Changchun. Steel city. Motor city. This is where Puyi, the last emperor of China, once ruled the satellite state of Manchukuo as a puppet of the Japanese occupiers. The average temperature in January is minus 17 degrees. However, it can occasionally drop to almost minus 40 degrees. It’s a city perfect for heavy metal. Some of the most famous Chinese metal bands are from Changchun, such as Black Kirin. Now a vibrant underground rave scene parties in hidden bars and old air raid shelters – without being disturbed by police officers and officials who are unaware of it. Their DJs celebrate a car city on the other side of the world, where techno was once born. From Detroit to Changchun.