Hongqi Street
红旗街
Changchun's most down-to-earth old shopping district: the vintage tram Line 54 runs along the street, the former film studio is at the intersection, and snack stalls and time-honored restaurants are packed in.
Hongqi Street lies in Chaoyang District and is one of Changchun's oldest commercial streets. It is famous because the Changchun Film Studio was located here, and at the intersection is the Changying Former Site Museum. The street's emblem is Tram Line 54, one of the few old-style trams still in operation in China, whose green cars clang through the district and are a popular photo subject. The shopping area includes malls such as Wanda Plaza and Eurasia Mall, as well as northeastern snack stalls and old restaurants serving grilled cold noodles, guobaorou (crispy sweet-and-sour pork) and smoked pork pancakes. It is especially lively in the evening. Accessible by metro and several bus lines, it can be paired with the Changying Former Site Museum in the same afternoon.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops approx. 10:00–21:30)
Nearby sights
- Changchun Film Studio Museum
- Xinmin Avenue & Eight Ministries of Manchukuo
- Culture Square & Geology Palace
- Nanhu (South Lake) Park
- Guilin Road Food Street
- People's Square (Changchun)
- Bore (Prajna) Temple
- Changchun Zoological and Botanical Park