Acting up

摘要

If hollywood is the land of broken dreams, then Hengdian World Studios lives up to its nickname of "Chinawood". On a 650-hectare (1,600-acre) site in the mountains 350km (217 miles) south of Shanghai lies one of the world's largest outdoor film studios. Chinese media claim that, including advertisements, 30,000 productions were shot here last year. The studios boast, among many vast sets, a full-scale replica of Beijing's Forbidden City.