Two villagers stand in front of a wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted house founded in the Qing Dynasty in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Villagers dance in front of a wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted house in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province, June 16, 2013. The Shiyanping Village, located in the southeast of Wangjiaping, is one of the regions in Hunan where stilted houses are well preserved. With a toal of 182 existing stilted houses of the Tujia ethnic group, the village was listed as the seventh batch of important heritage sites under state protection in 2013.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province. The Shiyanping Village, located in the southeast of Wangjiaping, is one of the regions in Hunan where stilted houses are well preserved. With a toal of 182 existing stilted houses of the Tujia ethnic group, the village was listed as the seventh batch of important heritage sites under state protection in 2013.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Villagers celebrate the Hucang Festival in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province, June 5, 2013.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on June 16, 2013 shows the wooden Diaojiaolou, or stilted houses in Shiyanping Village, Wangjiaping Township of Zhangjiajie City in central China's Hunan Province.Source:Xinhua

News 2013-06-18 16:28 View：1806

The top ten summer resorts in Hunan has come out and Golden Whip Stream and Tianmen Cave are impressively in the column.Golden Whip Stream is a fairyland where gurgling water and roaming fish exist. when you are lucky to see the water in person, you can enjoy a picture made up of leaf-like fish and pebbles on the bottom. It can help you to get rid of the intense heat of summer immediately when you approach it.Another one is the Tianmen Mountain where mist and cloud curl up around the hole. You can climb the mountain in the daytime and appreciate the renowned Fox Fairy at night. Imaging that cool breezes kiss your face when you are lost in this fantastic audio-visual feast!Another eight sites includes Yueyang Tower,Yuelu Mountain and Orange Island, Huaming Lou( Former Residence of Liushaoqi), Langshan Mountain, Dongjiang Lake,Tecrc Shundi ling, Zhijiang Anti-Japanese War surrender memorial site, Changsha Under Water World.Zhangjiajie National Park:Golden Whip StreamTianmen Mountain: the biggest Hanging gardenBy Brenda#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

News 2013-06-18 13:34 View：1498

News sourced from China Southern that since July 1st this year a roundtrip flight between Zhuhai and Zhangjiajie will be launched ,which is the first direct flight from Zhangjiajie to Zhuhai.On every Tuesday , Thursday and Saturday ,the flight will take off at 8:30 from Zhuhai and arrive at 10:10 Zhangjiajie .The return flight from Zhangjiajie starts at 15:25 and reach Zhuhai at 17:05PM.It states that preferential tickets can be booked during the opening period, which lows to three discount. More details are accessible on China Southern Postal website for travelers. And you can also counsel the service hotline 95539. The specific flight messages subject to the latest published information.By Aileen

News 2013-06-18 13:29 View：958

“Climbing Tianmen Mountain in Daylight, Enjoying Fairy Fox at Night” Becoming Zhangjiajie Hot Summer Tour Line.With the upcoming of the midsummer, people all want to be away from cities full of heat wave and into refreshing and pleasant mountains to avoid the summer sunstroke. Thus, Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain becomes the summer resort and receives much popularity. On June 13, it is learned that in the past three days of Dragon Boat Festival, Tianmen Mountain receives over 4,000 tourists both from home and abroad, 20% increase over the same period with last year, including 262% increase of free and individual tourists.Tianmen Mountain is the highest mountain in Zhangjiajie with a latitude of 1,518 meters. There is a low by 6-8 degree in the top than in the downtown. It is land of idyllic beauty with green trees, flowing water and cool breeze in summer. Thanks to its high latitude, the sunshine duration is longer than the downtown. You can enjoy live-action performance and charming tenderness at night after you experience Tianmen Mountain’s glory and splendidness. With the rising popularity of Tianmen Mount and Fairy Fox, many tourists regard “Climbing Tianmen Mount in Daylight, Enjoying Fairy Fox at Night” as a necessity for travel. At the same time, it has became a major tour route for travel agencies.Warm tips:As there is lower temperature in Tiammen Mountain and Tianmen Fairy Fox theater than in downtown, tourists should adjust clothes according to the change of weather and prepare medicines against insects.Translated by Crytsal

News 2013-06-18 12:17 View：1212

A ceremony was held in Liuyang City on June 15 to mark the opening of China's first real-life battlefield rafting on Shikou Gorge at the source of the internationally famed Liuyang River. Shikou rafting is set in the natural oxygen bar Dawei Mountain and on the crystal clear headwater of Liuyang River. The 5.8 km rafting route crosses through 28 treacherous rapids and brings two hours of brand new excitement and pleasure. An official source at the Changsha Municipal Bureau of Tourism introduced that Shikou Rafting took two years and cost tens of millions of yuan. Its original idea of a real-life battlefield theme, first of its kind in China, has given Hunan's third generation rafting, namely themed rafting, unprecedented reach. Visitors take a real-life battlefield rafting trip.Translator: Liu FenSource: enghunan.gov.cn

News 2013-06-17 16:24 View：1079

According to the latest news released by Taiwan free line official website that the third batch of free line pilot cities to Taiwan have determined, which total 13 cities with 6+7 two stages.The first stage is beginning on June 28th, 2013, including: suzhou, wuhan, ningbo, Qingdao, zhengzhou, shenyang. Changsha hands with changchun, shijiazhuang, kunming, nanning, quanzhou and hefei consist the seven pilot cities for the second stage, which scheduled for August 28th, 2013.The certificates expected for free line to Taiwan are passport issued by the public security departments of mainland,G-visa (the individual travel visa) and Taiwan entry permit issued by Taiwan. Passport costed 30 yuan is handled in public security bureau hall with five-year valid term. G-visa charges for 20 yuan and is valid for six months. The third certificate can only be admitted with a qualified agency. More over, some documents and corresponding financial proof should be submitted. Students can apply without financial statement.By Aileen

News 2013-06-17 13:30 View：804

Zhangjiajie Government announced in the morning of May 16 that, from June 1 this year to May 31 next year, Zhangjiajie core scenic zone open to global primary and secondary school students under 19 year old for free.This free activity includes big-ticket of core scenic zone in Wulingyuan District but excludes the 65 CNY ticket of eco-car. Start from June 1, global primary and secondary school students under 19 years old, after buying 65 CNY eco-car ticket and by showing valid documentation like ID card, Household Register, and passport have free access into scenic spots like Mountain Tianzi, Yuanjiajie, Yellow Stone Village and Golden Whip Stream,and so on.In addition, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic zone is also free to global primary and secondary school students under 19 years old at the same time. Manned tools like ropeway, elevator, tour bus in core scenic zone of Wulingyuan and scenic spots like Yellow Dragon Cave,Baofeng Lake are also offer preferential ticket to students.By Patricia

News 2013-06-17 13:28 View：1619

On June 14th, Zhangjiajie Tujia Bacon, an exhibition product from ZJJ Haopangzi Food Development Limited Liability Company, was awarded golden prize in the 5th Hunan Husbandry, Fishing & Feed Industry Fair.Founded in 2001, the key private enterprise specializes in tourist product and local agricultural and sideline native products. Its Tujia Bacon has a unique flavor with traditional craft. For the moment, apart from selling to the Zhangjiajie and Hunan, the products of the company have also spread to over 20 large and medium-sized city and region. Because of the support and favor of customers, the company has signed sales contracts with more than 400 supermarkets.Original flavor of Tujia BaconTujia Bacon of spicy tasteBy Emma

News 2013-06-16 13:31 View：945