News sourced from Wulingyuan scenic zones administration, Zhangjiajie that the world’s first geo-park museum of Zhangjiajie landform will open for the public for free on October 1st the National Day.Administration states that the museum with the main features of Zhangjiajie landform will display more than 20,000 pieces of articles. They are samples of rare animals ,plants, microorganism, fossils of ancient organism and minerals, as well as some valuable written materials of Tujia histories. Meanwhile, the museum will divided into ancient organism hall, flora and fauna hall, comprehensive hall,5D film hall and historical people introduction hall. Over 3000 pieces of articles can be displayed in museum since the opening day.By report. colleting natural and biological samples which related to Zhangjiajie landform is the major function and purpose for this geo-park museum. Further, it facilitates the science study and talents cultivation to show its values in research, education and academy.Last but not least, open to the public for free promote the spread of natural science knowledge and historical cultures in wide range.Therefore, an increasing number of people will be familiar with Zhangjiajie landform.At present, this geo-park museum is under construction and will be wholly open to the public on this National Day.By Aileen

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A large-scale rainfall in Zhangjiajie on June 6th, not results in any unpleasant feeling but displays an infrequent and wonderful view for tourists. In particular, the sea of clouds which surrounding the mountain peaks is so intoxicating that tourists at home and abroad are deeply impressed. By report that this rainfall will not be of much detriment to Zhangjiajie’s tourism, in contrary, its cloudy and rainy weather makes Zhangjiajie more charming and mysterious for tourists.What is more, related departments are all ready for any incidents caused by the rain and have made considerable safety preparations. Thus, all the transportation tools in scenic zones are on well operation. such as the cable cars, elevators and eco-buses. At present, improved and strengthened preventing measures are set in Wulingyuan district, which aim at ensuring a safety and satisfying for tourists.By Aileen

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On June 8, it is announced that in October this year, the most fantastic movie hall in the world equipped with a five-dimensional screen will make debut in the exhibition hall of Zhangjiajie Geopark which is under upgrading. It will depict the formation of Zhangjiajie landforms and bring the audience brand new interactive experiences. Chief of the program for upgrading said that the newly equipped five-dimensional screen not only fills the blank in this regard but also offers a vivid stage for promoting scientific knowledge in the formation of Zhangjiajie landforms. The chief remarked that being an excellent facility for scientific knowledge publicity, the five-dimensional screen is to enable the audience to experience the wandering in  outer space and witness the changes of Zhangjiejie during the 380 million years. Based on the technology of four-dimensional movie hall, the five-dimensional one realizes real-time interaction between the audience and screen characters via unique scenery decoration, advanced software technology and animation technology of three-dimensional graphics. Upon completion, visitors to Zhangjiajie are expected to truly experience its hoodoos, witness blowing, raining, sea of clouds, and sit in semi-recumbent seats rising, falling and shaking. Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the upcoming of the eighth “Culture Heritage Day”, the unveiling ceremony of the Zhangjiajie 2013 “Culture Heritage Day”–the national key culture relics protection unit is officially held in Shi yangping village, Wang jiaping county, Yongding district. Yu huaiming, member of the municipal standing committee and director of the propaganda administration, attends the ceremony and unveils the nameplate for the national key culture relics protection unit.Zhangjiajie has rich historic and cultural heritages, with seven national key culture relics protection units, nineteen provincial key culture relics protection units and 732 intangible cultural heritages. In this time, Sangzhi folk song is honored “Hunan’s top ten glamorous tangible cultural heritage project”, and lantern festival the national five famous festivals. Besides, Shi yan ping village, located in Zhangjiajie’s southeast border and selected as national key culture relics protection unit, is the place of China’s biggest Tujia Diao jiao building community, belonging to Hunan’s famous tourism village and provincial culture relics protection unit.On the ceremony, relevant leader reads out documents about setting Shi yanping ancient architecture complex as national seventh key culture relics protection unit, and conferring it “China’s Traditional Villages”, “Zhangjiajie Shi yanping Tujia Ecomuseum”.After the ceremony, the leaders present appreciate Tujia rammers’ work chants, picking tea leaves songs and other folk custom performances.Translated by Crystal

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"At the festival, people can hear clarion folk songs, witness national intangible cultural heritage "hanging dragon dance" pursuing Guinness world record, and watch the manned kite contest", Party Chief of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County Luo Jiannan introduced at the press conference for the June 6 Folk Song Festival and the Second Hunan-Guilin Ecological Art Festival to be held in Chengbu, Shaoyao City.Chengbu, one of the five Miao autonomous counties in China, is situated on the border between Hunan Province and Guangxi Province's Guilin City, known as "a strategic location in the Miao Territory and the end of south Hunan".Every year, local people in Chengbu celebrate the June 6 Folk Song Festival according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. Now in its fifteenth year, the festival is expected to see the contracting of over 50 key projects worth more than 2 billion yuan.In addition, celebrated dramatist and performer Huang Wanqiu, who starred as Liu San Jie (i.e. Third Sister Liu) in the musical movie "Liu San Jie", will join other ethnic singers in the June 6 Folk Song Festival.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Hunan’s annual fifth livestock fair–feed industry exposition, held by provincial agriculture office and provincial animal husbandry administration, is held in Changsha Hongxing fair center from May 31 to June 2.Nearly 30 business representatives from Zhangjiajie attend the fair. There are six exhibition stands from two districts and two counties, displaying local livestock and fishery products. During the fair, groups of people are teemed with Zhangjiajie’s stands. Changsha’s citizens and businessmen from many places think highly of Zhangjiajie’s local products, consulting, negotiating, ordering and purchasing. About 5,800RMB has been transacted by Sangzhi wildlife development company on the first day.Translated by Crystal

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The Wulong Mountains are a steep range in northwestern Hunan province that contains various topographies - stone forests, karst caves and waterfalls.More than 700 tree species, including about 20 rare varieties, cover the mountains. Some of Wulong's redwoods are more than 1,000 years old.Wulong was the lair of about 100,000 bandits before New China's founding in 1949. It was a battlefield and stage of many tragedies. Hikers have discovered human skulls and bullet casings in Baixiao Cave.TV series set in that period are also shot on the mountains, where the stories actually happened.Today, the mountains are serene, and 16 ethnic groups peacefully coexist on their slopes.They've created a melting pot of cuisines that are celebrated for peppery chicken and duck hotpots, double-cooked pork and crock-baked mushrooms.Most street snacks are made of rice, and the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups are particularly fond of rice tofu.IF YOU GOThe Wulong Mountains scenic site is open from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm daily.There are many buses operating between Jishou city and the mountains. Travelers can take Train No K267 from Beijing to Jishou, No 1607 from Shanghai to Jishou or No K503 from Guangzhou to Jishou.Wulong is 28 km from Phoenix Old Town.It's much cheaper to stay in hotels in the neighboring county than in the mountain area.It's not easy to find a campsite near the mountains.A cloud of mist over heavily forested Wulong Mountains. Wulong Mountains, Hunan Source: china.org.cn 

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According to the Red net, the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music will go to the public at ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Wulingyuan on August 31. On July 4, reporters heard from the official website of the activity that the organizing committee has basically confirmed 27 international country music teams from 27 counties all over the world competing on the stage. Some of the popular music personage are among the list, such as Prathibha Prahlad, a versatile Indian dancer who was rated being very innovative and crossing era, Yet. Malone, an International piano master as well as The German International Orchestra“Sound Factory”.Sponsored by Hunan Cultural Department, Hunan Tourism Department and Zhangjiajie Municipal People’s Government and Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment Limited Company, the music festival will be hosted by Ministry of Culture and Hunan Municipal People’s Government. The activity will aim at display and communicate diverse national country music, inherit and uphold country music arts, which will not only enhance the popularity and reputation of Zhangjiajie, but also promote the global ethnic culture and arts.It is known that the music week will last 5 days, when all the teams will put on tour performances at ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake, Rivers around 4 Gates, Laomo Bay, Tianzishan, Tianmenshan and Xibu Street. Two thematic campfire fires will be held on August 31 and September 2 respectively. On September 4, the closing ceremony will be on at the canyon grand theatre of Tianmenshan.Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week started in 2009 in biennial term. Up to now, it has been smoothly hosted for two times. Its success enhanced the cultural connotation of ZJJ World Natural Heritage, increase the cultural competitive power and propagate splendid Hunan as well as prospering Chinese image, becoming a milestone of the integrative development in Chinese tourism and cultural industry. Yewenzhi, the chief planner of the music festival, deputy to the National People’s Congress as well as the manager of Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment Limited Company said that he was working hard at turning Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week to a permanent international festival that people around the world yearn for it.By EmmaCome from 2011 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week

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