CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- For many people, Chongqing is the symbol for delicious food, beautiful scenery and fantastic architecture. What you probably don't know is that Chongqing is also a movie city. Directors have preferred the unique geographical environment and space.

Today, we have selected several representative works in recent years, bringing a different Chongqing in the movies for you.

One of the scenes in "Chongqing Hotpot": Grand Theatre

As a characteristic film full of Chongqing elements, scenes selected for Chongqing Hotpot mainly cover the landmark buildings and places, including the Grand Theater, Baixiang Street and the light rail. Of course many directors have preferred hotpot restaurants. The Grand Theater is located in Jiangbei CBD, adjacent to the Chongqing Science and Technology Museum. The whole building looks irregular with sharp edges and corners. The exterior wall is made of glass curtain. Under the illumination of the lamplight at night, it is like a glittering and translucent crystal.

One of the scenes from "I Belonged to You": Eling 2nd Factory

This movie is like a Chongqing landscape documentary. After the film's release, audiences from all over China are crazy about the beauty of Chongqing! There is an important scene called “City Radio” in the movie. However, it's not filmed at a real radio station, but on the roof of Eling 2nd Factory. Eling 2nd Factory, which was the 2nd Chongqing print shop in old days, has been transformed into a cultural and creative industry park.