ZJJ Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie revealed that the spot received over 15,000 tourists from home and abroad on the very first day of New Year Holidays of 2013, an increase of 65.3% compared with the same period of last year.Overseas tourists accounted for 30% of the total tourists,with more than 200 visiting the Giant Salamander Biotechnology Museum of Zhangjiajie.On the same day, the reception work of the scenic area stayed in good order. No effective complaint was made by any tourists.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On January 8, the Culture & Art Committee of the China Chamber of International Commerce Hunan Chamber of Commerce (CCICHCC) was launched in Changsha, aiming to promote international communication and cooperation in Hunan's cultural industry. Provincial leaders and some veteran comrades including Xiao Yayu, Shen Ruiting, Yu Haichao, Luo Haifan, Yan Yongsheng, Tang Zhixiang, Luo Guiqiu and Wang Tingming attended the launching ceremony. Jointly initiated by over fifty famed culture and art enterprises in Hunan Province, the Culture & Art Committee of CCICHCC involves such industries as culture, art, sports, news, jewelry and auction. At the launching ceremony, paintings of oil painters like Liao Shiliang, Liu Yeqing, Xiang Wenwen and Yin Ni were exhibited. Representatives from international cultural organizations like American Federation of Musician and Art En Voyage also exchanged ideas with Hunan artists on the spot. Translator: Yin Xiaodong Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The longest glass bridge and highest bungee jumping platform on the planet--innovations that "shocked" the world--are both found at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic area, a World Natural Heritage site. With an annual increase of 30% in tourist reception capacity, it has leaped to national 4A level status within a few years and has now become the highlight of the Zhangjiajie East Line Tour. On January 8, scenic area staff reported that they received nearly 659,000 tourists from home and abroad in 2012, a growth of over 30% from the previous year. The scenic area continues strive towards perfecting tour routes, boat tours, parking lots and other reception facilities.   Meanwhile, it utilizes its geographic advantages to further enrich the tourism experience, with the construction of the world's highest and longest glass bridge (an investment of 200 million yuan) now entering the crucial stage. Polls show that over 93% of visitors to the Grand Canyon in 2012 had a "great experience", and it has been voted as one of the Netizens Ten Best Cultural Scenic Spots. Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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According to the news from Xinhuanet on 26 December, 2012, China Information Study and Promotion Website recently has publicized recommendation and the result of integrated influence evaluation of China’s excellent sub government’s websites of 2012, joint by the United Industrial and Informational Electronic Science & Technology Institution and so on. As the evaluation suggests, Zhangjiajie of China, i.e. www.zjj.gov.cn, has been declared as the indigenous government’s website of 2012.Translated by Vincent Chou

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1, Tourist visa: one type of visas. Some countries issue visas to tourists, which is what we call “tourist visa”. It features short staying period, about 30 days in general, 90 days at most, no extension of maturity. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to work, nor do anything that is irrelevant to tourism in that place.2, Visa-free: It means no visa is required from one country to another. One can stay there for 7 days to 6 months. And it is generally bilateral.3, Landing visa: One can go to another country without a visa, but he should take passport and entry license issued by related offices of destination country to issue a visa after reaching the country’s port. This visa is usually unilateral. It would be better for Proposer to get in touch with the embassy of that destination country in advance. Avoid acting  blindly, so as not to fail to obtain the visa on arrival.4, Schengen visa: according to the Schengen Agreement, its member states issue uniform visas to short-term stayers. Once gaining the schengen visa, one is approved of traveling freely in all of the member countries within the valid period.5, Interregional visa: It is a kind of visa that one applies in non-nationality located countries, or the third counties visa. Nowadays, many countries permit interregional visa. There is a high success rate of applying for it, under the circumstances of one learns the visa policies of every destination country related to his traveling lines beforehand.Translated by Becky

News 2013-01-10 09:47 View：1124

With the approach of the Spring Festival holiday, many Chinese are choosing to purchase "nianhuo," or basic goods and necessities for the holiday, in non-traditional ways. The festival, which begins on Feb. 10 this year, serves as an important occasion for family reunions, as well as marks the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year. Purchasing meat, clothing and other ingredients and gifts is a common tradition for the festival. "In the 1980s, special markets for such goods would be set up prior to the festival," said Zhang Zongren, a resident of Quwo county in north China's Shanxi province. However, changing customs and attitudes have led many Chinese to purchase necessities in different ways or replace them entirely, said Li Yongchong, an expert at the Shanxi Provincial Academy of Social Sciences. More families are choosing to have their traditional New Year's Eve dinner in restaurants instead of cooking at home, reducing the need to purchase such goods. While supermarkets supply ready-made delicacies and imported goods for the festival, an increasing number of shoppers are choosing to buy "nianhuo" online. Taobao, China's biggest online retailer, launched a special "nianhuo" website one month ahead of the festival to meet demand from online shoppers. Goods sold on the site range from local delicacies to travel packages for those who wish to leave their hometowns during the holiday. Source: Xinhua

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The Promotion Conference of New Tourism Products themed "Coming into Happy Changsha" & 10th Anniversary Celebration of Changsha Association of Travel Services was held on the afternoon of January 8. Introduced at the conference were the recent new achievements, new scenic areas and new products of Changsha tourism. The promotion focused on 13 scenic areas, including the "5A"-class Yuelu Mountain & Orange Isle Scenic Areas, Huitang International Tourist Resort and Dawei Mountain National Ecotourism Demonstration Area. In addition, new one-day and two-day tours of Changsha and 14 new tourist routes were introduced, marking the prelude to the 2013 "Happy Changsha" tourism promotion. The Interim Measures on Promotion and Market Expansion of New Tourism Products of Changsha City will be unveiled this year, motivating Changsha travel agencies to provide more reception services, promoting new tourism packages and city tour routes, and attracting more tourists from at home and abroad. Translator: Zhang Minsi Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-01-09 09:34 View：885

At the beginning of the New Year, good news was released by ZJJ Wulingyuan Tourist Administration: two special spots–ZJJ Giant Salamander Science and Technology Museum and Xibu Street were officially authorized as national AAA  scenic spots. In this way, Wulingyuan owns 3 national AAA scenic spots up to now.Since 2012, ZJJ Giant Salamander Science and TechnologyMuseum and Xibu Street have upgraded their hardware and software construction in different fields vigorously, firmly in line with Scenic Spot Quality Grade Division and Evaluation. According to incomplete statistics, both of these two ZJJ scenic spots received more than 300,000 home and abroad tourists in 2012.Translated by Becky

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