Wandering the World (1567): Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base

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In early November 2021, during a trip to Lüshun, I visited the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base. Pictured is the entrance to the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

Located in Shuishiying Subdistrict, Lüshunkou District, Dalian City, Liaoning Province, the Qingfeng Town Film and Television Base is 5 kilometers from downtown Lüshun and 40 kilometers from downtown Dalian. Pictured is the ticket office of the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

Construction of Qingfeng Town began in 2008, with a planned total investment of 1 billion yuan, a total planned area of 1.22 million square meters, and a core construction area of about 480,000 square meters. Pictured is a guide map of the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

Over the years, Qingfeng Town has hosted nearly a hundred popular film and television works, including "Chuang Guandong: Part 2," "Mother-in-Law Came," "Xiao Yi Duo He," "The Brink," the movie "The Message," "Special Train No. 1," "The Steel Age," "Chuang Guandong: Prequel," "Bitter Cold," "The Hidden Dragon," "Mother Wants to Remarry," "The Linglong Bureau," "In the Silence," "Hero Fei Ge," "Wang Dahua's Revolutionary Life," "The Scholar Meets the Soldier," "Brothers Open Fire," "The Battle of Jiangqiao," "Dr. Qin," "Born in the 1970s," "Xiao Cao Qingqing," "The Splendid Years of Foster Mothers," "The Fei Ge Team," "The Frontier of Love," "Little Reunion," "Patriot," "National Memory," "Skull and Eagle," and "The Old Tavern." Pictured is a still from "Chuang Guandong: Part 2."

Over more than a decade, Qingfeng Town has built scenes including the Chuang Guandong Folk Culture Village, Old Dalian Building Complex, Film Workshop Area, Sandao Valley Village, War Ruins Location, and Joint Location, gradually becoming the largest and most scene-rich film and television base in Northeast China.

Because the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base is quite large, we chose to take a shuttle bus. Chartering a car for four people for two hours cost 200 yuan.

The Chuang Guandong Folk Culture Village was built for the filming of "Chuang Guandong: Part 2." It covers an area of 48,000 square meters, with a building area of nearly 12,000 square meters. It consists of Shandong Compound, Wang Family Compound, Workers' Compound, Jiao Family Compound, Luo's Shantytown, Police Station, Shops and Streets, and other architectural complexes with distinctive Northeastern characteristics. It is the only real-life cultural village in China themed on Guandong folk culture, restoring the regional cultural features of Northeast China and recreating the historical traces of Guandong. Photo taken at Chuang Guandong Folk Culture Village.

Photo taken at Chuang Guandong Folk Culture Village.

The Old Dalian Building Complex was built for the TV series "Three Brothers Fighting with Blood." It covers an area of nearly 60,000 square meters, with a building area of nearly 40,000 square meters, vividly recreating the urban style of old Dalian. Photo taken at the Old Dalian Building Complex.

Old trams, Dalian Civil Affairs Office, Old Qiulin Department Store, Yamato Hotel, Dongguan Street, Russian Style Street, Japanese Style Street, and the old railway station all carry the urban memories of Dalian. Photo taken at the Old Dalian Building Complex.

Qingfeng Town is like a miniature Dalian—every street, building, brick, tile, grass, and tree feels familiar and intimate. Photo taken at the Old Dalian Building Complex.

In addition, during its more than a decade of operation, Qingfeng Town has accumulated a large number of joint location resources, which serve as a powerful supplement to film and TV shooting scenes. Examples include the school scene from "Goodbye Mr. Loser," the old buildings of Taiyanggou, Lüshun Museum, Lüshun Railway Station, as well as rich indoor scenes such as factories, villas, offices, police stations, and hospitals. Pictured is the Harbin Special Police Department.

During its more than a decade of operation, Qingfeng Town has accumulated a large number of joint location resources, which serve as a powerful supplement to film and TV shooting scenes. Pictured is Harbin Railway Station.

Qingfeng Town has over 60 prop vehicles, mainly including military vehicles like old Jiefang trucks, GAZ trucks, Willys jeeps, sidecars, and artillery vehicles; vintage cars like old Shanghai and Plymouth sedans; and modern-era prop vehicles like old buses, old ambulances, and police cars.

The Cultural Revolution Memory Exhibition Hall is located in the Film Culture Exhibition Area.

The exhibition area displays nearly 300 items, including Quotations from Chairman Mao, statues of Mao Zedong, Cultural Revolution-era furniture, certificates, and daily necessities, vividly recreating the memories of work and life during the Cultural Revolution.

The hall also features a Cultural Revolution art stage, with songs from the period playing on a loop. Visitors can wear free Cultural Revolution-era costumes and showcase their talents on stage.

This is the filming location of the TV series "The Old Tavern" in the Film Culture Exhibition Area.

The Film Prop Experience Hall is located in the Film Culture Exhibition Area. The building is modeled after an old building on Dongguan Street in Dalian. Inside, there are military exhibition halls, European, Japanese, and Chinese-style exhibition halls, and film equipment exhibition halls, displaying over a thousand various film props—from a small Republic-era matchbox to a large Maxim machine gun—all witnessing countless film shooting scenes.

The Film Prop Experience Hall also provides free costumes and props for visitors to take photos.

The fully stocked prop hall with a strong sense of time is eye-opening. In the Prop Experience Hall and the Film Workshop, you can change into different character costumes, take beautiful photos, and get a taste of being an actor.

The World Film Legend 3D Magic Art Hall is located in the Film Culture Exhibition Area. The building is modeled after the former Dalian Civil Affairs Office.

Inside the World Film Legend 3D Magic Art Hall, 3D technology is used to display classic scenes from films and TV shows such as "King Kong," "The Mummy," "Kung Fu Panda," "One Piece," "A Chinese Odyssey," "Wolf Warrior 2," and "Eternal Love of Dream," allowing visitors to fully experience the magic of light and shadow.

Sandao Valley Village was built for the TV series "Brothers Open Fire." It is a typical Northeastern village, vividly showcasing the characteristics of Northeastern folk culture. Photo taken at Sandao Valley Village.

At the end of 2017, the crew of "Skull and Eagle" chose this location to build major scenes such as the geological exploration team, Eagle Village, Shaman Sacred Tower, and Korean Village. The home of Zhang Baoqing, played by lead actor Wang Junkai, is located within the geological exploration team's compound. Photo taken at Sandao Valley Village.

The shantytown "Luoshi Circle" is a typical poor people's settlement. Old wells and blacksmith shops stand still as before.

This is the distillery inside "Luoshi Circle."

The uniform thatched cottages are low and shabby, yet they are distinctive local eateries in reality, intriguing visitors to try them.

In Qingfeng Town, inns, restaurants, pawnshops, watch and eyeglass shops, and post offices line the streets. The indoor props, layouts, and furnishings authentically recreate the era's characteristics, appearing countless times in numerous films and TV dramas. This Dongfeng Restaurant can be used both for filming and dining.

In Qingfeng Town, inns, restaurants, pawnshops, watch and eyeglass shops, and post offices line the streets. The indoor props, layouts, and furnishings authentically recreate the era's characteristics, appearing countless times in numerous films and TV dramas. This Hongxing Compound has been featured in many films and TV dramas.

With its large-scale base, rich shooting scenes, professional teams for vehicles, costumes, and props, a large pool of extras, and comprehensive accommodation and dining facilities, Qingfeng Town has attracted many film and TV crews from home and abroad. Pictured are extras at the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

With its large-scale base, rich shooting scenes, professional teams for vehicles, costumes, and props, a large pool of extras, and comprehensive accommodation and dining facilities, Qingfeng Town has attracted many film and TV crews from home and abroad. Pictured is an animal “actor” at the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

On the day we visited, two film and TV productions were simultaneously shooting at the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base. Pictured are billboards from two different periods on the street.

This is a crew member working.

This crew is shooting a film set in the early years of the People's Republic of China, with actors wearing police uniforms from that era.

A young actor wearing a red scarf is filming.

An extra repairing a bicycle.

This crew is shooting a film set before the founding of the People's Republic of China, with actors wearing police uniforms from that era.

A rickshaw puller extra is resting.

This crew is shooting a film set before the founding of the People's Republic of China, with actors wearing police uniforms from that era.

Look at the large cart carrying costumes and props; the crew is from Beijing.

Strolling through the town, enjoying the gentle breeze, away from the hustle and bustle of the city, we casually walk, look, stop, and take photos. The scenes before our eyes suddenly transform into images from films and TV dramas. Even though we are right there, it feels dreamlike... Photo taken at the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.

Over more than a decade, Qingfeng Town has received many honors, such as being among the first batch of "National Designated Filming Locations," a National AAA-level Tourist Attraction, a National Excellent Science Education Base, and a Liaoning Provincial Cultural Industry Demonstration Base. Photo taken at the Qingfeng Town (Chuang Guandong) Film and Television Base.