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A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#6

Tianjin   天津
B-1465
2025-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.


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Tags   Tourism, Traditional Patterns

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#5

Northern Road   北方之路
A lone smoke rises from the desert, and the sun sets over the long river.
大漠孤烟直,长河落日圆
B-1470
2025-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.

This 5th scheme in the series was unveiled in July 2025 on the occasion of the inaugural Ordos-Ulaanbaatar international "northern" route. Graphics elements include golden sand dunes and Inner Mongolia temples. The scheme includes a citation by 8th century poet Wang Wei.


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Tags   Tourism, Traditional Patterns

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#4

Fliggy Travel   飞猪旅行
B-1427
2025-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.

This 4th iteration of the scheme features the basic scheme with Fliggy Travel titles; Fliggy (feizhu) is an online travel platform in China; its mascot is a pig.

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Tags   Mascots & Featured Characters, Travel Agencies & Tour Operators

Game for Peace  和平精英

B-1426
2025-

Game for Peace (formerly known as Peacekeeper Elite) is a version of PUBG Mobile that has been especially designed for the Asian market.

Image  ©  Wu (TSN)
Tags   Games

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#3

Tongcheng Travel   同程旅行
B-1573
2024-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.

Tongcheng Travel (ly.com) is an online leisure travel service provider in China headquartered in Suzhou. Halfway between an airship and a fish, Firmon (Feiermeng) is the mascot/logo of Tongcheng Travel.

Image  ©  Ceci Wong (PKX)
Tags   Mascots & Featured Characters, Travel Agencies & Tour Operators

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#2

Zhengding   正定号
B-1425
2024-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.

Although the scenery of the painting is identified as Jiujiang in Jiangxi province, this particular aircraft advertises Zhengding in Hubei province, an area served by CUA with its base in nearby Shijiazhuang. Landmarks featured are the Longxing Temple, Rongguo Mansion Archway, and Xumi Pagoda of the Kaiyuan Temple.

Image  ©  Skerry (TSN)
Tags   Mountain, Tourism, Traditional Patterns

A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains  千里江山彩绘

#1

CTrip Travel   携程旅行
B-1151
2024-

A new series of specials appeared at China United in late 2024. The livery of all aircraft in the series is based on the "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" long blue-green scroll painting by 12th century painter Wang Ximeng.

This first scheme promotes CTrip Travel, part of the Trip.com Group, one of the largest online travel agencies.

Image  ©  Olivier Mouhot (PKX)
Tags   Mascots & Featured Characters, Travel Agencies & Tour Operators

Daxing  大兴号

#5

9.25 PKX birthday - Your day
B-208Z
2023-

Beijing Daxing is the 4th and last base to be featured in the Diamond Route Network visual campaign. Note the "welcoming flower" magnolia theme on the tail of the aircraft is common to all the schemes in the series.

The Daxing design includes auspicious clouds like all aircraft in the series and the tail has pink hues. Design elements include Beijing's Temple of Heaven as well as the silhouette of the Daxing airport main terminal building. Note additional titles for the Daxing "9.25" 4th anniversary celebration festival close to the front door on the port side & mascot on the starboard side.

Images  ©  Olivier Mouhot & Yiran (PKX)
Tags   Airport, Commercial Events, Network, Plants, Traditional Patterns

Chengdu  佛山号

#4

B-208U
2023-

During the unveiling of the Magnolia 白玉兰 livery (on B-20AD) in April 2023, China United announced the start of the Diamond Route Network visual campaign which highlights the airline's 4-base strategy in style. Chengdu is the third base to be featured, and this aircraft was unveiled in time for the second anniversary of the Sichuan branch of China United. Note the "welcoming flower" magnolia theme on the tail of the aircraft is common to all the schemes in the series.

The Chengdu design includes auspicious clouds like all aircraft in the series and the tail has pink hues. Design elements include a Sichuan panda holding a traditional Kongming fan.

Image  ©  Skerry (TSN)
Tags   Network, Panda, Plants, Traditional Patterns

Foshan  佛山号

#3

B-208Y
2023-

During the unveiling of the Magnolia 白玉兰 livery (on B-20AD) in April 2023, China United announced the start of the Diamond Route Network visual campaign which highlights the airline's 4-base strategy in style. Foshan is the second base to be featured. Note the "welcoming flower" magnolia theme on the tail of the aircraft is common to all the schemes in the series.

The Foshan design includes auspicious clouds like all aircraft in the series and the tail has green hues - as for the Wenzhou aircraft. Design elements include the famous Foshan Ancestral Temple, cubic shapes from the recent Foshan Grand Theatre, as well as a lion head. The Guangdong Lion Dance, which was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006, is a combination of martial arts, dance and music; it is often performed at the Foshan Ancestral Temple.

Image  ©  ZhiC Li (PKX)
Tags   Network, Plants, Traditional Patterns

Wenzhou  温州号

#2

B-7563
2023-

During the unveiling of the Magnolia 白玉兰 livery (on B-20AD) in April 2023, China United announced the start of the Diamond Route Network visual campaign which highlights the airline's 4-base strategy in style. Wenzhou is the first base to be featured with Chengdu, Foshan & Daxing to follow. Note the "welcoming flower" magnolia theme on the tail of the aircraft is common to all the schemes in the series.

The Wenzhou design includes auspicious clouds, the famous Wenzhou Yandang Mountains, the Wuhua Tianbao Fountain, the Wenzhou Grand Theater and Wenzhou City Camellia flower. Grass green and an orange rising sun complete the scheme.

Image  ©  ZhiC Li (PKX)
Tags   Network, Plants, Traditional Patterns

Creative Edition Standard  创意版标准机

#1

Magnolia   白玉兰
B-20AD
2023-

This livery is a new, artistic yet unique version of standard livery for China United, conveying a "leisurely, peaceful, and vigorous" visual experience. The design includes the pattern used in Xiangqi or Chinese Chess as well as pastel colours. White magnolias, symbols of purity and nobility, are used here as "welcoming flowers" and repeated next to the L1 and L2 doors. This scheme is used as the canvas on the 4 additional specials of the Diamond Route Network series (Wenzhou, Foshan, Chengdu & Daxing).

Image  ©  ZhiC Li (PKX)
Tags   Plants

Ordos  鄂尔多斯

City of Ordos   鄂尔多斯号
B-20A9
2022-

China United's 8th city livery promotes Ordos, the "Pearl of the Grassland" - in Inner Mongolia. The aircraft made its first appearance at Ordos Airport on January 7, 2023, marking the establishment of China United's Ordos base, which had been launched a few months earlier in a partnership with the Ordos Municipal People's Government at the start of the 2022/2023 season with 6 aircraft based.

The main colour mix of the livery depicts a sunrise on the prairie and includes an Albasi white cashmere goat, typical from the Ordos Plateau. Other elements include orange-yellow berries of sea buckthorn and sour apricot, a galloping Mongolian white horse, a hand-painted Malan flower, a yurt and typical "grassland clouds". Also included are the silhouettes of local landmarks: the Ordos Grand Theater (rear) and Ordos Museum (front).

Image  ©  Ceci Wong (PKX)
Tags   Tourism, Traditional Patterns

Happy Wuhu  欢乐芜湖号

City of Wuhu   芜湖
B-7371
2021-

China United's 7th city livery promotes Wuhu on the banks of Yangtze River (Anhui province). The scheme was designed in partnership with the city and christened by a water salute at the newly-opened Wuhu Airport on June 23, 2021 (served by the airline from Beijing and Foshan).

Elements of the design include a light blue colour depicting the waters of the Yangtze, the Jiuzi God Bird, the Old Customs House as well as the Zhongjiang Pagoda. The rear part is painted like a cartoon with the Cartoon Castle of the Wuhu Fangte theme park, and includes the "Three Squirrels". Three Squirrels is the name of a snack company based in Wuhu which specializes in online brand marketing of forest food such as nuts, dried fruit and tea.

Image  ©  Yiran (PKX)
Tags   Food, Mascots & Featured Characters, Theme Park, Tourism

ChangBai Mountain  大興号

I yearn for it   我心向往之
B-7370
2020-22

Changbai Mountain (Changbaishan) is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border (and known in Korea as Paektu Mountain). In mid-2020 China United teamed up with the local tourism bureau to promote travel to the mountain area via its newly-launched Beijing (Daxing)-Changbaishan route.

Image  ©  Yiran (CAN)
Tags   Tourism

Lianyungang  连云港号

Flower and fruit hill   花果山
B-1750
2019-25

The 6th special aircraft for China United was unveiled in September 2019 and promoted coastal city Lianyungang in the Jiangsu province; it is located immediately south of Rizhao which is featured on company 737 B-5470. Lianyuangang is the gateway to Mount Huaguo aka Flowers and Fruit Hill, a place related to Journey to the West, one of the four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. In the novel, the large mountain has many demons and monkeys in its population and contains many hidden areas.

The scheme was inspired by 1960s animated feature film The Monkey King, a highly influential work in China, itself inspired from the 16th century novel. The city of Liangyuangang is served by CUA daily from Beijing.

Image  ©  Sebastian Shen (PKX)
Tags   Cartoon & Anime, Plants, Tourism

Daxing  大興号

B-1310
2019-

China United moved its main base from Nanyuan Airport in Beijing to the new Daxing Airport in late September 2019.

Image  ©  Yan Shuai (NAY)
Tags   Network

Qingyang Apple Manor  安顺黄果树号

B-5471
2019-26

Qingyang is a prefecture-level city in eastern Gansu province served by China United. Qingyang City is one of the birthplaces of the early Chinese farming civilization. The local climate makes it a great place to grow fruits, with apples being the most common variety produced. The livery was unveiled in time for the 2019 Spring Festival celebrations.

Image  ©  Yiran (PKX)
Tags   Plants, Tourism

Xingyi Million Peak Forest  兴义万峰林号

Guizhou Qianxinan   贵州黔西南
B-7561
2018-

This 4th logojet for China United was designed in partnership with the Guizhou Qianxinan (Southwest) government. The aircraft first flew to Xingyi airport on August 1, 2018 to celebrate the opening of the new terminal. The Xingyi area is known for the typical karstic landscape of its ten-thousand or "Million" peak forest area also known as the Wanfenglin Scenic Area. The local authorities aim at increasing the number of visitors to the area. Also included in the design are triangle plum blossoms and Diaojiaolou stilt houses common in the mountainous Miao villages of the prefecture.

Image  ©  MinXuan Zhang (PKX)
Tags   Mountain, Plants, Tourism, Traditional Patterns

Fantasy Ocean Rizhao  日照号

Rizhao Fantasy aircraft - Maritime Capital  
B-5470
2017-

Rizhao is a coastal city in Shandong province which is famous for its blue sea and this livery was designed as a marketing tool by the Government of the city of Rizhao. The scheme celebrates traditional decoration by Chinese craftsmen in a pink dreamy mood.

Included in the design is the iconic Rizhao lighthouse, as well as typical ocean wildlife with coral, starfish and seagulls. The rear of the livery despicts a traditional oriental sunrise seascape with sailing ships.

Image  ©  Kimi (CAN)
Tags   Tourism, Traditional Patterns