Recently, the first female Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt met with Peng Zhongmin, author of "Zhangjiajie in China", and chairman of the Denmark Photographers Association and a photographer for royal Danish families. During their meeting, the prime minister commended Zhangjiajie "incomparable" with its towering mountains and steep cliffs.Publishied in Denmark in 2008, "Zhangjiajie in China" drew lots of attention in Northern European countries. Since then, three prime ministers of Denmark expressed their appreciation for the beauty of Zhangjiajie in public. The number of Danish tourists to the city increases year by year. In July, 2011, a couple from Denmark held a unique wedding ceremony featuring Tujia Minority customs in the Baofeng Lake scenic spot.Holding the book in hands, the prime minister also expressed her desire to visit Zhangjiajie in the future.Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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From June 10 to June 21, the personnels from Wulingyuan tourism sectors conduct collective acceptance of scutcheons’ upgrade and update in Wulingyuan core scenic spots, which indicates the completion of the modification project of scutcheons’  upgrade and update.Scutcheons’ upgrade and update in core scenic spots is the major tourism construction project for expansion and update, including scenic tours map, tourism channel signs, scenic spots introduction cards, safety warning cards and trees’ name brands,etc. The design and production are line with the scutcheons’ requirements of 5A class tourism scenic spots and world geoparks. At the same time, the high-standard antirot materials ensure four years’ working life of the wooden signs.According to the report, these scutcheons cover the whole core scenic spots, with about 800,000RMB from the government and 200,000RMB from the tourism companies, such as the dragon ladder, Tianzi Mountain ropeway and Ten-mile Gallery, etc.Next, the tourism sector from Wulingyuan will also re-check the re-changed scutcheons and improve and be well equipped in line with the needs for scenic tours, which ensures a new face of the marker system to display before the tourists.Translated by Crystal

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On June 22, the journalist sees several well-protected Diao Jiao buildings(Diaojiaolou) in Huxiang Sanjiayu village of Wulingyuan. According to the information from the local villagers, these Tujia Diao Jiao buildings have nearly one hundred years and have experienced six generations’ residency.Translated by Crystal

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The 2013 Hunan (Hong Kong) Investment and Trade Promotion Week concluded on June 21.Changsha led other cities in Hunan in terms of volume and gross investment by signing 35 projects during the event, involving a total investment of 4.996 USD, with 3.442 billion USD to be introduced, according to the Changsha Commerce Bureau. The projects cover a wide range of areas, including high and new technology, modern service, auto manufacturing, commercial logistics and culture creativity.Changsha delegation, focusing on leading industries such as modern service industry, launched a series of effective investment attraction and exchange and cooperation programs during the event, in a bid to fully utilize Hong Kong's superior resources, broaden cooperation fields and expedite the development of Changsha's open economy.Numerous business matching and negotiation activities were also held by the commerce and investment departments at various levels in Changsha. A rough calculation shows that 130 projects and 340 enterprises were matched during the event, with the intention investment reaching 80 billion yuan.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On June 17th, “Large Western Hunan•Verve ZJJ”, A large series cover shoot by HNETV, is officially showed on screen. According to the report, the cover broadcasts one set in Economic News every night, including a total of 20 sets and six minutes per set.As one main content of the major planning activity by HNETV in 2013, “Large Western Hunan•Verve ZJJ” was shoot in the late May. It explores the “MAN” and “STORY” in Zhangjiajie, with the form of “Walking, seeing and thinking”. Zhangjiajie’s scenic spot management, construction and industry development are highlighted and Zhangjiajie’s rich, unique and rare tourism products, strategy fruits achieved in the past ten-years’ development of large western Hunan are also displayed in an all round way.An insider points that the release and broadcast of “Large Western Hunan•Verve ZJJ” will act as an engine to enhance Zhangjiajie’s reputation and popularity and boost Zhangjiajie’s summer tourism.Translated by Crystal

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Sourced from Wulingyuan traffic department, Zhangjiajie on June 21 that the tour bus from Wulingyuan to ZJJ Grand Canyon was successfully opened, the convenient transportation has facilitated tourists and gained popularity during this summer.By report that the tour bus starts from Wulingyuan bus station and arrives at the entrance gate of ZJJ Great Canyon, which passes by Yellow Dragon Cave,Sanguanxiang temple with a journey about 20 kilometers. The price of the one-way ticket is 10 yuan/per person. The tour bus can greatly facilitate the majority of visitors especially self-help tourists who pay their visit in the Grand Canyon scenic area as well as in Wulingyuan scenic areas.Wulingyuan, as a world-level natural heritage, a world-level geological park and a national AAAAA scenic spot ,is the core part of Zhangjiajie scenic spots. Sanguansi county located in CiLi is also a scenic zone of AAAA level. More over, it is the main business card of Zhangjiajie eastern tourism line. Since this June 1, Wulingyuan and the Grand Canyon scenic spots at the same time offer free ticket policy around a year in world -wide for primary and secondary school students.By Aileen

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Recently, Zhangjiajie landform sceneries,such as the world natural heritages Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi Village and Golden Whip Stream, have been printed on the stamped postcards and appear in Zhangjiajie tourism scenic spots.The writer witnesses in the postal service of Tianzi Mountain that the sceneries that selected in the cards embody many excellent scenic spots of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spots, including ten sets: excellent Zhangjiajie(grating), excellent Zhangjiajie(ordinary), Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi Village, Yellow Dragon Cave, Golden Whip Stream, Tianmen Mountain, Baofeng Lake and ZJJ Grand Canyon. Along with the postage, these postal scenery postcards can be affixed a stamp and be mailed, with appreciation and collection values to domestic and foreign tourists. At the same time, it is very rare in China that 3D technology has been used firstly on the excellent Zhangjiajie(grating).According to the staffs in the postal service, there ten sets of scenery postcards are very popular among tourists from many places and have become a new favorite of Zhangjiajie tourism and culture souvenir market.On the “National Tourism Day” of this year, the first set of the regular stamp–Beautiful China has been officially released, including the first sheet of stamp being Zhangjiajie landform scenery of Zhangjiajie core scenic spot.Translated by Crystal

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In June,16th afternoon, A special Zhangjiajie tourism promotion conference has been staged in Wuzhou Hotel, Shenzhen. Practitioners of Zhangjiajie tourism act the roles of “younger sisters of zhangjiajie ecological tourism”, including names of“younger sister of fresh air”,“younger sister of clean water”, “younger sister of green food” for investment and tourism promotion in Shenzhen, along with the mayor.In the meeting, Xu xianhui highlighted the introduction of the fresh air, clean water and green food in Zhangjiajie, and he also sent a invitation to visit and breath in Zhangjiajie and then to enjoy in Zhangjiajie. And those “sisters” also have given a very wonderful and unique “Respiratory Exercises” with national features in the conference，and Specialties including bottles filled with Zhangjiajie fresh air, organic giant salamander have been given out in the meeting.As is reported, in this tourism investment promotion conference, Mayor Xu has brought 33 key advantaged projects covering the areas of urban infrastructure, tourism, new industry, modern agriculture, culture and sports and other fields with a total investment of nearly RMB40 billion， aimed at canvassing business in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Zhangjiajie tourism projects also become customers“bonanza”, including the total investment of $350 million in the seven stars mountain ecological tourism resort projects and 18 projects totaling 12.7 billion yuan containing zhangjiajie international characteristic tourist commodities street project with a investment of 5 billion yuan.By Brenda

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