Photos taken on Dec. 14 show the medium-low speed maglev trains start test run on two-way traffic in Changsha. The first maglev train of the project has completed a safe trial run of about 900 kilometers and the second train is now under debugging.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-12-15 09:33 View：3055

The closing ceremony of the Second Campus Art and Culture Festival themed on “for the future of you” and a Gala Performance were held at the Meixihu Campus of the High School Attached to Hunan Normal University on Dec. 13. A series of outstanding performances such as vocal solo, folk music ensemble, street dance, campus chorus were made, which fully displayed the charm and talents of high school students of today. Translator: Liu PingboSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The Second Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF) was unveiled in Shanghai on the morning of Dec. 14. The forum released the world’s 10 major field archaeological discoveries and 11 major archaeological research achievements from 2013 to 2015. Of which, the Archaeological Investigation and Discovery of Tusi Heritage Sites in Southwest China: Empire Expansion and its Dynamic Relation with Border Areas was honored as one of the major 10 filed archaeological discoveries. The SAF awards for 2013-2015 were made by a review committee consisting of 38 leading scholars and specialists from 16 countries and regions. China's Tusi heritage sites were included in the World Heritage List at the 39th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in this July. The inscribed sites, located in mountainous areas, are Laosicheng of Yongshun County in Hunan Province, Tangya in Hubei Province and Hailongtun Fortress in Guizhou Province. Western Hunan’s Laosicheng site is the largest, oldest and best preserved Tusi city site in China, which fully reflects chieftain and the occurrence, development and vanishing of Tusi system. The four-day forum was attended by archaeologists from dozens of countries and regions including Britain, America, South Africa, Egypt, Israel and Argentina as well as China’s research institutes and universities. Founded in 2013, Shanghai Archaeology Forum (SAF) is a global initiative dedicated to promoting the investigation, protection and utilization of the world’s archaeological resources and heritage. The biennial event is co-hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Shanghai Municipal People’s Government.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-12-13 09:32 View：1760

From spring to winter snow and ice, The four seasons, the world’s first big mountain canyon subject-live performance Tianmen fox spirit 2015 annual performance is about to end. On the evening of December 12, it will conduct annual final performance, After 13th, 2016, will be singing again.Since debut in September of 2009, six years, more than 200 audiences around the world have been moved to tears shed at the scene of Zhangjiajie “tianmen fox spirit” show, giving surprise applause, drunk in the fox spirit of amorous feelings.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-12-11 10:37 View：1751

It was expected that Zhangjiajie City would become a national comprehensive tourism demonstration area in the future. Director of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) Li Jinzao said this in a recent meeting with Yang Guangrong, secretary of the CPC Zhangjiajie Municipal Committee in Beijing.Yang briefed on Zhangjiajie’s condition and its economic and social development. Tourism was a pillar industry of Zhangjiajie City, which witnessed the most visitors among the scenic areas and travel destinations of the same type nationwide in recent two years. It has received 44 million visitors by the end of October this year, and the number was estimated to reach 51 million at the end of 2015, he added.Li spoke highly of the good practices and rich experiences that Zhangjiajie has made in tourism advancement in recent years. He remarked that comprehensive tourism will be a new push to fuel the upgrading and leapfrog booming of tourism industry, as well as provide better and grander capacities for its environmental optimization. He hoped that Zhangjiajie would carry on developing its tourism based on those six major assessment indexes on building national comprehensive tourism demonstration area, to lead and guide the establishment of comprehensive tourism of other provinces and autonomous regions.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-12-11 10:35 View：1952

Walking in valley between the glass on the bridge, you are really brave. Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge construction project is on the latest progress. On November 28th, The whole glass bridge construction has entered the final construction phase. The bridge steel box girder will be closed in December. Before May 1st next year, it will open to the outside world.Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge construction project has come into the public eye since 2012. In recent years, due to the high technical requirements, material selection, site construction is difficult.According to introduction, Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge is the world’s longest glass footbridge. The bridge has the world’s highest bungee platform. It is the world’s most steep hang rope. It is the world’s first space plane, big open amount (Open amount more than six times) bridge. It is the world’s first large bridge which regards glass as the main force of the structure.it has the main girder bridge of depth-span ratio highest (25) 1:6. It is the world’s first large span without wind cable suspension bridge. Experts at home and abroad have an evaluation that Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge bridge is one of the world miracle in the history of architecture.Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge with a total length of 430 meters, 6 meters wide, the deck from the relative height of about 300 meters. Bridge deck are all made of transparent glass laid, design the deck maximum capacity of 800 passengers.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-12-10 16:43 View：1517

Zhangjiajie Tianmen mountain since December 5th, 2015 to February 29th, 2016, will have the implementation of 225 yuan/person winter mountain tour fare. During the winter, attraction will be closed. Visitors can take cable from the top of the mountain tour, the original tourist season period B-line into the eco-car route shipments of execution.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-12-10 10:38 View：1653

The Jiashan Chan-Tea Culture Forum 2015 was held from Dec. 5 to 6 at Shimen County, the cradle of Chan-Tea culture. More than 300 scholars and eminent monks from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan as well as foreign countries including Japan, South Korea and Germany participated in the event, probing into the profound and time-honored Chan-Tea culture.Legend has it that the master Yuanwu in the Song Dynasty (960 AD – 1279 AD) had been here, drinking tea and meditating on Chan teachings, and finally realized that “Chan and tea share the same taste” which was the origin of Chan-Tea culture.Seven prominent monks from Bailin Temple in Hebei, Yongle Temple in Fujian and Zhenru Temple in Jiangxi made their handprints at the opening ceremony, to mark this significant meeting at the cradle of Chan-Tea culture. Monk Shenghui, vice chairman of the Buddhist Association of China and chairman of the Buddhist Association of Hunan Province talked about the relations between Buddhism and tea.Choi Seok-Hwan, chairman of the International Institute on Chan-Tea Culture Study of South Korea, and a professor from Komazawa University in Japan respectively talked about the inheritance of the Chan teachings and tea ceremonies in their countries from Chinese Chan-Tea culture.At the closing ceremony on Dec. 6, the Hunan Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision issued the first provincial standard of Chan tea, which is also the first in Chan tea circle. In addition the Jiashan Mountain Management Office announced the debut of its Chan tea products.This forum was co-sponsored by Peking University, Tsinghua University, the Buddhist Association of Hunan Province, and the International Leisure Industry Association. Jiashan Mountain was further recognized as the origin of Chan-Tea culture at the forum, underpinning its enlightening status in Chan and tea in the world.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-12-09 10:34 View：1995