Secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and Director of the Standing Committee of the Hunan Provincial People's Congress Xu Shousheng called for implementing decisions made by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, and accelerating the building of a powerful province in tourism by initiating whole-region tourism strategy. Secretary Xu made the remark at the Hunan Tourism Development Conference held in Changsha on March 30. He also stressed that practical measures should be taken to promote Hunan’s tourism development while protecting ecological environment and benefiting the people.Governor of Hunan Province Du Jiahao presided over the conference.Xu pointed out that it is of great significance to set clear targets for tourism development in the era of mass tourism. Efforts should be made to integrate five development ideas into Hunan’s tourism development, so as to increase tourism functions via innovation, improve development quality via coordination, enhance the value of ecotourism via green development, build a new pattern for opening up of tourism and benefit more people via sharing development. Initiatives should be taken to explore a new way to develop whole-region tourism on the basis of rational tourism resource allocation, tourism layout, scenic spot construction, law enforcement and industrial integration. The new target for building itself a tourism power should be set in a scientific way. And the overall goal is to develop tourism into a trillion-yuan industry by 2020, Xu added.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The above photos taken on March 29, 2016 show bird's eye views of a terraced field of Kangjinyan Village, Xiehe Township, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City. The district is building a distinctive rural tourism destination based on its natural environment and resources, featuring rural scenery and local accommodations this year. Its rural tourism has become a new highlight of the whole-region tourism economy.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On April 1st, in the core scenic area Zhangjiajie national forest park, shimmering peach blossom looks like clouds, with Zhangjiajie landform hoodoo, attracting many tourists to enjoy flowers.Translated by Sophia

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On April 1st, The world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie Huanglong cave scenic area, several Miao Beauties in ecological square are lined with trees, flowers, giving a sense of gorgeously.Many visitors stop to take some pictures.Translated by Sophia

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On March 27th, visitors experienced authentic folk customs of Tujia minority at the First Hunan Rural Tourism Festival held in spring in Yuanling County. They performed work songs with boatmen, lifted bridal sedan chair and joined a Tujia wedding with the locals.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On March 31st, Unmanned aerial plane records Zhangjiajie landform hoodoo, showing the beauty of the heaven, the show of the uncanny workmanship. It is a wonder of the world.Translated by Sophia

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From March 27 to October 29, Changsha Huanghua International Airport will implement the summer and autumn flight schedule. According to the new schedule, more direct flights to hot tourist destinations such as Bali, Vientiane, Da Nang and Chiengmai will be opened to meet the growing demands of Chinese outbound tourists. From April 28, a daily flight will open from Changsha to Chiengmai. From September 1, Changsha Airport will offer three flights a day from Changsha to Kuala Lumpur. A total of 154 regular lines linking Changsha directly to 90 cities at home and abroad are expected to be put into service during the new operation period, an increase of 9.5% over the winter and spring period between 2015 and 2016.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Fine rain in March, suspected apricot flowers are in blossoms. On March 26th, in Huanglong cave scenic area, nearly hundreds of cherry blossoms look like a magic picture, attracting large numbers of visitors to watch and take pictures.According to staff of the scenic spot, to carry forward the soil, miao cultures, further the service quality upgrade, every day in the ecological square, they will have an arrangement of more than 10 full-time interpretation. The implementation of measures is deeply loved by the masses of tourists, welcoming a lot of visitors for going on spring outing for scenery.Translated by Sophia

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