EXHIBIT 99.1

                   CHINA 3C GROUP DELAYS ANNUAL REPORT FILING

          -- COMPANY EXPECTS TO FILE ANNUAL REPORT BY APRIL 15, 2009 --

     HANGZHOU,  China,  April 3 -- China 3C Group ("China 3C" or the  "Company")
(OTC Bulletin Board: CHCG), a retailer and wholesale distributor of consumer and
business  products in China,  today  announced  that the Company has delayed the
filing of its annual  report on 10-K due to  additional  time needed for its new
external  auditor to complete the audit for the year ended December 31, 2008. As
a result of the  Company's  inability to file its annual  report on Form 10-K by
March 31, 2009, the Company's ticker symbol has temporarily  changed to "CHCGE."
The Company plans to file its annual  report by April 15, 2009.  Once the annual
report is filed, the Company's ticker symbol will revert back to "CHCG."

     About China 3C Group

     China 3C is a leading wholesale distributor and retailer of 3C merchandise:
computers,   communication  products  and  consumer  electronics.   The  Company
specializes in wholesale distribution and retail sales of 3C products in Eastern
China,  focusing on products  that make life more  comfortable,  convenient  and
connected.  The  Company's  goal is to become  the  number  one  retailer  of 3C
products in China. For more information, visit http://www.china3cgroup.com.

     Forward-looking Statements

     Certain   statements   set   forth  in  this   press   release   constitute
"Forward-looking  statements"  within  the  meaning  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  We have included and from time to time may make
in our public  filings,  press  releases  or other  public  statements,  certain
forward-looking   statements,   including,   without  limitation,   those  under
"Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations"  in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In some cases
these statements are identifiable through the use of words such as "anticipate,"
"believe,"  "estimate,"  "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "target," "can,"
"could,"  "may,"  "should,"  "will,"  "would" or words or expressions of similar
meaning. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these  forward-looking
statements.  In addition, our management may make forward-looking  statements to
analysts,   investors,   representatives   of  the  media  and   others.   These
forward-looking  statements  are not  historical  facts and  represent  only our
beliefs regarding future events,  many of which, by their nature, are inherently
uncertain  and  beyond  our  control.  There  can  be  no  assurance  that  such
forward-looking  statements  will  prove  to be  accurate  and  China  3C  Group
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or to announce
revisions to any of the forward-looking statements.

     For more information, please contact:

     Jason Yuan, Vice President
     China 3C Group
     Email: ir@china3cgroup.com

     Bill Zima
     ICR, Inc.
     Tel: +86-10-6599-7969