AnSheng Shopping Mall is celebrating its 15th anniversary with fashion shows, banners, specials, and renovations that make it look young again. The lower level has been completely renovated, except for Walmart, and the outdoor area by the Walmart entrance has been cleaned up. The street food vendors relocated a block south, on Xaio Chi Street, outside the iMall, and it's AnSheng's loss. The mall's movie theatre is not keeping up with the new theatres in the Imax at Wanda Plaza, not far away, but the old style box seat theatres are still popular. The Gourmet Food Court on the fifth floor is great. The mall has a dozen restaurants on the top five floors and another dozen downstairs. Happy 15th birthday, AnSheng!

AnSheng, on Jinma Lu, the main street of Kaifaqu, is the grande dame of shopping centres in the new development zone of Dalian but a new rival called Wanda popped up, on the other side of Kaifaqu Station. Which one rules Kaifaqu? They are both fantastic and they are connected by a two dollar or ten yuan taxi ride, about ten minutes. AnSheng is right downtown and Wanda is over by Big Monk Mountain. Wanda has an Imax but AnSheng has smaller theatres with box seats (seats for two with wooden boxes built around them, for privacy). AnSheng has dozens of great restaurants and a fantastic food court but Wanda has one hundred wonderful restaurants. AnSheng has more clothing stores but Wanda has a great big book store. Who wins? Kaifaqu is lucky to have the two!