Entering Zhenheba Fort, Only 0.01mm Away from 'Big Buck Bunny'
From Beijiang West Road to National Highway 110, heading north along the slopes of Helan Mountain, you will arrive at the western part of Zhenheba Western Film City.
Zhenheba Western Film City is located in the vast and desolate areas of the northern and southern suburbs of Yinchuan City. It's a magical place beloved by countless classic film and television dramas. The Zhenheba fortress, carved into the primitive ancient castle, integrates art and pure values, imparting humanity and cultural brilliance onto the yellow earth buildings, representing a microcosm of ancient small towns in northern China.
Zhenheba Western Film City is one of the most popular tourist destinations in China and one of the 'Top 10 Film Bases in China.' In the 2018 China Yellow River Tourism Conference, Zhenheba Western Film City was awarded 'One of the 50 Scenic Spots along the Yellow River in China.' Classic works such as 'Adele Hunk,' 'Raise the Red Lantern,' and 'Journey to the West' have all shot here. The film city preserves and utilizes the unique, majestic, desolate, tragic, dilapidated, and yet not defeated appearance of the ancient castle, highlighting its desolate feeling, yellow earth flavor, and primitive, folk aesthetic connotations, striving to preserve its special aesthetic value, allowing film artists to unleash their imagination and creativity in this western film shooting center.
Walking through Zhenheba Western Film City, beneath its rugged exterior, always brings numerous surprises. As you walk back and forth, reminiscing about the films you've seen, you diligently search for those film scenes within the city, as if arriving in a place you've been before, and every time you find a favorite scene, it sparks endless fantasies in visitors' minds.
Perhaps these scenes in reality cannot be presented as classic as in the movie lens, creating a sense of contrast, but it won't affect visitors' interest in touring. Visiting Zhenheba Western Film City is not only a recollection of past films, but also a tribute to classic movies.
The filming location of 'Adele Hunk' is the most popular among tourists. When you come here, you'll suddenly find many classic lines popping out of your mouth, and many scenes appear before your eyes. The most memorable is the segment of 'I love you ten thousand years.' In Zhenheba, you can see many girls wearing purple misty robes, all here to fulfill their dream of becoming Xi Xia Fairy.
Besides experiencing film shooting and enjoying the Northwest scenery in Zhenheba Western Film City, it's also a place where people can relive the earliest memories of old Yinchuan. Besides the Ming and Qing Dynastic Castles, Old Yinchuan Street has a special nostalgic effect for Yinchuan people. On Old Yinchuan Street, there are still lively calls for sale. Walking along the street, you feel like you're back in the past, looking at the old objects, and you can't help but have a nostalgic feeling. This street has preserved the memories of a generation.
For tourists from other places, it also brings many childhood shadows, which is worth reminiscing about. Various shops are neatly erected on both sides of the street. Looking from the entrance of the street to the end, the ancient and rustic realism seems to take you into a beautiful painting.
If you have been to Hengdian Film City and then come to Zhenheba Western Film City, you may be surprised to find that Zhenheba Western Film City has a thicker historical background and cultural foundation, and the Northwest scenery presented is not seen in Hengdian. The Northwest is known to the world for its yellow earth, but it is precisely this yellow earth construction that creates a historical fortress that can never be experienced elsewhere. If you've seen the mountains and rivers of Jiangnan, you can also come and experience the rustic and desolate Northwest.
