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 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>>
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>>
The curtain of the 2011 China Anhui Snow Beer Festival will lift at precisely 19:19 on the night of June 24th. During the 9-day festival with the theme of “beer, music and carnival”, visitors will have chances to participate in many colourful ... Read More>>
American band Sabot will perform in Hefei's On the Way bar on November 14. Formed in 1988 in San Francisco by two-thirds of a former punk trio, Sabot, which consists of a bassist and a drummer, perform instrumental and avant-rock music. Getting there: take ... 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>>
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>>
Italian Psych/Post-Punk Rock Group CRTVTR will perform at On The Way bar (在路上酒吧) in Hefei on September 27. CRTVTR’s music stems from Washington’s post-punk scene and modern “hang drum” influences. The band has completed several ... 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 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>>
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 Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro) will be staged at Hefei Grand Theatre by Russian Kremlin Ballet Troup on Jan. 15th. The Marriage of Figaro is set in Count Almaviva's castle in Seville in the late 18th Century. It is an opera by Wolfgang Amadeus ... 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>>
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>>
The 6th China (Hefei) Anhui Cuisine Food and Tourism Festival (the 3rd Funan Road Food and Tourism Festival) will be held in Hefei from April 28th to May 2nd. During the festival, visitors are able to participate in many events, including food culture ... 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>>
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>>