On June 6th, the roof of Langqin Taiyuan Centre, the first international 5A low carbon office building on Taiyuan Street, was officially sealed off, marking the end phase of highly anticipated building's construction. The skyscraper is located in the middle ... Read More>>
On May 19, northeast China's first tourism bus line was opened in Shenyang. The bus starts from Liaoning Building, stops at Qing Zhao Ling, Liaoning Provincial Government, Taiqing Palace and Youth Park, and terminates at Olympic Center. There are 24 stops ... Read More>>
Personnel from the Traffic Management department at the Hunnan New District branch of the Shenyang City Public Security Bureau began employing a car-shifting method to access illegally parked cars on March 22nd. The "car shifter" device, which is ... Read More>>
After Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Shenyang is set to become the fourth Chinese city offering a direct line to North America. The Sichuan Airlines flight, which will start operating June 22, will take about 10 hours from Shenyang to Vancouver and will ... Read More>>
The Guitar China 2012 CG3 Tour will be staged at Binshilechao Club in Shenyang on May 25. Here are some of the performing guitarists: Neil Zaza, an Italian Ohioan, and virtuoso guitarist; Andy, an up and coming UK guitarist particularly famous for the speed ... Read More>>
Australian singer-songwriter Tamas Wells returns to China in 2012, performing in Shenyang on May 18th. Wells’ music is inspired by the numerous places he has called home throughout his life. He has released albums in China, Japan, Australia and ... Read More>>
Australian party funk band The On Fires are set to perform at the Meidiqi Livehouse in Shenyang on May 2nd. Inspired by the likes of The Flaming Lips, Blondie, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, The Clash and The Banshees, the band has spent much of the past ... Read More>>
Hardcore/punk band King Ly Chee were conceived in 1999 in Hong Kong during a time when most local hardcore bands were just lazily belting out covers from Limp Bizkit and the like. One day, founder Riz had enough and decided it was time Hong Kongers learned ... Read More>>
Shenyang Taoxian International Airport opened two direct shuttle lines to Shenyang Railway Station and Shenyang North Railway Station on March 10th. The first shuttle is at 06:00 and the last shuttle is at 18:00, running every 60 minutes. The shuttle fare ... Read More>>
A sudden fire broke out in Terminal 2 of the Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang at 12:00 on February 21st. Though giant plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing out of the building, the fire was quickly extinguished, and there has been no report ... Read More>>
On February 3rd at 09:50, a 47-year-old man named Wen Moumou (温某某) was robbed at gunpoint at the entrance of his house on Jinchuanjiang Jie (金川江街) in Huanggu District. He was pistol-whipped and the bag that he was carrying with him was forcefully ... Read More>>
CNNGo.com recently published its list of the ten ugliest buildings in the world. North Korea’s Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang topped the list as most hideous building, while Dubai’s Atlantis Hotel came in second. China also made the list: ... Read More>>
According to the Exit and Entry Administration of the Liaoning Public Security Bureau, over 100 expats have successfully applied for China’s Green Cards, i.e. Permanent Residence of Aliens in China. Of these Green Card holders, 54% are wives or ... Read More>>
The 15th Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival will open at Qipanshan Ice and Snow World on January 7th. During the festival, there will be more than 50 major events to check out, such as soaking in hot springs, visiting a temple, eating delicious ... Read More>>
The Shenyang Subway Line 2 is scheduled to begin its trial operations on December 30th. To promote the new Subway Line, locals are being given the opportunity to "ride for free" until January 8th. Free ride tickets will be distributed through ... Read More>>
The transportation hub at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport was recently opened, and shuttle buses to Anshan, Tieling, Benxi, Panjin, Liaoyang, Dalian and Tonghua began operations. Taoxian Airport has reached an annual handling capacity of some 10 ... Read More>>
According to the Shenyang Subway Construction Department, Shenyang Subway Line 2 is expected to begin trial operations before the end of the year. The Shenyang Subway Line 2 engineering project began construction in November 2006 and cost 9.49 Billion RMB. ... Read More>>
On November 10th, 22 bus stops originally located at the Plaza of Shenyang North Railway Station were moved to a temporary transportation hub. The new hub is located at the south of Beizhan Lu, west of Youhao Lu and north of Beizhanyilu Lu, not too far away ... Read More>>
Approximately one million point-of-sales machines (cash registers) throughout Shenyang's shopping malls and supermarkets were recently modified to allow consumers to "wave" their IC Bank cards to pay, instead of handing their card to the sales ... Read More>>
The Shenyang-Baotou-Urumqi flight route opened on October 11th. The flight is scheduled for every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flight (CZ6369) departs from Shenyang at 13:00 and arrives in Baotou at 15:00; it then departs from Baotou at 15:50 and ... Read More>>
Starting on September 27th, the Shenyang Metro Line 2 will conduct trial operations which are set to last three months. The new metro line begins at Songshan Lu Station (松山路站) in the north, runs along Huanghe Da Jie (黄河大街), Beiling Da Jie ... Read More>>
Shenyang “Fangte Happy World”, which is being billed as the “Chinese Disneyland”, will open on September 29th. Located on Shengjing Avenue, Shenbei New District, the amusement park aims to supply visitors with many new and exciting ... Read More>>
Shenyang International Horticultural Expo Garden is host to the largest butterfly exhibition in Northeastern China from September 8th to October 7th. During the exhibition, visitors can see more than 20 kinds of butterflies, the biggest one reaching 15 cm ... Read More>>
The Left Bank Bar Street in the Jixiang Area of Shenyang (沈阳吉祥左岸酒吧街) is now officially open for business. The 600-metre-long bar street is built alongside Shenyang’s city canal in the Jixiang Area, and it borders on Dadong Square and Fenglu ... Read More>>