Rolling into the next phase

Life keeps getting better for the residents of Changchun thanks to ongoing efforts to further develop its economy and promote environmentalism.

This capital of Jilin province in Northeast China is known to some as "a city built on wheels" because it is where New China's first locally produced automobile rolled off the assembly line.

However, the city's over-reliance on the auto industry became so pronounced that the government decided to take action to achieve a more balanced structure.