Known as ‘China’s Hollywood’, Hengdian studios claims to be the largest film and TV production site in the world. But tightening restrictions under Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping has seen some productions cancelled, with state media attacking once safe costume dramas for promoting lavish lifestyles and palace intrigue instead of ‘core values of socialism’.
MBtv: China entertainment endures ‘bitter winter’ after crackdowns
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