Qingdao Movie Metropolis opens with a splash

Inside a soundstage in western Qingdao, Shandong province, actors from the action-thriller The Teacher are performing a series of chase-and-combat sequences for a group of onlookers.

Transfixed by the performance, the audience members - mainly a mix of movie-industry insiders and reporters - give the actors a round of applause after the scenes.

The demonstration was part of a string of events held on Saturday to celebrate the opening of the Qingdao Movie Metropolis, which is said to be the largest film-studio complex in the world.