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AssetID: 116360510 / {Tetra Images} / Studio shot of antique world map Coordinates : 29°10′45″N 120°17′53″E  /  29.179068°N 120.298083°E  / 29.179068; 120.298083 Hengdian World Studios (Chinese : 横店影视城 ) is the largest film studio in the world. It is located in Hengdian , a town in the city of Dongyang in Zhejiang Province . The movie studio is operated by the privately-owned Hengdian Group founded by a farmer turned millionaire Xu Wenrong . Sometimes called "Chinawood", Xu turned acres of farmland in central Zhejiang into one of the largest movie studios in Asia . Construction began in the mid-1990s and has been ongoing ever since with the possible recent addition of the replica of the Old Summer Palace . This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.