In the afternoon of 12 December, 2012, Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau held a conference for the activity of the 2013 Spring-Festival Tourism Gourmet Festival. And the managers of some of the bars here and the representatives from Zhangjiajie Tourist Association and Cuisine Association attended this conference.Accordingly, this festival, hosted by Zhangjiajie Municipal People’s Government, is a big celebration on culture, tour and commerce, and has the theme of Zhangjiajie Foods and Culture Tour. This activity will start on 15 December, 2012, and will last for three months to 15 March, 2013. This activity is held to strengthen the attraction of winter-season travel here, to cultivate a happy, auspicious, pleasing, and harmonious atmosphere for the spring festival tour so as to motivate the vitality of winter tour, and to boom the reputation of Zhangjiajie foods brands, and therefore to promote the reputation and influence of tour in Zhangjiajie.Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-12-15 22:53 View：1227

"Green always greets my eyes wherever I go, which is quite similar in Belgium. I've visited Hunan much more frequently than other provinces in China." Patrick Nijs, the Belgian ambassador to China, expressed his favorable impression on Hunan. Mr. Patrick Nijs is somewhat an old China hand, for he was the Belgian general consul in Shanghai and Hong Kong and married a Chinese woman. Nijs opined that Hunan and Belgium share great potential for cooperation, for Belgium has advantage in such industries as steel, machinery, non-ferrous metals and environmental protection. Additionally, its environmental technologies stay at the world advanced level, including energy conservation and environmental protection technology in construction and harmless disposal technology of wastes. To build a resource-conserving and environment-friendly society, Hunan can work with Belgium in various aspects. Mr. Patrick Nijs expected to promote the cooperation between Belgium and Hunan in clean energy and environment protection industry via the "Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Sustainable Development International Cooperation Forum" held in Changsha. Patrick NijsTranslator: Wu LirongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-12-15 22:26 View：1340

It is announced at the 2012 Seminar on Offshore Mineral Resources (Hunan) on December 14 that Hunan Weijin Investment Group will start a gold ore project in North Korea, making it the first Hunan enterprise to invest in North Korea. "North Korea is backward in infrastructure construction, so we can fulfill the requirements of mineral resources exploitation by offering technology and management support to the country's key projects like highways and hotels", said President of Hunan Weijin Investment Group Xia Juhua. He added that initially pumping 20 million US dollars into the gold ore project in North Korea, he is looking for collaborators to jointly exploit mineral resources like gold and rare earth at the seminar. According to Xia, the mineral right is within Unsan County of North Pyongan Province, and the estimated gold reserve volume is above 50 tons. To earn the right, the group has invested in the construction of Korea's first five-star hotel, which, with a planned height of 30 storeys, is expected to be completed in 2013.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-12-15 22:24 View：1541

On December 7th, hunan bureau of commodity price in its official website published a notice, said: the tickets price of zhangjiajie huanglong hole, baofeng lake will have a change in the middle of March, 2013.The tickets price of the huanglong hole will adjust 80 yuan/pax to 100 yuan/pax, BaoFeng lake from 74 yuan/pax to 96 yuan/pax.ZJJ Huanglong hole, Baofeng lake are famous scenic spots in zhangjiajie, located in the world natural heritage wulingyuan scenic spot, near the eastern end of wulingyuan scenic spot core. Huanglong hole is known as the world cave “all-around champion,” China’s most beautiful tourist cave, 2011 “famous Chinese trademark”; Baofeng lake is known as “human jade pool” , awarded the “China top ten charm tourism leisure lakes” .Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-14 13:45 View：2118

After finishing exploration, design, approval and a series of project prophase work, August 12th, Wulingyuan Yangjiajie passenger ropeway project started.ZJJ Yangjiajie passenger ropeway construction is a key construction project of zhangjiajie. In 2009, according to the city, the district government′s work plans, project was started substantive work, with a total investment of 170 million yuan, including cableway and station building 120 million yuan, 0.5 million yuan supporting facilities.After the completion of the project, it will get through the western fast channel in zhangjiajie scenic spot core, realizing reasonable core scenic tourist, alleviating the traffic pressure, thus to improve the traffic system, protect the natural ecological environment and promot the city tourism development.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-14 13:45 View：1320

In order to build a beautiful tourism environment for both domestic and international tourists and to successively improve the infrastructure construction and service facilities in the scenic spot, over a million yuan was invested to conduct the quality-promoting program in a full ground.Companying with the change in tourism system of Zhanjiajie, more and more tourists come and visit thus a continued promotion in the reception content and service quality of varied tourism infrastructure is required. Huanglong Cave, taking into consideration of the present situation, is renewing the old infrastructure and adding some service items for tourists’ rest and entertainment.On the orientation of not affecting tourists’ visit, Huanglong Cave chose the winter season, during which there are less tourists here, to carry on the quality-promoting program. The whole program will be undertaken in order and no influence will be on the reception of Huanglong Cave.Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-12-13 13:56 View：1235

The photographing contest named “Hunting for Zhangjiajie Snow Style” is to be undertaking, jointly hosted by the people’s government of Wulingyuan district, the Administrative Office of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, and the Baofeng Lake Resort on the orientation of attracting more photographing enthusiasts to come here and create more master works presenting the unparalleled landscape and culture and customs of Zhangjiajie.This contest started to invite candidates on the day of 12 December, 2012, and all national photographers are welcome. Personal information and a CV on photographing are required to submit to the organizing committee of the 2nd Baofeng Lake Cup Zhangjiajie Photographing Contest on Net. The contest will officially begin on a snowing day between 1 to 15 January, 2013 and will last for 5 days (the specified time will depends on the whether and will be officially publicized by the organizing committee).Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-12-13 13:55 View：1668

From January 5th, 2013, the price of manned tool price will have an adjustment.In ZJJ Park Huangshi village, ropeway ordinary one-way fares will have an adjustment for 65 yuan/pax, return price will change from 96 yuan/pax to 118 yuan/pax. Single, double fees will increase 11 yuan resources funds and 3 yuan transformation funds.Wulingyuan Tianzi mountain cableway will change from 52 yuan/pax, to 67 yuan/pax, including 11 yuan government resources fees, and 6 yuan transformation funds.The dragon Jacob’s ladder(ZJJ Bailong Elevator) with an adjustment for current 56 yuan/pax to 72 yuan/pax, including increasing 11 yuan government resources fees and 5 yuan transformation funds.Wulingyuan Ten miles gallery changes current 30 yuan/pax to 38 yuan/pax, double fees from 40 yuan/pax to 52 yuan/pax.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-13 13:50 View：1478