The China Western Film Studio [Image Credit: photostock.china.com.cn/Pan Wenjun]

Day 7 The China Western Film Studio 鎮北堡西部影視城

On the site of an ancient frontier fortress, the China Western Film Studio, also called Zhenbeibu by locals, is the birthplace of many internationally acclaimed Chinese films, such as Red Sorghum (紅高粱), The Herdsman (牧馬人), and Ballad of the Yellow River (黃河謠). In the film studio, you can rent costumes and do role-plays in authentic movie settings where those famous films were shot.

Entry: 100 yuan/person

Opening hours: 08:00 a.m. – 06:00 p.m. (April 15th – Oct.15th); 08:30 a.m. -05:30 p.m. (Oct.16th – April 14th)