Hosted by the Oriental Outlook magazine affiliated to Xinhua News Agency, the result of the 2009 Happiest Cities in China list were revealed on December 26 in Xi’an. Ten cities were on the list: Hangzhou, Chengdu, Ningbo, Xi’an, Kunming, ... Read More>>
On August 31st, Lotte Mart Co., South Korea’s second-largest discount chain store, opened its first supermarket in Changchun. It is the 83rd Lotte Mart chain store in China. See also: Listings – Shopping - Supermarkets Read More>>
Popular live music venue Ruiyin Livehouse, will host the 2012 Post Rock Music Festival in Changchun on September 22. Audiences will be treated to a performance by a number of well known Chinese rock bands including Wangwen (惘闻乐队) – a Smashing ... Read More>>
The 7th China Folk Art Fair will be held in the Changchun International Convention and Exhibition Center on August 3-8. The exhibition will feature five pavilions with 10,000 square meters of exhibition space. There will be 1200 stalls, 775 exhibition ... Read More>>
Passengers can take direct flights from Changchun to Taiwan during the Spring Festival for about 3000 RMB, according to China Southern Airlines. Details of the flight time and prices have not been confirmed yet. Since December 31st 2009, Mainland China ... Read More>>
The opening ceremony of the 3rd China Changchun World Sculpture Conference will be held at 9:00, September 2nd at the Friendship Fountain Square of the World Sculpture Park. Over 600 guests are invited to the exhibition, including 200 foreign guests, ... Read More>>
Japanese acoustic guitarist Masaaki Kishibe performs at Ruiyin Livehouse in Changchun on May 20th. Born in Osaka, Kishibe secured a spot at Berklee School of Music in Boston but failed to graduate. After returning to Japan, he continued to teach himself ... Read More>>
Punk band Reflector is coming to Changchun’s Sharpsound Livehouse on November 9. One of the biggest and most successful punk bands in mainland China and considered by many as the "the Godfathers of Chinese punk", they were the first Chinese ... Read More>>
Since May 4th, passengers now need to pay 1 RMB for fuel surcharge when taking taxis in Changchun. See also: New Regulatory Measures for Taxi Drivers Implemented at Key Transport Hubs in Changchun Read More>>
With the departing of the bullet train “Harmany’ D5011 from Changchun Railway Station, Changcun-Jilin (Jilin City of Jilin Province) Intercity Railway went into operation officially on January 11th, making it the first high-speed train passenger ... Read More>>
Good news for movie fans in Changchun! Following the success of the first IMAX theatre at Ouya Wanda Film City, a second IMAX opened at Hongqi Street Wanda Film City (长春万达影城红旗店) on November 5th. See also: Changchun-Zhengzhou-Kunming Flight Path ... Read More>>
A “fantastic” Christmas party will be held at the HNA Redbuds Hotel (海航紫荆花饭店) in Changchun from December 24-25th. The party will performances feature a well-known Brazilian dance group See also: Cross-Country Skiing Festival to be Held in ... Read More>>
On October 30th, China Eastern Airlines will officially launch a new flight between Changchun-Kunming (with Zhengzhou as the transfer station). The new flight (Boeing 737) will leave Kunming at 13:20 and returns to Kunming at 19:10 daily. Passengers can ... Read More>>
The Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail will officially open on July 1st. Once open, the trip from Changchun to Dalian will only take two hours, and the trip from Changchun to Harbin or Shenyang will only take about an hour. See also: Taxi Drivers Who Refuse to ... Read More>>
Since May 5th, 168 people have been arrested for drunk driving in Changchun. On the morning of October 28th, 32 of these individuals were sentenced by the Changchun People’s Court in a “mass trial”. Of the 32 individuals, 15 received four ... Read More>>
Changchun Shangri-La Hotel will hold a Bavarian Oktoberfest party from October 29th to 31st, 2010. The Oktoberfest has invited the Wonderbrathers band from Germany, to showcase the original flavor of Bavarian folk music. Also available will be a variety of ... Read More>>
On May 31st, American Treasure Dance Group will bring their finest work, ‘American Dance Festival’ on to the stage of Changchun. Just as ‘Riverdance’ is a masterpiece of traditional Irish dance, so American Dance Festival reflects ... Read More>>
Changchun West Station will open for trial operations on July 1st 2012. The new station will dramatically shorten travel time between Changchun and its surrounding areas. The inter-city high-speed rail operating from the new station, will make it possible ... Read More>>
The 7th China (Changchun) International Auto Trade Show will be held from July 15th to the 22nd at Changchun International Conference & Exhibition Center. The exhibit area measures a total of 166,000 square meters – of which 86,000 square meters ... Read More>>
On the evening of October 18th, a popular US nightclub chain, NEW 88 Fashion Club, opened in Changchun. Located on the second floor of the Xinyu Building, the bar is run by a highly professional team aiming to bring the best singers, dancers, DJs and club ... Read More>>
The 6th China Folk Art Fair opened August 5th at Changchun International Conference & Exhibition Center, and will run until August 14th. It is the biggest folk art fair ever in Changchun, with more than 200,000 folk crafts from different provinces on ... Read More>>
According to the plan, Changchun City plans from 2010-2016 to build lines 1 and 2 of the subway, with a total length of 39 km. The estimated investment for the project is 22.0 billion. The Metro Line 1 is a key north-south rail transit line and is expected ... Read More>>
According to a recent report, a new tourist train route from Tumen City (吉林省图们市) in Jilin Province to Chilbosan (朝鲜七宝山) in the North Hamgyong province of North Korea is scheduled to open at the end of April. Aside from taking in the surreal ... Read More>>
The Jingyue Pool in Changchun has recently been officially approved by the National Tourism Administration to become a national 5A tourist scenic spot. See Also: Where to Go Skiing in and around Changchun Read More>>