Bustling streets, magnificent sculptures, acres of green and towering buildings under construction: Mark Hughes reports that Changchun is reinventing itself.
Jingyue Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, home to the national 5A tourist attraction Jingyuetan, is committed to ecological protection and economic development.
A large-scale free trade zone is taking shape on the outskirts of Changchun, an industrial city in Northeast China, is aimed at supporting fledgling economic cooperation between China and the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
Chen Keshi has never forgotten the white fox she encountered years ago: it became the biggest driving force behind her work in Changchun's nature reserve.
Zhou Chang is a little dizzy after starting a new career at the age of 40. He realized his dream of a better life when his family moved into a 45 square meter apartment in the new Lijing community in Changchun, capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province.