A Sports Park and a Sports Center were planned in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, a circular that outlines economic and social development every five years from 1953.
According to the plan, a Sports Park will be built on east of Songshan Road in to...

Martin posted on December 29th, 2007 under: Living in ST, ST event | Tag: No Tags | No Comments »

Connecting Nan’ao and Chenghai district, the Nan’ao Bridge Project has started again after it was delayed in 1997. It is predicted to be continued early in 2008.
The bridge was designed to be 9261 meters long and 35 meters high. This...

Martin posted on December 19th, 2007 under: Living in ST | Tag: Chenghai, city, nanso | 5 Comments »

Two sections of Haibin Road near the People’s Square are being extended. “Greening belts” and a parking lot will also be built near the seaside boardwalk, according to the Shantou Daily.
Renovation of the western sector of Hai...

Martin posted on December 4th, 2007 under: Living in ST | Tag: Construction, Haibin Road | No Comments »

The New Spirit Film Festival will begin tomorrow at Shantou University and run through December 1st.
Thirteen independ films will be screened at the Science Lecture Hall starting from tomorrow, Tuesday Nov 27th. Three directors, two American and...

ZhongYuan posted on November 26th, 2007 under: Living in ST, ST event | Tag: film | 2 Comments »

Earthwalker Stops in Shantou Enroute to Beijing
Spreading an environmental and peace message, earthwalker Paul Coleman and his wife Konomi Kikuchi arrived in Shantou on November 9th from Hong Kong by foot, according to local newspaper Shantou Sp...

Martin posted on November 12th, 2007 under: Living in ST, ST event | Tag: No Tags | No Comments »

Climbing Festival to be held in Nao’ao
According to Shantou Daily, the Third Climbing Festival of Shantou will be held at Huanghuashan National Forest Park on the western side of Nao’ao Island on November 11, 2007. It’s predicted t...

Martin posted on November 8th, 2007 under: Living in ST, ST event | Tag: No Tags | No Comments »

I know it may be hard to believe, but it does indeed appear that the local Shantou government has an official website in English.
You can find it here: www.shantou.gov.cn/en/main.asp
Of particular interest I thought was the “Investme...

ZhongYuan posted on November 3rd, 2007 under: Business in ST, Living in ST | Tag: No Tags | 3 Comments »

According to the Nanfang Daily, the Xia-Shen Railway, a new railway through Shantou, will be built in 2008 and put to use in 2010.
The Xia-Shen Railway connects Shantou and two other Special Econmomic Zones, Xiamen and Shenzhen. It is 511 kilome...

Martin posted on November 3rd, 2007 under: Living in ST | Tag: Railway, Train | 3 Comments »

Chaoshan Airport under Construction
According to the People’s Daily, a Chaoshan airport project plan was passed on Oct 23, 2007, meaning that a new airport in Chaoshan will be built in the future. The recent Shantou Airport in the town of Wais...

Martin posted on October 28th, 2007 under: Business in ST, Living in ST | Tag: airport | 1 Comment »

A ship believed to be the second largest of the Song Dynasty was found months ago off the coast of Nan’ao Island, and a museum is planned to display its artifacts, according to an article from the China Daily and reprinted here in People’s...

ZhongYuan posted on October 25th, 2007 under: Living in ST, ST event | Tag: culture, nanao, news | 1 Comment »