According to reports (via Go Kunming), a wealthy Hong Kong film producer has the ambitious goal of creating the Chinese equivalent of Hollywood right here in our fair city of Kunming. Before we get excited about celebrity sightings and star maps, however, such a project will require years before it is fully realized.
Choosing Kunming as the center for movie studios actually makes quite a bit of sense. Hollywood, after all, was ideal for the American film industry due to its consistently pleasant weather. A studio based in Kunming can count on quite a few sunny days as well as take advantage of Yunnan’s incredible scenery.
And, if the current traffic congestion on Kunming’s streets continue, we can be rest assured that the similarities to Los Angeles will not end with simply the film industry.
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