<P> Dre Parker and his mother Sherry Parker move from Detroit to Beijing after Sherry gets a job transfer at her car factory . After a day in a park , Dre develops a crush on a young violinist , Meiying , who reciprocates his attention , but another boy Cheng , a rebellious kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying 's , attempts to keep them apart by violently attacking Dre , and later bullies him at school . During an attack , the maintenance man , Mr. Han comes to Dre 's aid , and when Cheng and his friends try to interfere , Han defeats each of them in close combat , revealing himself as a kung fu master . </P>
where does the karate kid 2010 take place
Beijing