The Anhui Qiche Music and Culture Festival (安徽汽车音乐文化节) will be held at the Hefei Intangible Cultural Heritage Park (合肥非物质文化遗产园) on August 11-12, and will feature big-name artists including Jay Chou. August 11 will feature performers ... 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>>
Children's Ballet of Ukraine will perform "Cinderella" in Hefei on July 29. The ballet company has more than 500 students aged 3-18 and boasts a repertoire including Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's classic ballet "The Nutcracker," "Snow ... 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>>
The 2012 Play Rock Music Festival (玩石音乐节) is set to take place at Sanguo (Three Kingdoms) Ruins Park in Hefei, June 29-July 1. The line-up features some of the biggest names from China’s rock alumni, including ‘Godfather of rock’ Cui ... Read More>>
Dutch ensemble Tango Extremo will perform at the Hefei Concert Hall on June 12. The ensemble is composed of five musicians: Tanya Schaap on the violin, Ben van den Dungen on the saxophone, Jose Lopretti on the piano, Matias Pedrana on the bandoneon and ... Read More>>
The Artifact Dance Project will perform “American Dance Festival” at the Hefei Grand Theatre Opera Hall on May 28. The dance group was formed in the 1990s, and consists of dancers from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix. ... 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 Paris Youth Chamber Orchestra is set to perform at the Hefei Grand Theatre on April 29th. The orchestra, which was founded in 2001, features 20 talented members. The orchestra's artistic director is violin professor Jean Lenert and the concert will ... Read More>>
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>>
Vialka is a dynamic French-Canadian husband and wife duo who play an experimental style of gypsy folk music, inspired by their nomadic way of life (the band has been on what seems like a permanent world tour since their formation in 2002). Their music ... 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>>
Capital Airlines opened a new Xi’an-Hefei-Xiamen flight on December 2nd, which runs six to seven times per day. The new flight JD5325/26 operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays departs from Xi’an at 13:20 and arrives in Hefei at ... Read More>>
The China Intangible Cultural Heritage Park, in Hefei, is now preparing for the upcoming Zigong International Lantern Fair and Art Festival. From Dec. 18th, 2011 to May 18th, 2012, the lantern fair will showcase more than 100 groups of themed lanterns and ... Read More>>
According to a recent press release, the booking period at Hefei Railway Station has temporarily been changed to five days in advance from November 25th to December 20th. The booking periods for "Z", "D" and "G" trains remain ... Read More>>
The Hefei-Bengbu inter-city rail line is about to start trial operations and is expected to open by the end of the year. The trip only takes about 30 minutes. After this rail line opens, traveling between Beijing and Hefei will only take about 3 hours. See ... Read More>>
Joy Air launched a Xi’an-Zhengzhou-Hefei flight route on October 30th. The route, flight No. GR1507 and GR1508, is scheduled to run daily. It departs Xi’an at 9:10 and arrives at Zhengzhou at 10:50, and then departs Zhengzhou at 11:25 and ... Read More>>
The 20th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival (中国金鸡百花电影节) will be held in Hefei October 19-22nd. The opening ceremony will be held at the Hefei Sports Center on October 19th at 19:40; the red carpet ceremony will be held at the ... Read More>>
The Hefei 1912 Bar Street officially opened on September 23rd. More than 20 cultural and commercial shops and five bars have set up shop on the street. Located at the crossing of Ninghuai Road and Huangshan Road, the Hefei 1912 Bar Street is an updated ... Read More>>
According to reports, attractions environing Hefei are scheduled to promote a series of 48 tourism projects during the National Day holiday. These will include the 2011 Chaohu Spa Tourism Festival, the 5th Sanhe Ancient Town Culture and Food Festival and ... Read More>>
The 2011 Play Rock Music Festival will be held at Hefei Sanguo (Three Kingdom) Ruins Park from September 23rd to 25th. The festival lineup includes many of China’s most popular singers and bands, like Edison Chen, Omnipotent Youth Society ... 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>>
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>>