Explore these 5 Aldi stores in Changning for their selective offerings and affordable pricing

Changning District currently hosts five Aldi stores, making it convenient for customers to shop groceries at their earliest convenience.

There's no need to participate in promotions or calculate discounts; shoppers can easily get access to high-quality, cost-effective products. Many residents say it's a convenient and hassle-free shopping experience.

The shop is filled with fresh seasonal fruits such as Fujian Guanxi Sanhong pomelos and Daliangshan ugly apples, as well as common vegetables like tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, and leafy greens.

The Aldi special sale area also features limited-time offerings of practical kitchenware such as stainless steel and wooden tableware, adding more options for the daily consumption of nearby residents.

The grain and oil section always attracts large crowds of residents. The newly launched soft fragrant rice, carefully selected from the Jianghuai River basin, is priced at 39.9 yuan for a 10-kilogram pack.

On the shelves, 1L bottles of premium soy sauce for 9.9 yuan and 500mL bottles of Zhenjiang vinegar for 5.9 yuan both clearly state "0 additives," meaning there are no unnecessary additives and the raw materials are fully traceable.

The fresh produce and dairy sections are frequently visited by residents. Targeting the consumption habits of local families, the store also sells smaller 950ml bottles of fresh milk to avoid the situation of large bottles expiring unfinished. The affordable price of 9.9 yuan has attracted many residents to become regular customers.

Aldi has streamlined its product range to under 2,000 items, each carefully selected as a must-have, eliminating the need to agonize over a vast selection. The supermarket's layout is designed to suit the shopping habits of local residents, with neat and organized displays that prevent residents from navigating through densely packed shelves. Daily shopping can be completed in just over ten minutes.

Aldi adheres to the principle of prioritizing the supply chain, leveraging its regional distribution network to reduce the delivery radius of fresh produce. It will continue to dynamically adjust its product selection based on local residents' dining habits and daily needs, bringing a worry-free, affordable, and safe everyday shopping experience to more people.

ALDI Changning Stores

Changning Yili South Road Store

Address: Basement Level, Building 7, Lane 288, Yili South Road

Business hours: 8:00—22:00

Changning Tianshan MixSpace 

Address: B1 Floor, Chuangyi MIX, No. 1111 Tianshan Road

Business hours: 8:00—22:00

Changning Golden City Road Store

Address: Units 1 & 3, 1/F, 776 Golden City Road

Business hours: 8:00—22:00

Changning Longemont Store

Address: B2 Floor, Longemont City Life Center, No. 1018 Changning Road

Business hours: 8:00—22:00

Changning Bingu Plaza Store

Address: 1st-2nd Floor, West Wing, Binggu Plaza, No. 341 Tianshan Road

Business hours: 8:00—22:00

The 2026 East China AI Overseas Entrepreneurship Competition Finals held in Changning

On October 20th, the "Intelligent New Frontiers, Global Leadership – 2026 East China AI Overseas Entrepreneurship Competition Grand Final" was held in Changning. The competition, centered on AI empowering overseas trade, closely aligned with Changning's "Artificial Intelligence+" characteristic track layout.

It brought together emerging entrepreneurial teams, industry experts, and representatives of Yangtze River Delta overseas-bound enterprises, building a platform integrating talent cultivation, project roadshows, and industry investment promotion. The competition aimed to promote the innovative development of the "AI + Overseas" industry and continuously cultivate new momentum for the cross-border digital economy.

Positioned as "setting benchmarks, attracting talent, and promoting investment," it showcased the practical achievements of "AI + Going Global," cultivated OPC(One Person Company) entrepreneurial talent and high-quality industrial projects, and empowered the clustering of the regional foreign trade ecosystem. The event attracted approximately one thousand participants, including contestants, industry judges, companies from the Yangtze River Delta region expanding overseas, and industrial ecosystem service providers.

During the initial practical phase of 35 days, 45 entrepreneurs were deeply engaged in the hands-on competition. Participating teams utilized AI tools to conduct practical exercises across the entire process of product selection, product launch, customer acquisition, and conversion, resulting in a set of replicable and scalable methodologies for AI-enabled overseas trade.

The six finalists include both promising university student entrepreneurs and seasoned business leaders transitioning from other industries to foreign trade. Many have successfully built their cross-border stores from scratch. They shared their practical experiences in AI-powered product selection strategies, intelligent customer acquisition, inquiry conversion, supply chain development, and large-scale team operations, showcasing the innovative practices of this new generation of entrepreneurs in leveraging artificial intelligence to expand into global markets.

Changning has continuously developed a distinctive "AI+" track, vigorously cultivating new scenarios for AI-enabled foreign trade overseas expansion. The hosting of this competition in Changning further streamlines the connection between talent, projects, policies, and services, discovers new generations of entrepreneurial talent going global, attracts more high-quality foreign trade projects and ecosystem resources to the region, and helps enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta leverage AI to expand overseas, injecting youthful momentum into the high-quality development of regional foreign trade.

In Changning, you can visit a park at anytime, 24 hours a day!

The remarkable transformation of Changning District is not only reflected in its development journey but also in the daily lives of its residents. Over the past five year, dedicated efforts have brought about a remarkable change: the "coolest neighborhood in the world" is bustling with activities, 24-hour parks offer convenient access to senior services, and an eco-friendly living environment is thriving. Furthermore, a vibrant entrepreneurial environment flourishes under the sycamore trees... These subtle details bear witness to extraordinary changes.

In Changning, parks are no longer just sceneries during the day, but a part of life that can be accessed 24 hours a day.

At 10 p.m., the entrance to Tianshan Park on Yan'an West Road remains open. Young people enjoyed the night view from stone benches by the lake, while night runners steadily made their way along the circular permeable walkway. Just across the street in Haisu Park C•PARK, the live performance at Yuyintang Youth Music Town continued to heat up, with young people, shedding the fatigue of the day, entrusting their relaxing evenings to music.

This September, Tianshan Park completed a major upgrade, with the removal of the wall along Kaixuan Road. The curved bench, jokingly referred to by netizens as the "noodle bench," and the "Tianshan Window" framing the lake and trees, along with its 24-hour openness, have made this long-established park a daily spot for nearby residents to stroll and relax, and for young people to sit and chat. Not only Tianshan Park, but all 21 district-owned parks in Changning are now open 24 hours a day. Many Changning residents already enjoy the benefit of having a park near their homes open 24 hours a day; evening walks, exercise, or, like tonight, sitting by the lake for a while, have become part of their daily lives.

The recent renovation of Tianshan Park actually involved two things: one was the implementation of 24-hour opening scheme last year, and the other was the demolition of one side of the wall on Kaixuan Road and the construction of Kaixuan Bridge in September this year. The former is a "time gate," and the latter is a "space gate."

Let's start with the "hours issue." In 2016, Zhongshan Park became the first district-owned park in Changning to open 24 hours a day, welcoming visitors around the clock. Since then, one district-owned park after another has extended their opening hours, no longer closing at a set time, and greenery has become the unchanging backdrop of this urban area. Opening is not difficult; the challenge lies in managing it after it "stays open." Security, cleaning, lighting, and surveillance all need to be rescheduled. Before the gates are even opened, these unseen preparations must be completed.

Let's then move onto the "Space Gate". In September 2022, four resident representatives from Huayang Road Subdistrict pushed open the "Gate of Happiness" on the Wanhangdu Road side of Zhongshan Park. A wall was demolished, two public squares were opened to the outside, and the scenery hidden in the park was brought into the streets and alleys, unfolding a unique picture where century-old trees, century-old buildings, century-old public transportation, century-old Wanhangdu Road, century-old park, and century-old campus stay in harmony.

During the consultation phase, nearby residents and students and faculty of East China University of Political Science and Law unanimously called for the preservation of bus route 20. The planning team then adjusted the plan, freeing up the park's original management buildings for public transportation, thus safeguarding the essential travel needs of citizens.

The experience gained from the renovation and reopening of parks has been continued in more parks. In recent years, Hongqiao Park and Huashan Children's Park have completed renovations. Before the renovation, Hongqiao Park had outdated facilities and limited functions; now, the 36-meter-diameter "Hongqiao Yuanting" features sunset-themed lighting, and the running track is painted with fun "Pac-Man" patterns.

The planners not only considered the needs of the elderly and children, but also the relaxation needs of urban white-collar workers, making it a nice corner for office workers to unwind during their lunch break.

Huashan Children's Park was once one of Shanghai's "Four Major Children's Parks." In 2023, the park, in collaboration with the Children's Publishing House, completed a renovation themed around the popular science series "100,000 Whys," which has influenced generations, becoming a model of "park + science popularization."

In September of this year, Tianshan Park opened this "space door" at the subway station entrance. The previously narrow pedestrian walkway, where pedestrians and vehicles shared the same space, was relocated to the green area, creating a 300-meter-long tree-lined pedestrian path. The perimeter features a transparent design with sparse woodland and grassland, removing redundant shrubs and directly opening up the greenery of the sycamore trees to pedestrians along the street.

Planting greenery wherever possible, bringing joy to people's lives in the gaps of the city.

Large parks are the "green hearts" of urban areas, while pocket parks are the "green pearls" woven into the streets and alleys. Over the past five years, Changning has gradually transformed scattered small green spaces into a green network covering the communities. A number of pocket parks, such as Mirror Garden, Yuyuan Yiting, and Anshun Xinjing, have been established.

Huashan Xinyu, located at the intersection of Yan'an West Road and Jiangsu Road, is the city's first pocket park dedicated to promoting new-era civilization. During the construction phase, the district's greening department collected 48 suggestions from residents, of which 9 were adopted. The designers drew inspiration from the sycamore tree to create the Leaf Pavilion, with sycamore leaf-shaped components incorporating bilingual cultural elements. The pavilion is translucent at night, combining aesthetics with cultural significance.

Beyond newly built pocket parks, green spaces affiliated with work units are also being opened to the public. Previously, these green spaces were exclusively owned by their respective units, enclosed by walls, allowing only distant views. In 2023, five such green spaces belonging to state-affiliated enterprises and institutions, including Beethoven Square Community, Qingling Garden, and Changning Library, were opened to the public; three more were added in 2025.

The "Songyuan No.10" on Hongqiao Road and Songyuan Road has had its walls removed, revealing a mirrored water feature and seasonal flowers and trees lining the street, along with a public rest station open to newly employed individuals and frontline urban workers.

Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict has integrated spaces such as Lexiang Garden, Huishui Tianzhong, and Tongzhou Garden, covering approximately 6,000 square meters, making it the area with the most concentrated open green spaces in the district. The subdistrict has also established the "Green Week" community forest chief alliance, inviting residents and white-collar workers to jointly manage the green spaces, allowing citizens to enjoy more green spaces.

Park+ allows green spaces to generate diverse values.

Changning expanded the functions of its public spaces with the concept of "park+", promoting the transformation of parks from "ecological green lungs" to "urban living rooms" and "emotional oases". The integration models of "Zhongshan Park + Culture", "Tianshan Park + Art" and "Haisu Park + Fashion" are gradually taking shape. Parks are no longer just places to "look at flowers and plants and walk along trails", but public life containers where people can read, drink coffee, do crafts and hold parties.

In the century-old Zhongshan Park, the former greenhouse nursery has been transformed into a civic gardening center, fully equipped with folding tables and chairs and LED screens. The space can be quickly switched between hands-on workshops, art exhibition halls, and brand showrooms.

On the lake island in the New Hongqiao Central Garden, Dayin Book Mall sits just by the water, becoming Changning's first bookstore located in a park. Its panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows bring the lake view indoors, making it a rare and therapeutic spot for nearby office workers to relax and unwind during their lunch breaks.

The park's "emotional infrastructure" attribute is being recognized. The park is upgrading from an "ecological green lung" to an indispensable "emotional oasis". It provides not only oxygen and natural beauty, but also coffee to promote social interaction, handicrafts to carry cultural memories, and music to soothe emotions.

A park city is not simply an accumulation of parks, but a deep integration of green spaces and urban functions.

From 2022 to 2026, Changning District added 9.74 hectares of new public green space, over 100,000 square meters of vertical greening, and the total length of urban greenways exceeded 5 kilometers.

By the end of 2025, the regional green coverage rate reached 34.33%, the per capita park green space area was 7.81 square meters, and the coverage rate of parks with a service radius of over 3,000 square meters within 500 meters reached 95.68%.

But more noteworthy than the data is the change in the "significance" of parks in citizens' daily lives: they have transformed from a "destination" visited only on weekends into a "third space" that can be entered right downstairs; from landscapes enclosed by walls for distant viewing, they have become the everyday backdrop for breakfast coffee, midday relaxation, evening walks with children, and late-night jogs.

Changning's parks are undergoing a profound transformation, evolving from isolated landscape features into integral urban cells embedded in daily life. They are open 24/7, walls are gradually being removed, green spaces are expanding beyond fences, pocket parks are filling gaps in streets and alleys, and community green spaces are opening to the public. Greenery is no longer merely urban decoration, but a carrier of life, embodying culture, art, sports, and everyday life.

Open your window to see greenery, step out to enter a park. In Changning, the core of parks that can be visited 24 hours a day is never "24 hours," but rather accessible and enjoyable by everyone.

Fashion show held at an old factory, Shanghai AFA is making the buzz again

The "Adidas Three Stripes Future Show," a key event of the 2027 Spring/Summer Shanghai Fashion Week, was recently held at the AFA ROJO Art and Culture Space in Shanghai.Leveraging the industrial heritage space, the show created an immersive fashion scene and launched the brand's new Spring/Summer collection. As a comprehensive urban renewal project in Changning District, Shanghai AFA is steadily developing its diverse commercial and office spaces.

Shanghai AFA has preserved the red brick walls and steel-structured high-ceilinged spaces of the Shanghai No. 10 Steel Plant, which boasts over 60 years of history.

Centered around the themes of "New Expression, New Collaboration, and New Experience," the brand showcased its Spring/Summer 2027 collection at the fashion show , exploring a renewed expression of feminine style, active lifestyle, outdoor culture, and Eastern aesthetics. After an overnight transformation, the original show space was converted into a brand-new showroom, allowing the inspiration from the runway to be experienced up close in a real-world setting.

This event upholds the concept of inclusiveness and sharing, promoting fashion culture beyond its traditional boundaries and reaching a wider audience. A dedicated, immersive green exhibition area integrates a green artifact collection, a city memory display, and a brand archive exhibition, showcasing rare collections from Adidas' German headquarters, allowing classic fashion culture to resonate with the industrial heritage of the old factory.

Leveraging its 230,000-square-meter urban renewal complex, Shanghai A.F.A adheres to the concept of "Art for life, Art for all," creating an "Art City" that integrates shopping, business offices, arts and cultural activities, and green parks.

Currently, the project's commercial leasing is progressing steadily, with 22 brands already introduced, and a large number of regional first stores and brand flagship stores are about to open.

The business formats cover sports and health, trendy entertainment, aesthetic retail, humanities and literature, global catering and local flavors, creating a new scene of refined and comfortable artistic lifestyle.

The cultural and creative industries continue to improve and upgrade in the area. Yanbai & Kewen and BALCONY's debut store in Changning integrate eastern artistic conception with avant-garde trends, empowering the upgrading of urban aesthetic consumption. Wenxu Bookstore creates a quiet urban reading space, becoming a cultural haven for citizens to relax and unwind.

In addition, the project's office area has been upgraded and reconstructed with artistic aesthetics to recreate a modern business scene. The new model floor is now open for viewing. Relying on the advantages of garden-style ecological offices, it continues to attract cultural and creative, scientific and technological innovation and headquarters-type enterprises to gather, helping the region's industries to improve development quality and efficiency.

President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) visited the "Parkinson's Disease Patient Community Center" in Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict

The Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict Community Fitness Center recently welcomed a special guest – International Table Tennis Federation President Petra Sörling. At the center's "Parkinson's Disease Patient Community Center", Sörling learned in detail about the development of the Shanghai "Parkinson's Disease Patients' table tennis competition" program and cheered for table tennis enthusiasts.

Zhang Qiuhua, a social sports instructor and volunteer coach in Shanghai, told Sörling about the amazing changes brought about by table tennis. landing point, and swing the racket to hit it, their bodies often show surprising changes.

At the table tennis table, Sörling and Wang Liqin, president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, joined the players to practice their skills. When focusing on the games, the patients' hands stopped trembling, and some even moved with agility. On the small table tennis table, everyone's face was filled with smiles.

70-year-old Parkinson's patient Wang Dian'an' has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 15 years ago and was bedridden four years ago. Now, he can not only walk independently but also compete in ping-pong matches, teaming up with Wang Liqin and exchanging blows with Sörling. 

Wang Dian'an's experience is not an isolated case. For Parkinson's disease patients, table tennis cannot replace medication, but it provides a sport that can be maintained long-term. Chasing the ball, swinging the racket, moving the feet—every seemingly simple movement tests concentration, physical coordination, and reaction speed. More importantly, patients are no longer fighting the disease alone; they communicate with each other at the table, rebuilding their confidence through back-and-forth matches.

Shanghai's "Parkinson's Disease Patients' table tennis competition" Charity Project was initiated by Xu Yinsheng, Honorary Life President of the International Table Tennis Federation, and advocated and promoted by Wang Liqin, President of the Chinese Table Tennis Association.

It adheres to the concept of "using table tennis to improve physical health, heal the mind, and make friends," and it explores a new model of integrating sports and medicine to empower the rehabilitation of Parkinson's patients through table tennis.

The Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict Community Fitness Center is the city's first community-level "Parkinson's Disease Patient Community Center." As the only pilot community in Shanghai for the Parkinson's Table Tennis Intervention Project, the center leverages the low-intensity and highly adaptable advantages of table tennis to provide scientific exercise services for Parkinson's patients, helping them enhance physical function, promote social interaction, and improve their quality of life.

On October 31, 2024, the neighborhood officially launched the Parkinson's disease table tennis intervention program, which has seen approximately 1,800 participants to date. The newly built community fitness center has designated a table tennis area with tables specifically for Parkinson's patients. For patients and their families, this weekly meeting place has helped them regain their rhythm in life.

The World Table Tennis Health Carnival kicked off on October 20th and runs until the 25th. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the carnival is making its Asian debut in Shanghai, with the theme "Table Tennis Connects the World, Health Leads to the Future."