Daguangming Cinema is an old Shanghai brand with a history of more than 80 years and enjoys the reputation of "the first cinema in the Far East". It was the first widescreen cinema, the first stereoscopic cinema and the first four-star cinema in China. It has left its own footprint in the film history of China, and also outlined the development track of film projection technology in China. Daguangming Cinema is located in Huangpu District, in the cultural circle of People's Square, with the Shanghai Municipal Government Building and Shanghai Grand Theatre in the south and No.216 Nanjing West Road, Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street, the first commercial street in China, in the east, covering an area of nearly 10000 square meters. It is a modern multifunctional classic cinema with six or seven projection halls, forming a unique cultural and entertainment center in Shanghai. Now Daguangming Cinema is an excellent architectural protection unit in modern Shanghai.

Daguangming Cinema was established in 1928. At that time, Gao Yong Qing, a capitalist of Chaozhou Prefecture, joined forces with some foreign investors to transform the Carlton Ballroom on Jing 'an Temple Road into a cinema and named it "Great Light". At that time, the Daguangming Cinema had a teahouse, a banquet room, a smoking room and a waiting room. 1928 12.23, Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang personally cut the ribbon for the opening of Daguangming Cinema. 1930, because the Daguangming Cinema showed the American film "Not Afraid of Death" which insulted China, it was resisted by the people and public opinion and was forced to close down. It was designed and rebuilt by the famous Hungarian architect laszlo ·L·e· Hudec in 1933. The rebuilt Daguangming Cinema has become the first cinema in the Far East with its luxurious facilities. 1989 Daguangming Cinema was rated as a key protected cultural relic in Shanghai. In 2008, Daguangming Cinema spent 65.438+0.2 billion RMB to repair the cinema. According to the original 1933 maintenance. After the renovation, the Great Bright Projection Hall, which can accommodate 1.900 people, was reduced by 600 seats, but the original two-story setting was still maintained, that is, more than 800 seats on the first floor and more than 500 seats on the second floor. In addition, Daguangming Cinema has opened five small audience halls, including a VIP hall.