China Movie Tours

Visit the real-world scenery appeared in blockbusters through China Highlights’ Hollywood movie location tours.

With a rich culture and beautiful landscape, China has become a popular shooting location for some world-famous movies like Mission Impossible, the Mummy, and Avatar. China Highlights’ Hollywood movies location tours will fulfill your dream and see the movie scenes in the real world. We can also help you tailor-make a China tour to suit your needs and interests.?

Yellow Mountain and Hongcun Village Tour
Yellow Mountain and Hongcun Village Tour 3-Day Huangshan Tour
Huang Shan or Yellow Mountain is known for its "four wonders" imposing peaks, spectacular rocks, odd-shaped pines, and a sea of clouds but you will find much more to see and explore. Get back to nature at Huang Shan.
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Essence of Beijing Tour
Essence of Beijing Tour 4-Day Beijing Tour
See the highlights of 5,000 years of Chinese culture and history. In four days you will see many man-made wonders like the Great Wall - the most famous image of China throughout the world. The Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven will show even more of the incredible history that makes Beijing unique.
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Essence of Shanghai Tour
Essence of Shanghai Tour 3-Day Shanghai Tour
Shanghai is an intoxicating blend of ancient culture and a ultra modern mega city. Experience both parts of this mix, you will never be the same.
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Chinese Kungfu Experience Tour
Chinese Kungfu Experience Tour 11-Day Beijing, Xian, Luoyang, Dengfeng, Zhengzhou and Shanghai Tour
Chinese Kung fu is a precious treasure that belongs not only to China but to the whole world. We will take you to the cradle of Chinese Shaolin Kung fu - the Shaolin Temple to explore the evolution of Shoalin Kung fu and the great impact on people's lives both in ancient times and the present day. You will see power and grace combined in a demonstration of the art of Shaolin Kung fu by a Shaolin Master. Be transported to the mysterious world of this ancient art to experience for yourself what has inspired the great action heroes of today's movie blockbusters.
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Li River Cruise and Huangyao Ancient Town Tour
Li River Cruise and Huangyao Ancient Town Tour 5-Day Guilin, Yangshuo and Hezhou Tour
Guilin's beauty is renowned throughout the world. Enjoy the picturesque Li River cruise and explore the ancient town in Huangyao.
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Shanghai and Xitang Water Town Combo
Shanghai and Xitang Water Town Combo 4-Day Shanghai and Xitang Tour
Take a break from the stresses of Shanghai. Xitang is really a good place to chill out and experience the quieter side of Chinese life. This water town has the most picturesque scenery, and visitors have photo opportunities in all directions, especially on rainy days.
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Essense of Xi'an Tour
Essense of Xi'an Tour 3-Day Xian Tour
Xi'an is famous for the Entombed warriors but it has much more to offer. We bring you the essential Xian in 3 days.
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Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Tour
Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Tour 5-Day Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Tour
This 5-day tour covers the must-see highlights of Zhangjiajie, which is a surreal world of pristine natural scenery with oddly shaped peaks, ravines, clear waters and dense forests. Fenghuang Ancient Town not far away is a place where you can enjoy the quiet and secluded atmosphere among its old buildings and daily life.
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Explore Shangri-la Tour
Explore Shangri-la Tour 8-Day Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shangri la Tour
Shangri-la- everyone's dream! This tour takes you will visit remote minority cultures and the legendary Shangri-la. Most magnificent scenery and ancient cultures of Yunnan are waiting to be explored. It will be an unforgettable experience.
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Shanghai Memories Tour
Shanghai Memories Tour 4-Day Shanghai Tour
Create a Shanghai memory by visiting the must see attractions of the city. Take a family visit to experience a real Shanghai life with Locals.
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Essence of Pingyao Tour
Essence of Pingyao Tour 2-Day Pingyao Tour
World heritage listed Pingyao boasts the best examples of Ming & Qing living anywhere in China. This is a "must see" for those who are really "into" Chinese history.
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Avatar (2009)

Movie Location in China: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Zhangjiajie
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Tour
Director: James Cameron
Sam Worthington ... Jake Sully
Zoe Saldana ... Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver ... Dr. Grace Augustine

Plot Summary

In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture.

Confucius (2010)

Movie Location in China: Confucian Mansion, Qufu
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Jinan And Qingdao Essence Tour
Director: Mei Hu
Yun-Fat Chow ... Confucius
Xun Zhou ... Nan Zi
Lu Yao ... Lu Jun

Plot Summary

In the last years of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (around 470 BC), feudal lords under the Emperor proclaimed themselves as a kings of their smaller dominions and fought for their own personal ambitions. A wise philosopher, Confucius set out to influence the progress of the history by his knowledge and ideas. His perseverance over fourteen years was tested by many hardships and frustrations; however he finally achieved his goal and his philosophies and system of government was accepted and adopted as part of Chinese culture.

Lost Horizon (1937)

Movie Location in China: Shangri-La
Tour With a Scene From The Movie:: Explore Shangri-la Tour
Related Video: Shangri-la Video
Director: Frank Capra
Ronald Colman ... Robert Conway
Jane Wyatt ... Sondra
Edward Everett Horton ... Lovett

Plot Summary

British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley of Shangri-la. Protected by the mountains from the world outside, where the clouds of World War II are gathering, Shangri-la provides a seductive escape for the world-weary Conway.

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Movie Location in China: Xitang Water Town
Tour With a Scene From The Movie:Shanghai And Xitang Water Town Combo
Related Video: Xitang Water Town
Director: J.J. Abrams
Tom Cruise ... Ethan Hunt
Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Owen Davian
Maggie Q ... Zhen

Plot Summary

Super-spy Ethan Hunt has retired from active duty to trains new IMF agents. But he is called back into action to confront the toughest villain he's ever faced - Owen Davian, an international weapons and information provider with no remorse and no conscience. Hunt assembles his team - his old friend Luther Strickell, transportation expert Declan, and background operative Zhen, to rescue one of his very own trainees, Lindsey who was kidnapped while on a surveillance detail of Davian.

The Painted Veil (2006)

Movie Location in China: Huangyao Ancient Town, Guilin
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Li River Cruise and Huangyao Ancient Town Tour
Related Video: Huangyao Ancient Town

Director: John Curran
Edward Norton ... Walter Fane
Naomi Watts ... Kitty Garstin Fane
Toby Jones ... Waddington

Plot Summary

The Painted Veil is a love story set in the 1920s that tells the story of a young English couple, Walter, a middle class doctor and Kitty, an upper-class woman, who get married for the wrong reasons and relocate to Shanghai, where she falls in love with someone else. When he uncovers her infidelity, in an act of vengeance, he accepts a job in a remote village in China ravaged by a deadly epidemic, and takes her along. Their journey brings meaning to their relationship and gives them purpose in one of the most remote and beautiful places on earth.

Hero (2002)

Movie Location in China: Jiuzhaigou Valley, Jiuzhaigou
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Jiuzhai and Huanglong Tour
Direcor: Yimou Zhang
Jet Li ... Nameless
Tony Leung Chiu Wai ... Broken Sword
Maggie Cheung ... Flying Snow
Ziyi Zhang ... Moon

Plot Summary

In ancient times China was divided into seven kingdoms. Qin, the king of the western most province, is under permanent threat of assassination attempts. His greatest fears are the warriors "Broken Sword", "Flying Snow" and "Sky". One day one of the magistrates of his kingdom enters the palace, claims that he defeated all three of the emperor's adversaries and tells his story; how he beat "Sky" in a duel and used the love between "Broken Sword" and "Flying Snow" to subdue them.

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)

Scene in China: The Yellow Mountains,Huangshan
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Yellow Mountain & Hongcun Village Tour
Direcor: Ang Lee
Yun-Fat Chow ... Master Li Mu Bai (as Chow Yun Fat)
Michelle Yeoh ... Yu Shu Lien
Ziyi Zhang ... Jen Yu (Mandarin version)

Plot Summary

The disappearance of a magical jade sword spurs a breathtaking quest for the missing treasure. Li is embittered by the loss of his jade sword, and his unrequited pursuit of Yu is further complicated by the mysterious intrusion of an assassin. The identity of the assassin is gradually unveiled as another poignant tale of love begins to ravel with that of Li and Yu against the backdrop of Western China's magnificent landscape.

The Last Emperor (1987)

Scene in China: The Forbidden City, Beijing
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Essence of Beijing Tour
Related Video: The Forbidden City
Direcor: Bernardo Bertolucci
John Lone ... Pu Yi - Adult
Joan Chen ... Wan Jung
ZPeter O'Toole ... Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston

Plot Summary

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Scene in China: The Bund, Shanghai
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Essence of Shanghai Tour
Direcor: Steven Spielberg
JChristian Bale ... Jim 'Jamie' Graham
John Malkovich ... Basie
Miranda Richardson ... Mrs. Victor

Plot Summary

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.

The Shaolin Temple (1982)

Scene in China: Shaolin Temple, Dengfeng
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Chinese Kungfu Experience Tour
Director: Xinyan Zhang
Jet Li ... Chieh Yuan

Plot Summary

The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor, who killed his father. The monks have to help him, and in the process, they save the true emperor, who rewards them greatly. Based on a true story from Shaolin folklore, but highly fictionalized.

Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

Scene in China: Pingyao Ancient Town, Pingyao
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Essence of Pingyao Tour
Related Video: Pingyao Ancient City
Director: Yimou Zhang
Li Gong ... Songlian
Saifei He ... Meishan (Third Wife)
Cuifen Cao ... Zhuoyan (Second Wife)

Plot Summary

China in the 1920's. After her father's death, nineteen year old Songlian is forced to marry Chen Zuoqian, the lord of a powerful family. Fifty year old Chen has already three wives, each of them living in separate houses within the great castle. The competition between the wives is tough, as their master's attention carries power, status and privilege. Each night Chen must decide with which wife to spend the night and a red lantern is lit in front of the house of his choice. And each wife schemes and plots to make sure it's hers. However, things get out of hand...

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Scene in China: The Terracotta Warriors, Xian
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Essence of Xian Tour
Related Video: Terra Cotta Army
Director: Rob Cohen
Brendan Fraser ... Richard 'Rick' O'Connell
Jet Li ... Emperor Han
Maria Bello ... Evelyn O'Connell

Plot Summary

It's 1946 and Jack and Evie are now retired. The only problem is that they are now quite bored so they jump at the chance to deliver a precious gem which the UK government is returning to China. Evie's brother Jonathan is now running a nightclub in Shanghai and they are surprised to also find their son Alex who is supposed to be at university but has on an archaeological dig with an old friend, Professor Roger Wilson. They soon find themselves involved in intrigue as a corrupt Chinese General needs the gem to resurrect Emperor Han and his army who have been dead for thousands of years.

Le violon rouge (1998)

Scene in China: Shanghai
Tour With a Scene From The Movie: Shanghai Memories Tour
Director: François Girard
Carlo Cecchi ... Nicolo Bussotti (Cremona)
Irene Grazioli ... Anna Bussotti (Cremona)
Anita Laurenzi ... Cesca (Cremona)

Plot Summary

In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19th century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin."

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