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Pingyao

town in central Shanxi, China, preserving Ming and Qing era architecture

🇨🇳 China · 37.1989, 112.1767

Pingyao is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia article of 1 production — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The film was shot in the Qiao Family Compound near the ancient city of Pingyao, in Shanxi Province.”
Raise the Red Lantern (1991) · Wikipedia

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Pingyao
Photo: Nicor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Pingyao as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Pingyao?

1 production is recorded as filmed in Pingyao, including Raise the Red Lantern (1991). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Where is Pingyao?

Pingyao is in China, at 37.1989, 112.1767.

What other filming locations are near Pingyao?

Qiao's Compound, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Nicor, CC BY-SA 3.0.