Internationally-renowned fashion retailer H&M has opened for business in the Guidu Century Plaza in Taiyuan. Read More>>
The Taiyuan Digitalized City and Town Management Command Center put into operation the “12319 foreign language special service” on December 1 Read More>>
The 2012 Taiyuan International Marathon will be held on September 2, with enrollment having opened on July 20. This year’s competition has a co-ed full marathon, co-ed half marathon, a mini marathon and five other races. The full, half and mini ... Read More>>
The Day-Off Festival, a two day music festival organized by Chinese record label Modern Sky, will be held in Taiyuan on September 14 and 15. Read More>>
For summer travelers, there will be a daily train from Taiyuan to Shenzhen from July 1 to August 31. Read More>>
U.S.-based Time magazine recently named Shanxi's famous Suspended Temple to its list of the world's ten "most dangerous" construction projects. The temple was built 50 m off the ground, and is the world's oldest wooden structure building built on ... Read More>>
Taiyuan’s first Starbucks location opened in the Maoye Department Store on Liuxiang Nan Lu on March 1. Read More>>
The Chinese trials for the World Barista Championship (WBC) will be held in Taiyuan’s Tianmei New World Mall from February 1-2. Read More>>
According to the Bureau of Environmental Protection, the average Air Pollution Index (API) in Taiyuan and 10 other major cities in Shanxi Province climbed above 1.65 from January to September. And as these cities begin to supply heat for the oncoming winter ... Read More>>
The 2012 Songs of the Grasslands concert will be held at the China Coal Trading Center in Taiyuan on September 8. The performance will feature singers Wulan Tuoya (乌兰图雅), Burenbayaer (布仁巴雅尔) and Ha Lin (哈琳)—each a representative of the ... Read More>>
A new flight route from Taiyuan to Phuket Island in Thailand officially opened on November 27. Flights are currently scheduled for every six days, departing Taiyuan at 18:00, transferring in Bangkok at 22:20 and arriving in Phuket at 00:20. The return ... Read More>>
From now until the end of November, bus tickets from Taiyuan to Beijing will require identification (passport for foreigners) to purchase. Proper identification must also be carried while aboard the bus. Those carrying tickets purchased by another ... Read More>>
The Taiyuan Annual Ice and Snow Festival will be open until February 28. Read More>>
The 2012 International Clown Carnival Tour will be held at Taiyuan Worker’s Cultural Palace (太原工人文化宫) on August 25-26. Clowns from various countries will be performing: Oskotkiy Boris is the winner of Russian Actor of Merit and has attended the ... Read More>>
With Spring Festival travel behind us, airlines nationwide are offering heavy discounts on domestic flights. Read More>>
An exhibition entitled “World of Daqian” (大千世界) featuring artist Zhang Daqian’s famous Dunhuang works will be on display at the Shanxi Museum (山西博物院) in Taiyuan from Sep 26 to Dec 9. The exhibition will feature 46 notable works ... Read More>>
Hong Kong airlines will start operating flights from Taiyuan to Hong Kong from July 16. There will be two flights a week, every Wednesday and Saturday. Read More>>
Discord, the old-school punk outfit from Beijing, will perform at Jin Club in Taiyuan (晋Club) on September 22. Consisting of Zhao Ziji on vocals, Hu Yang on guitar, Liu Mo on bass, and Huazi on drums, Discord is Beijing-style street punk, through and ... Read More>>
The annual Temple Fair will be held at Taiyuan Zoo from February 10-25. Read More>>
Punk band Reflector (反光镜乐队) is coming to Taiyuan's Rouruan Shiguang Coffee Shop (柔软时光咖啡厅) on November 2. One of the biggest and most successful punk bands in mainland China and considered by many as the "the Godfathers of Chinese ... Read More>>
Ukraine’s Kiev Ballet Theater will perform Swan Lake at the Taiyuan Youth Palace Performing Arts Center on December 21. The ballet group was founded in 1867 by S. Lenchevs’ky. In the time since, under the leadership renowned choreographers Serguey Sergueev... Read More>>
Taiyuan’s largest trade fair for Spring Festival goods will be held at Coal Trading Center from January 18-23. Read More>>
On April 21st, a giant root carving 7.6 meters long, 2.6 meters wide, 3.8 meters high and 11.6 tons heavy, was unveiled at Shanxi Taiyuan Exhibition Hall. The root carving, made of golden camphor wood, is in the shape of a lion and took 12 artists three ... Read More>>
Korea’s Jeju Air will open a new Taiyuan-Seoul (Incheon) flight route on December 4. Flight 7C8581/2 will depart every five days from Incheon at 10:40 and arrive in Taiyuan at 12:20. The return flight will depart Taiyuan at 13:00 and arrive back in ... Read More>>