Turn Your Watchlist Into a Journey

The C-drama filming locations behind the shows you love — where they were shot, how to get there, what it costs, and what nobody tells you before you go.

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Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village in Guizhou, seen from the hillside above the valley
Photo: Hhhh2 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Browse by Drama

Pick the show you cannot stop thinking about. Every guide is built around one drama, one journey.

Stone arch bridge reflected in a pond at Dream Valley, Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang

The Untamed

Hengdian · Duyun, Guizhou

Photo: N509FZ / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tang-dynasty style pagoda and tiled roofs at the Xiangyang Tang City film and television base, Hubei

Joy of Life

Xiangyang · Hengdian

Photo: Sherbet / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5

The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple reflected in the Juying Pool, Dali, Yunnan

Meet Yourself

Dali · Shaxi, Yunnan

Photo: Ngguls / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pudong skyline across the Huangpu River seen from the Bund at night, Shanghai

Blossoms Shanghai

Shanghai · Huanghe Road

Photo: Urashimataro / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Every Guide, Organised Three Ways

By Drama →

You finished the show. Now find every place it was actually shot — in watching order, with transport and tickets.

By Place →

Already know which city or province you are going to? See which dramas were filmed there and what to do.

By Trip Need →

Visas, payments, apps, high-speed rail, and the timing that makes or breaks a set-jetting trip.

Not sure where to start? Take the ready-made 5-day Zhejiang film route →

C-Drama Filming Locations: Where the Camera Went

The studios and cities that appear again and again across Chinese drama.

Golden roofs, red walls and grey garden rockery in the palace courtyards of Hengdian World Studios, Zhejiang

Hengdian

Zhejiang · The Hollywood of China

Photo: kanegen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

The Lujiazui skyline lit up at night across the Huangpu River, Shanghai

Shanghai

The 1990s of Blossoms Shanghai

Photo: Phlizz / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Cangshan range under a cap of cloud at dusk, seen across Erhai Lake near Dali, Yunnan

Dali & Shaxi

Yunnan · Where Meet Yourself slows down

Photo: pony96 / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Timber bracket sets and grey brick walls of the Tang-style palace buildings inside Xiangyang Tang City, Hubei, the set used for Joy of Life

Xiangyang

Hubei · Joy of Life’s Tang City

Photo: Sherbet / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5

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Before You Book Anything

Three things you genuinely cannot figure out on the ground. Sort them before you fly.

Chinese visa and entry stamp in a passport — visa-free transit rules for foreign visitors
Visa & visa-free entry
Paying with Alipay and WeChat Pay QR codes in China as a foreign visitor
Alipay & WeChat Pay setup
Essential China travel apps on a smartphone — maps, translation, and high-speed rail booking
Apps you actually need

Set-Jetting Starts Here

Start with the drama you love most. We have already mapped where it was shot and how to stand there yourself.

Start with The Untamed

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