Inspired by the Golden Age of Chinese Cinema, the Shanghai Film Park is a fully-realized recreation of 1930s Shanghai. The park is open daily from 8.30am-4.30pm, and admission is 80rmb for adults and 40rmb for kids. There are entertainment programs, such as a tram tour, props and costumes exhibit, and a stunt show.

See a 30’s recreation of Nanjing Lu in the northwest of the park, complete with old Shanghai’s trams in their classic dark green. The sets here appear the TV series’ "Deep Love and Rain" and "Sparrow", and the movies "Party Founding" and "Kung Fu”.

Apart from falling In the footsteps of stars, a visit to the film park is a way to glimpse a snapshot of Shanghai looked like a century ago. Here, elegant checker board patterns in combination with the blank oblique walls show a style typical in the stately homes of Nanjing Lu.

When you see stage lights, props, or crowds of people gathered together, a film crew isn’t far away. The film park is still used for film and TV sets today.

Looking at the interiors of some sets you could be mistaken for thinking you were in ’30s Paris.

Chu Chu! A train straight from the past, complete with regulation health and safety signage.

Peek out a window out of an alleyway and view the shops and streets of old Shanghai. The architectural features of the era, blended with the Western culture, resulted in the rise of an alternate form of Chinese residential culture.

The traditional entrance to the yards of Shanghainese housing have evolved drastically throughout the ages. This set offers a taste of authentic forms of Chinese culture with its awnings and couplets.

If you’re lucky, you’ll catch a glimpse of the stars filming movies or TV shows.

This guy wasn’t method enough to grow his own 'stache.

A grand display of 20th-century classical cars. Bet gramps had a better collection though...

As the name suggests, a photo studio lost in the midst of the old Nanjing Lu.

Cosplay seems in vogue with the axis of contemporary Shanghai. This pair have followed this trend with an especially flowery taste of fashion.

A high end “Qipao” store. The perfect display of the establishments in 1900s Chinese culture.

The constructions of a huge backdrop.

A foreign hotel in the center of Nanjing Lu. Named the “Great Eastern Hotel”, it displays the Western influence on Shanghai’s past.

You can also visit the museum...

…where mementos from the past, such as this a giant phone from the early ’70s (dageda), can be seen.

Here are mannequins rocking the royal look.

A hair salon from the past complete with racks of magazines and newspapers. A definite 5-star rating for user experience and entertainment.

Rickshaws!

A street-view of ’30’s Shanghai. You won’t see it anywhere else, folks.

An “ancient” alleyway. Shanghai Film and Television park doesn’t fail to provide material for the ‘gram.

The Mahler Villa, also known as Mahler Apartment, is a replica of the famous Moller Villa on Yan’an Lu.

No film set would be complete without a romanesque church.

A straight stance...a solid salute...otherwise, no comment.

The notice board: WeChat of the ’30s.

A fence filled with the hand-written dreams, wishes, and quite possibly, the fantasies of many. Boy, there sure are a lotta them.

Not sure if this building is meant to look worn out for dramatic effect or if the maintenance team forgot about it.

A far cry from the tree-lined boulevards of the Xujiahui, but photogenic nonetheless.

Shanghai Film and Television Park is at 4915 Beisong Gong Lu, near Yingcheng Lu, Minhang District 北松公路4915号, 近影城路.