Zhangjiajie,a nominee of “Urban Internet Image List 2012”,is one in three Hunan cities who crowned this reputation.The latest statistics jointly issued by Xinhua net,Urban Environment and Development Research Institution of Chinese Academy of Social Science,Internet Science Research Center of Wuhan University and China Internet Network Information Center made this message authoritative.There are in total 60 cities on this list,including Shenzhen,Nanjing,Zhangjiajie,etc.Through years of continuous development and improvement,Zhangjiajie has received wide confirmation.As a wellknown tourism city ,Zhangjiajie has taken a patch of methods to improve its brand reputation.First of all, the network tourism propaganda of Avadar made a difference.Secondly,Cartoon Mayor speaks for Zhanjgiajie International Country Music Week as well as the Director General in Straw acts in Zhangjiajie version Gangnam Style.Those measures greatly promoted the cognition degree and brand reputation of Zhangjiajie city all around the world.As an important external propaganda portal,Zhangjiajie Online actively fulfill its role in promotion,and creates a favorable media environment for city economy and tourism. Hereby,Zhangjiajie Online received “Governmental Affairs Micro Blog–CCTV Most Popular of the year of 2012” on 30th,Jan,2013.By report,the 60 nominees are going to to have a fierce competition to run for the “Top Ten Images”,“Governmental Affairs Micro Blog Models”awards.By Aileen

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Favorable news from China southern state the flights have increased from Nanjing to Zhangjiajie.Hereby,it facilitates passengers to aboard daily flight between the two cities.It is the airbus-320 that will fly missions and ensure passengers have flights everyday. Following is the details.Nanjing-Zhangjiajie: CZ3926, launches at 23:15 and arrives at 0:55 morrow morning;Zhangjiajie-Nanjing: CZ3925, launches at 20:55 and arrives at 22:25.By report, booking tickets ahead can enjoy the lowest preferential price 280RMB (excluding tax).By Aileen

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The City of Changsha debuted a tourism logo design competition on May 9, inviting entires from all over the world by July 30, 2013. All entries should capture the essence of Changsha's tourism culture, be invitiong,expressive,and aesthetically appealing;A concise design, a clear theme, and a full presentation of a "Happy Changsha" tourism image are required;Each design should be distinctive and instantly recognizable, and must perform well its symbolic duties and lend itself to bothblack-and-white,and color printing; Both computer-made and hand-drawn logos are eligible. A brief statement (no more than 300 characters) explaining the meaning behind the design should be included with a font design for "Happy Changsha" in Chinese and English; Line art, gouache, and watercolor painting can be used to create city landmarks (including Changsha new station of Wuhan-Changsha Passenger Dedicated Line, Orange Isle, Autumn-admiring Pavilion, Yuelu Mountain, Tianxin Pavilion, andYuelu Academy). All submissions will be judged to select 100 works for the second round evaluation. The 10 second-round winners will go on to the final round, where winners will be awarded cash prizes from 50 thousand yuan to 5 thousand yuan: first prize (1 awarded): 50 thousand yuan; second prize (2 awarded): 10 thousand yuan; third prize (3 awarded): 5 thousand yuan.Translator: Liu FenSource:enghunan.gov.cn 

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On 29th April, Morning News ,one of the well-known CCTV news channel has broadcast a piece of news which lasting 6minutes and 33seconds .This report focuses on the Tujia poem culture in Shiyaping village, Yongding District,Zhanjiajie.Located in the southeast border of Zhangjiajie, Shiyaping village is the largest site of Tujia stilted buildings in China。Also, it is a famous tourism village and provincial-rank cultural relic protection site. In 2013, this village was listed on China’s traditional villages thus rated as Zhangjiajie’s shining cultural diamond.Shiyaping village possesses not only the ancient stilted buildings also the historical water-powered rollers, waterwheels and old-fashioned fried workshops. Poem in Tujia is filled with their special characteristics and historical feelings. The daily life, spring farming and affairs between young men and ladies are the main topics of their poems. Tujia people in Shiyaping village can create poems whenever and wherever, even the nonagenarians. Making poems has already one part of their life and passes on from generation to generation. CCTV has comprehensively broadcast it on 29th morning.It helps to reveal the mysterious and traditional beauty of Tujia culture to people all around the world.By Aileen

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According to news from China philatelic portal, China Post will officially release the first set of the“Beautiful China” regular stamps on May 19th–China Tourism Day. Stamp values of the first set stamp include 80 cents, 80cents, 1.2RMB, 1.2RMB, 1.5 RMB and 3RMB.A insider points that as Zhangjiajie’s splendid natural scenery and folk customs have been accepted by tourists both from home and abroad, the entry of Zhangjiajie’s landform scenery to this set stamp will play an important role in promoting, recommending and displaying Zhangjiajie.Regular stamps serves for “National Card”, displaying the country’s culture and features characterized with wide usage, strong utilitarianism of their par values and long usage periodicals. Besides, Zhangjiajie has introduced a serial of stamps such as postcard, tourism passport and individual post. This little calling card is favorable to promoting Zhangjiajie’s popularity and reputation.Translated by Crystal

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The installation of glass curtain wall of Dahan Hilton Complex, the key project of Zhuzhou City, is underway. The curtain wall project will be completed by July this year, and the entire project is expected to be finished by the end of the year. Hilton Hotel is scheduled to open early next year, according to Cai Jing, general engineer of Dahan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. on May 7th.Dahan Hilton Complex is a multi-function architecture consisting of apartment, business premise, restaurant, office and hotel, with a total construction area of over 267,000 square meters.  The Hilton Hotel building is 158 meters high, the tallest one in Zhuzhou. The hotel has a total of 36 floors, with offices on the 7th to 20th floors and Hilton Hotel rooms on the 21st to 36th floors. Source: enghunan.gov.cnTranslator: Xie Runchao

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On the first day of the May Day holiday, the Miao people in Fenghuang Ancient Town performed "Tiaohua" dance in the culture square to welcome tourists. The cultural activity themed with Happy Xiaoxiang & Folk Fenghuang is held in Fenghuang, Hunan Province. According to the host, from May 1 through the end of July tourists can enjoy such featured local cultural activities as the Fenghaung Wenchadeng Drama and the Miao Flower Drum Dance in Fenghuang.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource:enghunan.gov.cn

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It is universally known that many minorities harmoniously live in Zhangjiajie.Each of them has their own traditions and unique features. There is a story about Battle Drum Dance in Bai culture.Long long ago,Bai Nationality in Sangzhi,Zhangjiajie were in disadvantaged position,thus Bai people made efforts to improve and strengthen their position by learning martial arts.Gradually,this kind of martial arts was evolved into dance. Women and men usually danced together and past this tradition on from generation to generation .When dancing, the dancer holds a long stick with a length of about 2 meters.Both tips of the stick are as big as a bowl,but its middle part is very suitable for clench. Being bold and unconstrained,Bai people prefer to dancing whenever and wherever if pleased.And the dance movements are of variety.There are mimics of monkeys climbing,rabbits glaring at the moon,warriors waving sword and so on.During the plough period,Bai people can dance Battle Drum dance with any farm tools in hand.People in Bai nationality,not only men,also women join Battle Drum dances to celebrate festival ceremonies. In Bai culture,Battle Drum dance embodies vitality and purity.What is more,Battle Drum dance in Bai nationality has became Hunan’s intangible cultural heritage and earns more national reputation and attention.By Aileen

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