Where to process and scan film in China

If you shoot slide film as I do, you simply need to go to one of the professional laboratories. Generally, there should be at least a couple of them in every major city. To make it easier, just go to the places I mention below - they provide very good service (and no, I do not have any kind of commercial relationships with them). Do not buy film there, though - buy it here instead.

Beijing

I reckon that the professional Fuji laboratory which I used to use is one of the best in town. Unfortunately, I do not remember its exact name nor do I have its address at the moment, but basically you have to go to Xidan（西单）subway station, go out from the south-west exit and then walk south from Tian'anmen Avenue towards Marco Polo Hotel (about ten minute walk). The laboratory shall be on your left - if my memory serves me well, it is in the northern side of the hotel building. You should be fine once you find the hotel. I will post the laboratory's address when I am next in Beijing.

Shanghai

To process colour slide or negative film, go to:

Shanghai Kuailu Digital Pictures Ltd.
上海快鹿数码图片有限公司

No. 47 Yongjia Road (Shanxi Road South crossroad)
上海市永嘉路47号（陕西南路口）

Tel.: 021 5465 2626

I have been using this laboratory for quite some time now; the range of services provided is very wide and quality is consistently high. Quite importantly, they have separate sets of equipment for processing Fuji and Kodak films and can develop any format (135, 120, etc.; they only can mount 135 slides, though).

To process B&W film, scan film or digitally print photographs, go to:

Shanghai Yiqian Co., Ltd.
上海奕乾贸易有限公司／上海奕乾专业影响制作工作室

303, Building B, No. 388 Xijiahui Road, 200025, Shanghai
上海市徐家汇路388号B幢303室

Tel.: 021 5301 9620
www.shyq.net

This company offers high-end processes and equipment - you can choose from a wide range of film developers for black-and-white film, use Imacon Flextight 848 to scan film and print digital files on high-end Epson printers and a reasonable choice of photo papers. The only caveat is that I found the staff not trained sufficiently to get every bit of image quality that the equipment and digital post processing can deliver.