This China filming locations dataset connects 19 named series with 17 editorial destination records across 12 province-level regions. It is a reusable starting point for writers and fans, not a national census, a basemap or a promise that every screen location is open.
The numbers refer to this selected catalogue. Seventeen records do not mean seventeen unique cities or individual filming spots: Hengdian includes an additional palace sub-zone, Dali and Shaxi share one guide, and the ski-resort record spans Jilin and Xinjiang.
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Release v1.1, assembled 15 October 2026. This release is derived from our 13 October 2026 snapshot. It corrects catalogue consistency and clarifies access notes; it does not imply a new verification of fares, transport or entry rules. Each linked guide carries its own verification date and sources.
What this catalogue includes
| Record type | Count |
|---|---|
| City | 8 |
| Landscape | 2 |
| Mountain | 1 |
| Ski | 1 |
| Studio | 5 |
The 12 province-level regions are Beijing, Chongqing, Fujian, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangsu, Jilin, Shandong, Shanghai, Xinjiang, Yunnan and Zhejiang. Province coverage counts the two regions within the grouped ski record separately.
Series-to-destination catalogue
| Series | Covered destinations |
|---|---|
| A Dream of Splendor (梦华录) | Wuxi Film Studios · Hengdian World Studios |
| Blossoms Shanghai (繁花) | Shanghai & Chedun |
| Empresses in the Palace (甄嬛传) | Ming Qing Palace |
| Fireworks of My Heart (我的人间烟火) | Ningbo |
| Hidden Love (偷偷藏不住) | Xiamen |
| Joy of Life (庆余年) | Xiangyang & Tang City · Xiangshan Film City · Duyun & Guizhou · Jinyun Xiandu · Hengdian World Studios |
| Lost You Forever (长相思) | Hengdian World Studios · Jinyun Xiandu |
| Meet Yourself (去有风的地方) | Dali & Shaxi |
| Nirvana in Fire (琅琊榜) | Yandang Mountain · Xiangshan Film City · Hengdian World Studios |
| Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三国演义) | Wuxi Film Studios |
| Rose Story (玫瑰的故事) | Beijing · Shanghai & Chedun |
| Ski into Love (嘘，国王在冬眠) | China's Ski Resorts |
| Story of Yanxi Palace (延禧攻略) | Ming Qing Palace |
| Swords Into Plowshares (太平年) | Hengdian World Studios |
| The Best Thing (爱你) | Hangzhou |
| The First Frost (难哄) | Chongqing |
| The Untamed (陈情令) | Hengdian World Studios · Duyun & Guizhou |
| Water Margin (水浒传) | Wuxi Film Studios |
| When I Fly Towards You (当我飞奔向你) | Qingdao |
Methodology and limitations
- Selected coverage: entries come from our published guides. Absence from this catalogue does not mean a place was not used in a production.
- Coherent relationships: we combined both sides of the existing show-to-destination and destination-to-show lists. Four series already named under destination records are now counted explicitly. This is a catalogue correction, not four newly researched additions.
- Planning labels: Easy, Moderate and Hard are editorial estimates of independent-trip friction. They are not legal eligibility, visa advice, a published measurement or guaranteed access. Time suggestions are orientation, not tested itineraries.
- Destination scale: a row can be a studio, a sub-zone or a multi-town cluster. Records must not be summed as unique cities, gates or individual screen locations.
- No access guarantee: filming in a school, residential building or working venue does not grant visitors entry. Respect signs and residents; public viewpoints are the fallback.
- Sources and dates: the downloads point to the corresponding dated guides. Recheck retained claims against those sources and current operator notices before writing about live travel conditions.
- Not included: geographic coordinates, national boundary graphics, third-party photos, Netflix rankings and national market-share claims.
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Suggested credit: SetJetChina, China Filming Locations Index 2026, release v1.1 (assembled 15 October 2026; source snapshot 13 October 2026). setjetchina.com/china-filming-locations-dataset/
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