East China city emerges as hot spot for South Korean filmmakers, golfers

NANJING — South Korean director Choi Sik-min, known for his screenplay work on popular TV series, has found a favored filming location: the city of Yancheng in East China's Jiangsu province.

After filming his first short production The Drama Club in Yancheng, Choi has gone on to shoot over 20 collaborative short films there, all are coproduced by China and Republic of Korea, including The Forbidden Master, which has gained over 370 million views online to date.

Choi's favorite filming spot in the city is China-ROK International Street, also known as Dongdaemun KK-PARK, located in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Development Zone.