One of the largest Chinese chain restaurants, Maxim’s, has opened its 11th restaurant in the world in Hefei. The restaurant boasts a floor space of over 1000 square metres and can seat up to150 guests. Getting there: take bus no. 10, 20, 118, 128, 158 ... Read More>>
On June 19, the first branch of well-known Peking duck restaurant Quanjude opened its doors in Hefei, and is located in the Xinghai Yuanhang Building in Luyang District. Read More>>
A Hong Kong based commercial real estate development company has invested 3 billion RMB to build a super plaza modeled after the Disneyland theme park. The theme park will have an area of 80,000 square meters and it is the first of such projects in Hefei. ... Read More>>
High-speed rail travel is now available between Hefei and Bengbu, connecting Hefei, Hefei Beicheng, Shuijia Hu, Huainan Dong, Bengbu Nan, and Bengbu stations as of October 16. In connection with the Shanghai-Beijing high-speed rail line, the new line cuts ... Read More>>
The Heifei A Qiu Water Park, the first of its kind in the province, re-opened for the summer on June 6. Aside from the kid's pool, a standard adult pool and a competition pool, the water park is also equipped with a wave pool, a water monitor and a water ... Read More>>
According to the People's Daily, following a comprehensive analysis of 31 years' worth of data, experts at the National Climate Center have released a new "top ten furnace cities" list, with Hefei included on it. In order from first to tenth, the ... Read More>>
A new British-style bar named Gravette will open its doors in Hefei on February 2. Read More>>
According to reports, Anhui Province’s first IMAX theatre will open in Hefei Wanda International Cinema in December. It will be China's 19th IMAX theatre. Read More>>
On the afternoon of July 14, on Hefei’s Second North Ring Road, foreign law enforcement officer Prince – an African exchange student – directed cars in broken Chinese. He was working that day with other exchange students: Javad from ... Read More>>
The Grand Ocean Department Store officially opened to the public in Hefei on November 9. The complex offers more than 40,000 sq. m of retail space spread across five floors and a basement level. Getting there: take bus No. 116, 136 to Sanli’an bus ... Read More>>
From December 8 onwards, Hefei’s fixed landline numbers will consist of eight digits and the original 0565 district code will no longer be used. Instead, the new area code will change to 0551 and all numbers will begin with a ‘6’. Moreover, landline ... Read More>>
On August 17th the Hainan Airlines branch at Hefei Luogang Airport added a new Hefei-Lanzhou-Urumqi flight roundtrip flight route. Flights are every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, using a Boeing 737-800 plane. Read More>>
The first Starbucks store in Anhui is set to open on Hefei's Shoujiamen pedestrian street (首家门店步行街) in the Baisheng store. It began trial operations on August 8th, and is expected to officially open after August 25th. Read More>>
Beginning September 6th, trains connecting Hefei to Shanghai will increase to 12 per day in anticipation of high number of travelers for National Day holidays in October. The newly added train servicing the Hefei – Shanghai route is numbered D5465 ... Read More>>
Wuhan to Guangzhou high speed railway will start its trial operation on Dec. 20th, shortening the running time from the current 10 hours to just three hours. It will take only five hours to travel from Hefei to Guangzhou and will cost about 600 RMB. Related ... Read More>>
It is reported that a bar street named 1912 will be opened in September in Hefei next year. People hope that Hefei’s nightlife will become more lively with the opening of this bar street. According to some insiders, there used to be more than 30 bars ... Read More>>
Hainan Airlines (http://global.hnair.com/) will launch daily Dalian-Hefei-Guangzhou flights starting Jan. 1st, 2010. Flights from Hefei to Dalian will be increased from three to ten per week and Hefei to Guangzhou flights will be increased from six to seven ... Read More>>
The bus transit lane and BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) station platform between Changjiang Lu and North Changjiang Blvd in Hefei have opened to traffic. Passengers can now access the BRT station island by swiping their transit cards or depositing 2 RMB/person, ... Read More>>
On September 1st, the new “Hefei Tong” IC Card was officially issued to the public. The difference between the new card and the old one is that the new IC card can be used anywhere that has China UnionPay POS machines, not only on buses or in ... Read More>>
The first downtown terminal for the Luogang International Airport opened in Hefei on December 26th. At the new terminal, people can purchase flight tickets, pick up boarding passes, and take a shuttle directly to the airport. People who purchase their ... Read More>>
A new direct flight route between Hefei and Jeju Island, Korea, opened on April 23rd. The flight is intended to be a regular international charter flight. Available every Monday and Friday from April 23rd to October 15th. The flight departs from Jeju Island ... Read More>>
The second Hefei Peony Festival will be held in the Three Kingdoms Ruins Park from mid-April to early May this year. The dazzling peony garden in the park reputedly has more than 18,000 peonies, with over 50 different species. Get to the park by hopping ... Read More>>
Recently, Zipeng Mountains Scenic Area located in the western suburbs of Hefei city has been approved for an upgrade to become a national classification 4A level tourist attraction. The scenic area has over 100 different hills and mountains and over 50,000 ... Read More>>
All sleeper tickets for trains from Hefei to Beijing in the upcoming week are almost sold out, thanks to the upcoming May Day national holiday. D train tickets departing from Hefei to Nanjing, Shanghai and Wuhan on April 30th are also sold out. Train ... Read More>>