Since August 28th, 2010, the weekly Saturday night fireworks shows on Orange Isle have been quite a hit with locals. The Changsha Government recently announced that it has decided to extend these weekly shows through August 25, 2012, which means you have 52 ... Read More>>
Hunan Forest Botanical Garden has shipped over 400,000 pots of tulip from the Netherlands in time for the annual Cherry Blossoms Festival, and they started to bloom from the end of February. Aside from the tulips, the garden has also brought over 100 ... Read More>>
One hundred and twenty bicyclists took part in a fitness test and team training ride in Changsha on April 30th, hoping to be one of the 20 cyclists who will officially become members of the “ride to see the Expo”. They will depart Changsha on ... Read More>>
On July 13, The Changsha Public Safety Bureau announced that all hotels, KTVs, and other businesses that provide Internet services in Changsha are now required to install Internet monitoring systems. Businesses that do not cooperate can be fined up to ... Read More>>
Beginning in December 4th, 20 of Changsha’s elementary and secondary schools will open up their gyms to the general public for free in order to meet the needs of public health demands. Facilities available for use include the schools’ outside ... Read More>>
The majority of tickets from Changsha to some tourism cities during the National Holiday have been sold out. Full price has to be paid for the tickets that remain. According to the ticket booking, the majority of air tickets from Changsha to Xi’an, ... Read More>>
Spokesperson for Changsha Police announced in a press conference on the morning of July 22nd that after 8 hours of investigations, they have a arrested a suspect who they believe to be responsible for starting the fire aboard the airport bus. The suspect is ... Read More>>
On February 27th, a 24-year old woman, in an attempt to commit suicide, climbed out onto the ledge under a window on the 32nd floor of a building under construction in Changsha. For the next three hours, police tried talking her off the ledge to no avail. ... Read More>>
On November 11th, the Foreign Affairs Office of Changsha Government, together with the People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, held the “Moving Changsha and Blessing Changsha” event by organising visits to 11 of ... Read More>>
The Changsha-Zhuzhou Expressway is scheduled to open to traffic August 31st. After completion of the expressway, travel time from Changsha to Zhuzhou and from Zhouzhou to Huanghua International Airport will be shortened from 50 minutes to around 20 minutes. ... Read More>>
From April 1st onwards, Changsha will be introducing a new IC transport card. A deposit of 17 RMB is required for each card, which can be used on Changsha’s future metro system. To return your old card and exchange it for a new one, please visit one ... Read More>>
Construction of the high-speed railway from Changsha to Kunming kicked off on Mar. 26th. It is part of the railway from Shanghai to Kunming, which covers a total distance of about 1167km with a design speed of 250km/h. Total running time of the train will ... Read More>>
Orange Isle Beach & Swim Center, the largest beach and swim center in Hunan province, has recently completed outer wall constructions. It is expected that the venue will open to the public by next summer. After completion, the swim center will function ... Read More>>
A luxury yacht imported from Italy and costing more than 20 million RMB has been transported from Shanghai to Changsha via water transportation. According to reports, the yacht is currently the most expensive one in Hunan. It will be called “Double ... Read More>>
Hunan Railway Station will implement the real name ticketing system starting Feb. 14th to March 10th. Passengers should present valid certificates such as ID card, residential permits for foreigners, entry and exit permits, or diplomat certificate when ... Read More>>
On August 21st at 9:00, the GE3668 flight from Gaoxiong arrived at Changsha Huanghua International Airport, signifying the opening of a new direct flight between Changsha and Gaoxiong on Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways. See also: China’s 5th Largest ... Read More>>
A total of 252,610 people in Changsha received A/H1N1 vaccines by Jan. 11th. The best period to receive the vaccine is during the winter-spring transition and people of the high risk groups are encouraged to get the vaccination. During the week from Jan. ... Read More>>
The 5th China (Changsha) International Automobile Exposition will be held at Hunan International Conference and Exihibition Center from Dec. 10th to 14th, with nearly 90 manufacturers and brands taking part. ASIMO, the only humanoid robot in the world that ... Read More>>
This is it, a movie depicting the rehearsal of the King of Pop Michael Jackson’s last concert, will be in theatres worldwide for two weeks starting from October 28th. The movie will be played in Wangfujing Cineplex in Changsha at 12:00am on October ... Read More>>
Hainan Airlines will offer new flight routes from Yinchuan Hedong Airport to Changsha and Haikou starting on November 26th. These new flights routes are scheduled for every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Yinchuan-Changsha-Haikou route: Flight No. HU7314 ... Read More>>
Tianjin Airlines opened a new Nanning-Changsha-Zhengzhou flight route on January 18th. Nanning-Changsha one-way tickets will cost 750 RMB; Changsha-Zhengzhou one-way tickets will cost 930 RMB and Nanning-Zhengzhou one-way tickets will cost 1260 RMB. The ... Read More>>
China Southern Airlines is promoting over 500 domestic flights for the Spring Festival period from Jan. 25 to March 5, 2010. Passengers can buy discount tickets by booking 15 days in advance. Tickets for 14 flights from Changsha to Shanghai, Shenzhen and ... Read More>>