''Welcome to Shama Town'' is a 2010 Chinese adventure film directed and written by Li Weiran, starring

Sun Honglei Sun Honglei (; born 16 August 1970) is a Chinese actor. Early life Sun was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, on 16 August 1970. Sun developed an interest in acting and performances at a young age. He often skipped school to learn breakdancing on the ...

Lin Chi-ling Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host. Early life Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...

, Li Liqun, and Gan Wei. It was distributed by

Shanghai Media Group Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (RTS), a Shanghai-based state media outlet, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanghai Media Group (SMG), represent one of China's largest state-owned media and cultural conglomerates, with the most compl ...

and LeTV Investment Co. Ltd and released by

China Film Group Corporation China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), is the largest, most influential film enterprise in the People's Republic of China, owned by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. According to ''Forbes'', it is a state monopoly that al ...

, Huaxia Film Distribution Company, Dadi Time Film Distribution Co., LTD, and Shanghai Star Cultural Transmission Co., LTD. It was released in China on 22 June 2010. The film received a nomination at the 47th

Golden Horse Awards The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards () is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is u ...

in the Best New Director category.

Cast

as Tang Gaopeng, the Village Chief of Shama Town. *

as Chun Niang, Tang Gaopeng's lover. * Li Liqun as Zhou Dingbang, the tomb raider. * Gan Wei as Tao Hua * Ma Jian as Gui Zhong. * Xie Yuan as Mian Bin. * Ma Delin as Da Pao. * Huang Haibo as Da Cui, the cultural relics dealer. *

Cao Bingkun Cao Bingkun () is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the acting department of Beijing Film Academy in 2005. Early life and education Before deciding to become an actor, Cao wanted to become a chef. He went to a vocational high school to study c ...

as Chen Dili. *

Bao Bei'er Bao Bei'er (; born 3 May 1984) is a Chinese actor. He is noted for his roles as Lu Maoku and Zhang Kai in the films ''Welcome to Shama Town'' and '' So Young'' respectively. Early life Bao was born and raised in Harbin, Heilongjiang, his pare ...

as Lu Maoku. * Zhao Ziqi as the newspaper woman. *

Cica Zhou Cica Zhou (; born 26 August 1982) is a Chinese actress and model of Sui ethnicity. Early life Zhou was born and raised in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou. She graduated from Beijing Newface Model School. Career Zhou beg ...

as the female bodyguard. * Ma Li as Mian Bin's wife. * Michael Stephen Kai as Xiao P.

Production

Sun Honglei filmed several scenes in Yongtai Ancient City, Yellow River Stone Forest, and Dunhuang Studio in Gansu, China.

Release

It was released in Mainland China on 22 June 2010.

Box office

It grossed ￥25 million on its opening weekend, it was a huge hit at the box office and flew straight to the top of the box office. It grossed ￥40 million on its second weekend.

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