China News Service, Guangzhou, March 8th: The old sugar factory in Guangzhou has been transformed into a "hot" Bay Area film and television base
China News Service reporter Fang Weibin
A movie "hothot" has become popular all over the country in recent days. . In Guangzhou, there are both the actual shooting location of this movie and the studio shooting location in Zinitang Park, Shawan. In the past, this was the nationally renowned Zini Sugar Factory, the first large-scale sugar factory independently designed and developed in mainland China. Now, after careful craftsmanship, it is being built into a large-scale film and television base in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
A few days ago, a reporter from China News Service visited this place. Zini Sugar Factory was built in 1953 and is one of the state-owned sugar factories in Guangdong Province. It has 88 old industrial-style buildings and a core area of nearly 80,000 square meters for production and offices.
"These towering chimneys have not been demolished. In the past, they were road signs guiding young people home." Liang Guang, operations director of Guangzhou Zinitang Creative Culture Co., Ltd. said that without changing the original structural layout, the original Through protection and reconstruction, industrial buildings have been transformed into cultural and creative parks.
In recent years, Guangzhou has vigorously promoted the millennium city, cultural and commercial connections, and promoted the new vitality of Lingnan culture. According to the Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau, Guangzhou is increasingly adopting the "embroidery" technique of micro-renovation to rejuvenate the old city.
Zini Sugar Factory is located on Zini Island at the junction of Guangzhou and Foshan. It is a "sweet business" that embodies the hard work of several generations of sugar factory workers. It was closed after bankruptcy in 2000. After the factory area became vacant, it was managed by Guangzhou Panyu District Fanfa Group Co., Ltd. The company took over and leased it to Guangzhou Zinitang Creative Culture Co., Ltd. for operation.
At present, on the basis of protection, the park has in-depth cooperation with the Guangzhou Urban Planning, Survey and Design Institute, making full use of a series of incentive policies for the protection of historical and cultural heritage by government departments, and constantly exploring the implementation path of activation and utilization for the sustainable development of the park.
Chen Jiansheng, architectural director of the Historical and Cultural Cities Research Institute of the Guangzhou Urban Planning, Survey and Design Institute, said that in the process of revitalization and utilization, the most eye-catching thing is to create a film and television base. The old sugar factory has a large area and many vacant factory areas. After revitalization, many film studios have been built and operated here, and the film and television industry has begun to take shape.
Guided by the towering chimneys of the old sugar factory, the reporter came to “Purple Shed 2”. Currently, the shed is being upgraded. Last year, the movie "It's Hot" was shot in the studio.
"At present, this is one of the largest film and television shooting bases in the Greater Bay Area." Liang Guang said that there are 6 professional film and television shooting studios in the entire park, which have attracted many well-known directors from Hong Kong and Macau to shoot here. Data shows that from 2022 to 2023, Zini Tang Park will undertake the filming of thousands of movies, advertisements, short videos, etc.
Zinitang Park has provided film and television shooting services for many popular movies released. "Hot and Spicy", one of the hottest movies in the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon in 2024, and " Twinkle Shining Jingjing ", the box office champion on New Year's Day in 2024 ”, as well as films such as “Desperate Househusband” and “ Hot Search ” were filmed in the park.
Chen Jiansheng believes that as the influence of Zinitang Park in the film and television industry increases, it will attract more upstream and downstream companies in the film industry to develop in the park, activate the space in the park, and form a film and television industry chain as related industries continue to gather.
The local area is constantly injecting "fresh blood", and cultural creativity, art education, life and leisure and other businesses are constantly emerging, becoming a good place for leisure and entertainment for Yangcheng citizens during holidays. Graffiti walls, art blocks, studios, bookstores, coffee houses, RVs, etc. also meet the tourists' visiting experience and needs.
According to the Guangzhou Urban Planning, Survey and Design Institute, during the revitalization and utilization process, the Zini Sugar Factory focused on the linkage of surrounding resources, integrating the culture and film industry with the humanities, history and village development of Shawan Ancient Town, fully activating the heritage value. . (End)
