Traveling Around the World (1537) Eighth Trip to Ningxia—Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City

In late July 2021, during my trip to Ningxia, I visited the Western Film and Television City of Zhenbeibao. The picture shows the entrance of the Western Film and Television City of Zhenbeibao.

Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City, 35 kilometers away from Yinchuan City, was built on the basis of an original old castle. The picture shows the parking lot of the film and television city in the west of Zhenbeibao.

Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City is one of the three major film and television cities in China and the only famous film and television city in western China. The picture shows the symbolic stele of the film and television city in the west of Zhenbeibao.

Zhenbeibao Western Film and Television City is known as "Oriental Hollywood". Famous award-winning films such as "Red Sorghum", "A Chinese Journey to the West", "New Dragon Inn", "Jinyiwei" and "Assassin's Tomb" have been filmed here. The picture shows the ticket gate of the Western Studios in Zhenbeibao - the Gate of Harmony.

The original site of Zhenbeibao Western Studios was a frontier defense castle in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. In 1961, Zhang Xianliang, who was still working on a farm, discovered it and introduced it to the film and television industry in the early 1980s. The picture shows Zhang Xianliang's inscription for Zhenbeibao Western Studios.

The two castles were garrison fortresses set up during the Ming and Qing Dynasties to defend against the invasion of Fucheng (Yinchuan City) by various ethnic groups north of Helan Mountain. Zhenbei Fort also got its name. The picture shows the brief introduction of Zhenbeibao Western Studios.

Local people call the two castles "Old Castle" (Ming City) and "New Castle" (Qing City). According to local chronicles, the old castle was built in the thirteenth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty (1500), and the new castle was built in the fifth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1740). The picture shows a hand-drawn map of Zhenbeibao West Studios.

So far, Zhenbeibao Western Studios has filmed "Wrangler", "Red Sorghum", "Yellow River Ballad", "Yellow River Love", "The Old Man and the Dog" and the famous film "Journey to the West" which won international and domestic awards , "New Dragon Inn", "Against the Cold", "Lonely Guard", "Great Dunhuang", "Fire and Yellow Sand", "Qiao Family Courtyard", "Old Persimmon Tree" and other nearly 100 film and television dramas. The picture shows the award-winning film and television drama wall of Zhenbeibao Western Studios.

Because the topography of the ancient castle and the interior scenes of the film studio represent the village and town style of the old Northwest China, it is known as "a must in China, a grand view of the Northwest". The picture shows the stele of "Small Towns in Northern China" in Zhenbeibao Western Studios.

The number of films produced, the number of rising stars, and the number of international and domestic film and television awards won in Zhenbeibao Western Studios are all the highest among film and television studios in all parts of China, so there is a saying that "Chinese films go to the world from here". reputation. The picture shows the stone tablet of "Chinese films go to the world from here".

Zhenbeibao Western Studios has preserved and reproduced more than 140 scenes of famous movies and televisions shot here. The picture shows the ticket office of Zhenbeibao Western Studios.

Entering the Western Studios of Zhenbei Fort, you can feel the original strange, majestic, desolate, tragic, dilapidated, decaying and undefeated scene of the ancient castle.

The party emblem built to celebrate the centenary of the founding of the party is one of the few modern buildings.

An important scene of the TV series "Qiao Family Courtyard" - Tallinn.

Entrance of Ming City

A live performance by Fu Zhao'e, the national intangible cultural heritage inheritor.

The Moon Gate in the movie "Red Sorghum".

Shibalipo in the movie "Red Sorghum".

Tourists changing costumes and taking pictures

Farm Tools Show

Walking in these film and television scenes and lingering among the props that are indistinguishable from real and fake, it seems that you have come to a dreamlike movie world, which is fascinating and surprising.

Ghost Showroom

Dingzhou General Administration

The brewing workshop of the film "Red Sorghum"

The real scene of "Blacksmith Camp" in the movie "Yellow River Ballad"

One of the filming locations of the film "A Chinese Journey to the West"

Zhenbeibao West Film City highlights the desolate feeling of the Loess Plateau, the taste of loess, and the aesthetic connotation of primitive and folk, and retains its special aesthetic value as much as possible.

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Donkey carts and watchtowers

Yanmen Pass

Guanzhai outside Yanmen Pass

Iron cavalry outside Yanmen Pass

Marriage ring

Escort

Tourists changing costumes and taking pictures

Dragon Inn

Black Wind Ridge

Zhenbeibao

Cultural Revolution Compound

wrangler

Journey to the West Stele

Interior view of Dragon Inn

Familiar film and television scenes

Tang Seng of the movie "A Chinese Journey to the West" was tortured.

Pansi Cave in the movie "A Chinese Journey to the West".

The Bull Demon King's marriage platform in the movie "A Chinese Journey to the West".

Wubao

Familiar film and television scenes

Tourists riding camels

horse farm

Zhenbeibao Brick Kiln

Zhou Family Courtyard——Cultural Revolution Courtyard.

Familiar film and television scenes

plum pile

Street View of Old Yinchuan

Sculpture "Five Fingers Mountain"

Qingcheng Entrance

Embroidery Building in Qingcheng

"Flowers Man Lou" in Qingcheng

Qingcheng Film and Television Street

Zhang Xianliang Memorial Hall in Qingcheng

Small farmyard in Qingcheng

Ancient Theater in Qingcheng

The "imperial decree" of Qingcheng.

The Wengcheng of Qingcheng

Zhenbeibao Western Studios was rated as "China's Most Popular Tourist Destination". The picture shows the gate tower of Qingcheng.