Beijing, the economic and political capital of China, has had an influx of migrant workers known as "the northern tide." Hengdian has had a similar surge. Because films require large numbers of day-players, about 50,000 of Hengdian's population of 120,000 come from elsewhere, quite a large proportion.
中國政經中心北京有湧入的「北漂」，橫店也有「橫漂」，由於拍片需要不少臨時演員，橫店 12 萬人口中，大約有 5 萬人不是本地人，比例相當高。