With Christmas just around the corner, beautiful Christmas trees are starting to decorate Chengdu’s streets. A 26-metre high Christmas tree is now under construction at the Wanda Plaza on Chengren Road. What makes this Christmas tree different is ... Read More>>
From November 16th-21st, the United States Consulate General in Chengdu has organized a U.S. Food Festival at Chengdu’s four Ito-Yokado stores. During the 5-day food festival, you can buy wine, fruit, snacks, turkey and many other local American foods. Read More>>
The 11th Western China International Fair was held in Chengdu from Oct 22nd to 26th. At this WCIF a large number of high-tech products, such as robotics and remote control submarine, were featured making it highly memorable to visitors. Jointly hosted by ... Read More>>
Chengdu’s new taxi stands were unveiled six months ago, though recently, most of them in the downtown area have been lit up, making it a gorgeous night on the streets. It is reported that the number of the new taxi stands will be increased to 562 ... Read More>>
As planned, Chengdu Metro Line 1 will be put into trial operation by the end of September. Line 1 test operation time ranges from 07:00 to 21:00, with 10 minutes interval time between trains, Chengdu Railway Company stated on Sept. 23rd. A two-way line will ... Read More>>
Mianle High Speed Rail, and travel to surrounding attractions including Mount Emei and Leshan. On August 22nd, ground was broken on the metro station located near Terminal 2 of the Shuangliu Airport. When construction on the line is completed – the ... Read More>>
Chengdu Metro Line 1 is set to open to traffic in October, and people have been guessing what the stations will look like after completion. A netizen recently uploaded first-ever-seen pictures of Metro Line 1 stations to a Chinese social networking site. ... Read More>>
On July 28th, the Chengdu Haichang Polar Ocean World, with a total of 2 billion RMB invested, has opened for business. It stands as one of biggest ocean theme parks in the southwest region of China that not only serves home to a wide variety of polar ... Read More>>
China Eastern Airlines has plans to start Chengdu-Shanghai express flights within the year. During peak times flights would be as frequent as every hour. The airline company also has plans to increase direct flights connecting major cities in China, and ... Read More>>
Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport is the fifth largest airport in the country, and the largest hub for handling air travel in western China. Recently, with more planes and flights coming into the city, Shuangliu International Airport has also become ... Read More>>
The Thailand tourism market has been seriously dampened by the ongoing clash between red shirt protestors and the Thai government. The Sichuan provincial government has received notice from the Thailand embassy based in Chengdu that from May 17th, 2010 to ... Read More>>
On May 19th, the 2010 AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Women's Asian Cup will kick off at Chengdu Sports Center. The first matches of the tournament will be Australia vs. Vietnam and China vs. South Korea. All of the participating teams have arrived in ... Read More>>
The Chengdu – Chongqing Railway Passenger Line has officially started construction. The transit line will measure 308 kilometres and construction will continue for the next four years. According to the plans, once the direct passenger line is ... Read More>>
The Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Corporation organized a hearing in Chengdu on March 12th and 13th to assess the preliminary construction plan for the building of Chengdu metro Line 4; and the plans have passed preliminary assessments. ... Read More>>
The City East Gate (东门城楼Dongmen Cheng Lou), a landmark building nostalgic of the old architectural style that has been planned in the old Dujiangyan district of Chengdu, has started construction and is scheduled to be completed May of this year. Once ... Read More>>
Starting February 20th, Chengdu is now implementing different work schedules to allow for different peak hours for getting to and from work in the downtown city area – with the exception of government offices, elementary schools, high schools, and ... Read More>>
With the Spring Festival nearing, passengers should make sure to check in two hours before take-off, as informed by Chengdu Shuangliu Airport. The airport has also added three check-in counters with self service for more convenience. Read More>>
Chengdu was granted the Certificate of Achievement by the World Center of Excellence for Destinations (CED), becoming the first city in Asia to win the honor. Chengdu was the first city in China and even in Asia to accept the all-round assessment under the ... Read More>>
Chengdu ISC International School was officially approved by the Ministry of Education of China as a School for Children of Foreign Nationals in Sichuan Province. This makes it the first School for Children of Foreign Nationals approved by the Ministry of ... Read More>>
Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base and Dujiangyan Government have jointly started building a research center for breeding pandas in the wild. It will be the first international wild breeding research center in the world. Read More>>
New direct flights between Chengdu and Kuala Lumpur were officially launched on October 20th. The new direct flights will take off every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It takes about four hours and 40 minutes for a one way flight from China to Malaysia. ... Read More>>
Tianfu Square Station, the biggest station on subway Line 1 and interchange station between Line 1 and Line 2, will be open to the public together with Railway North Station and Shengxianhu Station at the end of April 2010. It is estimated that the line ... Read More>>
From October 1-3, Chengdu’s main events will take place at Tazishan Park, People’s Park, Sports Center of Jinjiu District, Nanjiao Park and Xinhua Park. This year’s park events will carry the theme of “Praise the motherland, eulogize ... Read More>>
A grand National Day military review ceremony will be held in Beijing on the morning of October 1st. The flight route will be monitored in Beijing from 9am to 12am. Capital International Airport will stop for about three hours on October 1st, adjustment ... Read More>>