China has played an increasing role in many blockbuster movies thanks to its stunning natural sceneries, historic sites and etc. Here are some locations that have been featured in several of popular films. If you are interested in seeing more, why not take a film locations tour？For a film lover, taking a tour of movie-inspired attractions would be your best choice. These spectacular locations mentioned below will offer more surprises than you have seen on the screen.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

All the audience of Avatar must be impressed by the wild imagination of the world of Pandora. Now you can take a trip to the real Hallelujah Mountain. The floating mountains are largely inspired by the special landform of Zhangjiajie, the stone forest.

Himalaya Mountains

In the poster of the disaster film 2012 stands alone a Buddhist monk with the ranges of snow-capped mountains as the backdrop. In the film when the final flood occurs on the doomsday, the monk strikes the bell to pray for the destiny of human society. In fact these scenes are derived from Himalaya mountain area in Tibet. In addition, the temple in the film also exists in reality, which is Rongbuk Monastery. Located 20 Km away from Himalaya, Rongbuk Monastery is built in 1899 and recognized as the temple with highest altitude in the world.

Guilin

As an enthusiast of Star Wars, you must remember planet Kashyyyk, where the favorite character Wookiee was born. You can still find the trace of Kashyyyk on the earth, which is Guilin. The digital technology composites the limestone, one of the most famous Karst landforms in Guilin, into the backdrop of Kashyyyk. Walking in Guilin, one of the most picturesque cities in China, you can experience the mystery of Kashyyyk to some extent.

Qingcheng Mountain

In kung Fu Panda 3, Po found his long-lost father and visited the mysterious Panda Village. The first impression of Po’s hometown is a tranquil village amid the mist and green forest. This beautiful panda village is inspired by the picturesque Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan. The production team believes that it is the ideal place they are looking for Po. Actually Qingcheng area is one of most famous panda habits where locates Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base.

Xitang

Fighting, explosion, running away with motorboat, all of these features seems familiar in an action movie. It seems quite unique, however, in Mission: Impossible III, when Tom Cruise made it in a traditional water town in southeastern China. This scene was filmed in Xitang, a charming water own just outside Shanghai. Here well preserves the traditional Chinese houses stretching along the narrow waterway. It just likes a Venice in China. Now in the town have the signs which indicating the film location of Mission: Impossible III.

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