After the south part of Shangzhong Road tunnel opened to traffic on Jan. 22nd this year, the north part is expected to open to traffic by the end of April. By then, it will be more convenient for public from Pudong Area to Shanghai South Railway Station. Read More>>
With an area of 900,000 sq.m., and more than 150 entertaining facilities, ShanghaiHappy Valley has decided to open to public on Jul. 28th 2009. By then, it will be the largest theme park in East China and even the whole country. It is said China ’s ... Read More>>
On Mar. 27th 2009, Shanghai Airlines will open Shanghai-Hanoi route, which is its second route to Vietnam after the first one to Ho Chi Minh City. The schedule from Shanghai Pudong Airport to Hanoi is 10:30pm every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday and that from ... Read More>>
In order to attract more tourists to Hangzhou, the Hangzhou government will distribute 135,000 sets of travel coupons valued at 9 million Yuan to Shanghai citizens by the end of March 15th. The Initial Distributing Ceremony of travel coupons is being held ... Read More>>
Tickets for the World Expo 2010 will go on sale for groups on March 27th and for the public on July 1st. The basic ticket price will be 160 Yuan (22.40 U.S. dollars). Foreigners will be able to buy tickets from overseas outlets authorized by the Bureau of ... Read More>>
Work on the foundations for the Australia Pavilion for the 2010 Expo was completed yesterday. It had allocated A$61 million (US$40 million) for the construction and exhibition of the pavilion and gathered another A$22 million from enterprises and state ... Read More>>
Groundwork started Thursday on a high-speed passenger rail line that will link Shanghai with Hangzhou in east China with trains that can run up to 350 km per hour. When service starts in 2011, travel time from Zhejiang's capital of Hangzhou to Shanghai will ... Read More>>
400 Celsius Stone is a new restaurant recently opened at the centre of Xujiahui in the Grand Gateway Plaza. Our menu is bought to you by two kiwi chefs who have recently relocated to China and they have brought you some classic favorites from around the ... Read More>>
Recently, 113 international travel agencies were designated the second batch of travel firms allowed to operate tours for Chinese mainland residents to Taiwan. The Shanghai Ctrip Charming International Travel Service Company is among them. In response to ... Read More>>
The 104-year-old Shanghai West Railway Station terminal building in Zhenru will be replaced by a larger one next April as part of a traffic hub complex at the city's "west gate" linking neighboring Jiangsu Province. The 2,000-square-meter old ... Read More>>
On Feb 20th 2009, the model of the French Hall of 2010 World Expo Shanghai was unveiled in Beijing Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA). French designer Mr. Jacques Ferrier introduced various innovations of the hall in terms of architecture. It is both ... Read More>>
Xinhua Lu, Shanghai On Feb. 18th 2009, China's first Photography Shop authorized by the brand of Hello Kitty was open in Xinhua Road of Shanghai. Read More>>
Promoted by Shanghai Tourism Industry Association, 18 scenic spots in Shanghai will be open to visitors with half-price tickets on every Tuesday from February 24th to April 28th. The scenic spots in different types and with different themes are in the ... Read More>>
People who have lived for seven years cumulatively in Shanghai, China's leading economic hub, could have a chance to get permanent residence, under a regulation posted Monday on the municipal government website. Applicants for resident status should also ... Read More>>
A sightseeing bus connecting 17 scenic spots in Huangpu District including People's Square, Yuyuan Garden and the Bund will be put into operation in the fourth quarter of this year. The new route will start from the sightseeing bus center on Waima Road ... Read More>>
The Shanghai Moore Memorial Church in Huangpu District will be closed for renovations until September.Built in 1929, the church on Xizang Middle Road, has not had any major work done on it since the early 1980s. The building has suffered structural damage ... Read More>>
Half a million families across all the city's 18 districts and Chongming County will have access to an Internet service 50 to 100 times faster than current speeds this year. The technology, called 3TNET, has been tried out by 30,000 families in Changning ... Read More>>
The Kezhi garden is one of the classic gardens of Zhujiajiao, which despite being opened to the public since 1999 had been closed for repair for several years. The opening now is the first time tat the entire garden has been on display. The entire garden ... Read More>>
The branch line to Jinshan will begin being modified from May this year with it full operational by next year. This will be the first high speed suburban rail of its kind in China and make a journey from Shanghai South to Jinshan a mere 30 minutes. Read More>>
In order to cope with the pressure put on the rail system with people returning to Shanghai after the Spring Festival the Shanghai Railways will allow 'D' train tickets to go on sale up to 20 days in advance as of Feb 17th and at the same start running more ... Read More>>
This month (Feb 2009)'s quota for vehicle license plates has been set at 5,200, the same as last month's, the Shanghai International Commodity Auction Co Ltd announced. The auction will take place on February 21. Among the 5,200 plates, 14 are for ... Read More>>
Trans-Strait Direct Remittance starts on Feb. 16th 2009. The times and amounts of mail orders and online orders will be greatly increased between Mainland China and Taiwan. Read More>>
In March 2009, the first high speed passenger transportation Wuhan-Hefei railway will open to passengers. On the new train it will take 2 hours, 3 hours and 5 hours from Wuhan to Hefei, Nanjing, and Shanghai respectively. Read More>>
The Shanghai-Kunming High Speed Rail will start construction before the end of 2009 and be completed within 5 years. On the HSR it will take only 10 hours from Shanghai to Kunming - in instead of 40 hours; and only 4 hours from Shanghai to Changsha. Read More>>