of Hengdian's leisure tourism industry. Hengdian World Studios has become a national AAAA-tourist area. Hengdian, with a radius of 10 square kilometers, has more than ten star-rated hotels with more than 8,000 beds. Whether it is a high-end hotel or a base hotel, it has complete facilities such as amusement parks, nightclubs, sauna centers, performing arts centers, fitness centers, and bowling alleys. Visitors will experience film and television and have fun here. In Hengdian, there are bustling markets, bookstores, Internet cafes, bars, and teahouses abound. Snacks and restaurants have a variety of flavors from the north to the south, and the nightlife is colorful.