"Blossoms Shanghai" concludes, highlighting Shanghai Film Park as a popular cultural and tourism destination. Beijing also offers film and TV shooting locations, such as China (Huairou) Film and Television Base, Shengshi Nangong Film and Television Base, Beijing Daguanyuan, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Beijing Water Town (Simatai Great Wall) International Tourism Resort. Explore these sites this winter.
Beijing Water Town (Simatai Great Wall) International Tourism Resort
Beijing Water Town (Simatai Great Wall) International Tourism Resort is one of the first tourism resorts in Beijing. Backed by the Simatai Great Wall, it is a unique resort town with a distinctive charm at the foot of the Great Wall.
Taking a stroll in Beijing Water Town, you'll find houses with blue bricks and gray tiles, streets paved with thick blue stone slabs, and an atmosphere of simplicity revealed in every detail, from roof ridges, window eaves, stone bridges, archways, to corridors. Every alley, courtyard, and marketplace presents picturesque views, creating a changing scenery with each step. Bridges, ponds, and corners evoke a sense of wandering in a painting.
The movie "Hidden Man" is adapted from Zhang Beihai's martial arts novel "Xia Yin." In the original work, Zhang Beihai dedicated a lot of words to describe the old appearance of Beijing. The scenes of Li Tianran running on the rooftops, the city towers, streets, alleys covered with climbing plants, and the roofs filled with blue tiles are all captured in Beijing Water Town.
In the TV series "West out of the Yumen," parts of the scenes at the Heishi City were filmed in Gubei Water Town, specifically the commercial street, which is equivalent to the Tangshi Street in Gubei Water Town. Walking through Tangshi Street, visitors can feel the lively atmosphere of a market. The scene where Ye Liuxi travels alone to the Zhao's mansion in the drama was also filmed at the entrance of the Yongshun Dyehouse in Gubei Water Town.
Address: Simatai Village, Gubeikou Town, Miyun District, Beijing
