Currently, in order to facilitate the majority of tourists to learn about Tianmen Mountain more quickly and convenient, ZJJ Tianmen Mountain scenic spot introduces “Smart Guides” platform, which embodying travel strategies in Tianmen Mountain, tour of the scenic spot, service guidance and history and humanism, etc. Tourists can have a comprehensive understanding of Tianmen Mountain and customize themselves a unique travel journey in Tianmen Mountain as soon as they scan the two-dimensional code of the “Smart Guides” on the phones.Except conventional scenic spots, routes,etc, “Smart Guides” platform of Tianmen Mountain also sets up a participational and interactive “Photo Wall”, which enables tourists to show their photos as they like.Special tips, the two-dimensional code of Tianmen Mountain “Smart Guides” has been printed on the home page of navigation map provided for free in the scenic spot. QR code add system for scenic spot signs and bulletin boards is under work. the two-dimensional code photographing of the “Smart Guides” should be stored into your phone for the sake of convenient search.Translated by Crystal

News 2013-06-23 16:18 View：1061

On the upcoming of summer vocation, since June, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot has carried out the tourism policy without charge for a year to primary and secondary students across the country. In order to make this policy known by more people, the education department of Yongding district and tourist administration print 2,862 invitation letters and send them to the education departments across the country, advocating the preferential policy to primary and secondary students.On June 19, in the dealer management system of the post office, the writer sees 2,862 invitation letters that introduce Zhangjiajie scenery to all over the country. These letters, with the title of “on the Letters of Inviting Primary and Secondary Students Across the Country to Freely Travel Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Core Scenic Spot”, introduce the main contents of the policy to the education sectors. Many scenic spots pictures, such as Huangshi Village, Tianmen Fairy Fox, Golden Whip Stream and Ten－Mile Gallery, have been printed on the back of these letters, presenting travel strategies to these students with pictures and words.According to the report, these invitation letters costs nearly one week from their design and print, and the national postal service address databases have been purchased for the sake of convenience, making it quiet convenient to inquire organization address of the education sectors across the country.The person in charge of the local education sector expresses his wishes that the primary and secondary students across the country or even the world can turn Zhangjiajie into a comprehensive practice classroom and regard Zhangjiajie as their base for social practice, so that tourism consumption in Zhangjiajie will be expanded and new contributions will be made to Zhangjiajie’s tourism.Translated by Crystal

News 2013-06-23 16:15 View：1222

A Changsha-Bangkok (Thailand’s capital) scheduled direct flight, the first one linking Hunan and Thailand, will be launched during August 1 and October 16, announced Hunan branch of China Southern Airlines.The three-hour flight will be operated by Airbus 320, and ticket reservation service has already been started.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-06-23 12:59 View：821

“In this year, from June 1 to May 31,2014, Primary and secondary school students both from home and abroad will have the privilege of free travel into ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spots and ZJJ Grand Canyon scenic spot as long as they have valid documentation,such as ID card, residence booklet and passport”. Not long ago, Zhangjiajie released this good news to the public. Recently, some netizen discloses to Zhangjiajie online micro letter public account that there is a hotel in Zhangjiajie downtown who is prefer to provide discount privilege to these students.“A hotel in Ziwu road of Zhangjiajie downtown shows on its electronic display screen ‘From June to July, our hotel will offer half-off privilege of accommodation to middle school students across the country(with admission ticket/student card)’”says the netizen.When journalist comes to this hotel, a personnel indicates the hotel indeed introduces the preferential activity. With the upcoming of summer vocation, the main objects are middle school students who just finished their college entrance examination and come to Zhangjiajie for visit.“Blessed are the students!”many netizen exclaim. According to the report, hotel price fifty percent preferential activity will last for nearly one month.Translated by crystal

News 2013-06-22 16:20 View：1002

In order to further enhance the visibility and influence of the zhangjiajie, promote zhangjiajie tourism development and opening to the outside world, ZJJ Tourism Promotion and Hong Kong press conference has been held at the Metropark hotel on causeway bay, Hong Kong ,on June 19th morning. Xu Xianhui, Vice secretary of municipal party committee and Mayor, Cheng Danfeng, Municipal committee and deputy mayor, Zhang yuanci, vice chairman of the CPPCC and city business bureau director have attended the meeting.During the meeting, Xu Xianhui has elaborated the basic situation, the development strategy of zhangjiajie, and its tourism investment, and so on and so forth from the perspective of “beautiful Zhangjiajie”, “Green Zhangjiajie”, “Amorous Zhangjiajie”, and” Open Zhangjiajie” As a tourism leader in Hunan and the Wuling mountain area, he says, the depression effect of zhangjiajie tourism, ecology, culture, circulation industry development were becoming stronger, which is accelerating strides forward to achieve the goal of being a well-known domestic and foreign tourist destination. In 2012, the tourism industry scale of Zhangjiajie has come to the top compared to similar tourist cities at home, with 35,9million Chinese and foreign visitors and 2.16 inbound tourists, realizing the tourism income of 20.9 billion Yuan.By Brenda

News 2013-06-22 16:14 View：861

On June 19, as one of the activity of 2013 Hunan(HK) Investment and Trade Negotiation Week, Hunan state recommendation–Major investment projects news conference is held in HK. Source from the news conference has been learned that Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain wonderland international health resort project has been released with a total investment of 3.5 billion, and the Seven Stars ecological tourism resort project has been signed a contract. Xu Xianhui, deputy party secretary and mayor, Zhang ci yuan, vice chairman of Zhangjiajie CPPCC and the head of Zhangjiajie business bureau, have attended this meeting.Afterwards Xu Xianhui also attends Hong Kong and Macao CPPCC conference.Further reading:ZJJ Seven Stars ecological tourism resort project with a total investment of 350 million dollars, plans to bring in 150 million foreign investment in the first phase.The projects include ZJJ Daping county Seven Star Mountain,Jiaoyin Mountain, Xiami Street porch and Ruanlingyu Parking lot of ZJJ Yongding district, covering a area of 20,000 mu. It will further boost tourism development in ZJJ Yongding district.Translated by Crystal

News 2013-06-22 16:13 View：877

For convenience of the tourists, Zhangjiajie's Tianmen Mountain scenic site has launched a "Smart Tour Guide" system which delivers information on the travel strategies, site maps, service directory, safety instructions, as well as historic and cultural context through QR (quick response) code scanning.When scanned with a QR Code reader in mobile phones, the system responds by sending tourists the encoded information, which helps the tourists streamline their travel arrangements.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-06-22 13:02 View：1270

China's Changsha (Hunan Province) and Zhouzhuang (Jiangsu Province) were awarded the reputation of "global green city" and "global green town" respectively on June 20 during the 2013 Global Forum on Human Settlements and Awards Ceremony that coincided with the Berlin High-level Dialogue on Implementing Rio+20 Decisions on Sustainable Cities and Urban Transport.The prize-presentation, which is also known as the "human settlement Oscars", is hosted by GFHS (Global Forum on Human Settlements) and has been held consecutively seven times by China, America and Brazil. Yuan Yihe, representative of Changsha Municipal People's Government to the awards ceremony, remarked that the prize is a recognition of Changsha's efforts in building a resource-saving and environment-friendly society. He pledged that Changsha is endeavored to build a more livable city following the guideline of the High-Level Dialogue.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-06-22 12:37 View：947