Hailed as "the largest anti-corruption drama in history", "In the Name of the People" has attracted a lot of attention since it was broadcast, in addition to the content of the plot itself has triggered discussion, about the shooting location of the drama has also aroused a heated discussion among netizens. The director has personally said that 95% of the scenes of the drama were shot in Nanjing, and the big and small scenes in the drama are actually the scenery of Nanjing city.

The ministry building of the Handong Provincial People's Procuratorate and the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Procuratorate in the drama was set in the auditorium of the Sipailou Campus of Southeast University.

The framing of the gate of the Handong Provincial People's Procuratorate, at the gate of the Nanjing Institute of Physical Education.

The beginning of the drama, in which Prosecutor General Ji takes Chen Hai to report to the province, was set at the Jin'ao Building in Nanjing.

The actual location of the Ministry of State-owned Resources Security, the unit where Hou Liangping served in Beijing in the drama, is also in Nanjing, at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics on the Ming Palace campus.

The Lin Cheng Development Zone, which Secretary Li Dakang spearheaded, is set in Nanjing's Qingao Riverside Park, and there are shots of Sha Ruijin and Li Dakang riding bicycles here in the show.

The sanatorium where Chen Yan, the old procurator, is located is set in Nanjing's Zhongshan Botanical Garden, and you can notice the lush greenery in the surroundings when you watch the show.

Jingzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, set in Nanjing International Expo Center.

There are also provincial and municipal government buildings, mostly set in hotel buildings. For example, the Handong Provincial Party Committee building is actually the Dongjiao State Guesthouse, the Beijing Municipal Party Committee uses the Jinling Riverside Hotel, Sha Ruijin, Gao Yuliang's residence is also taken from the Jinling Riverside Hotel villa.

Nanjing, as the ancient capital of the six dynasties, has a deep historical and cultural heritage as well as a modernized lifestyle, and is one of the rarer cities in the country that combines both classical and modern cultures, and "In the Name of the People" takes Nanjing as its main filming location, which is very much in line with the setting of the show's story background.