RONNIE O'SULLIVAN reckons he's enjoying a "film set" lifestyle but without playing Hollywood snooker - as he chases a happy ending in China. Snooker's seven-time world champ claims playing at the inaugural Xi'an Grand Prix is "beautiful" but insists his form is still a little beastly. Nonetheless, the legend delivered an epic opening reel with a 5-0 first-round win over Hong Kong's Wang Yuchen.

Xi'an, the capital of the Shaanxi Province in West China, is bordered by the Qin Mountains to the south and the large Wei River to the north O'Sullivan , 48, who has visited the city for a "couple of days" before, told World Snooker Tour: "It has a beautiful atmosphere. "You feel as if you're on a film set. It’s definitely one of my favourite cities.

" READ MORE SNOOKER NEWS And although he again blasted his "terrible" form of the past two years, O'Sullivan revealed there are three things he loves about the whole country - even more than winning with a cue. The world No5 said: "I come to China for the food, the culture and the people, if I do well at snooker that’s a bonus. "It was a brilliant crowd and atmosphere today, this is probably one of the best tournaments of the season now.

" However, O'Sullivan once again suggested his performances aren't matching his decent results. Most read in Snooker FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS He won the Shanghai Masters, UK Championship, Masters, World Grand Prix and Riyadh World Masters last season. But he said: "My game has been terrible f.