To better exploit the tourism market in North Americaand attract more guests from there to ZJJ, a symposium has been held between ZJJ and the American tourism market in the afternoon on Nov.9th.In the symposium, constructive suggestions on exploiting North American market through tourism industry of ZJJ have been posed by over ten American professors. In the meantime, representatives of tourism bureau of ZJJ city gave a brief introduction of our city to participants. Moreover, American travel agencies appreciate beautiful scenery in ZJJ very much and look forward to strengthen cooperation on tourism with ZJJ.Recent years, more and more tourists from North Americahave traveled to ZJJ with reputation and popularity of ZJJ rising up. More than 8500 American tourists have travelled to ZJJ from the start of this year to now. Now, official English website especially servicing for North Americatourists is setting up by tourism bureau of ZJJ.By Brenda

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Zheng Yaping, investigator of Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau headed the tourism marketing team to Zhengzhou City of Henan Province on November 13. They participate in the promotion conference of winter tourism products themed "taking a high-speed railway, appreciating autumn leaves, viewing snow". More than two hundred workers from tourism administrative departments of Zhengzhou and surrounding areas, tourism businessmen and reporters attended the conference. At the promotion, the team demonstrated the fabulous scenery and colorful folk customs of Zhangjiajie, the World Natural Heritage, by means of video, pictures and words, and promoted its abundant tourism resources and achievements.Mr. Zheng elaborated on the winter discount policies of Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Cave and Baofeng Lake for tourists by high-speed railway. From November 20, 2012 to February 28, 2013, those who travel to Changsha and then Zhangjiajie by high-speed railway will enjoy discounted tickets for the places mentioned above at 160 yuan/person, 45 yuan/person and 40 yuan/person respectively with their high-speed railway ticket (valid within five days) and ID cars.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On November 13th morning, the guests of splendid China tourism association 2012 annual meeting came to visit the wulingyuan huanglong hole, and give the high evaluation to the resources and reception facilities of huanglong cave.Huanglong hole in the rural idyll ecological square, guests of annual meeting walked through rural path, producing strong interest in cattle, farmhouse, waterwheel of the ecological square. And carefully asking zhangjiajie tujia folk and tujia housing characteristics, meanwhile showing admiration to the layout and design of the whole ecological square and the reappearance of tujia folk culture. In huanglong hole, the convention guests asked for details of the resources protection measures of the karst cave and praised the rare stalagmite of huanglong cave.As we have learned, the guests of splendid China tourism association 2012 annual meeting came from 68 travel agencies all over the country. They investigated to the landscape resources, tour facilities, entertainment products, reception facilities, etc about 5 days. Choosing zhangjiajie to held the annual meeting, for zhangjiajie was worth visiting.Translated by Sophia

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The world-known American magzine “Time” has announced 25 best creations worldwide of 2012 in November monthly. Luckily, the flying match with wing suit hosted in Tianmen Mountain of ZJJ is listed as one of the best creations.From October 13th to 18th, a newly founded World Wing Suit Alliance hosted the global wing setting flying championship for the first time in Tianmen Mountain. Speed contest with high difficulty was going on within the famous Tianmen hole with contestants from 9 countries and regions all over the world participating in. This contest aroused broad attention from global medium including CNN, BBC and so on.Wing setting flying sport is famous for its high danger coefficient and difficulty and is deemed as the highest level of extreme sports. At present, the number of wing setting flying contestants is less than hundreds. Thus, no competitive world contest has been hosted until the host of wing suit flying match in ZJJ Tianmen Mountain.By Brenda

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The Hunan delegates attending the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (NCCPC) Jiang Yimin, Chen Junwen, Xiang Lili, Huang Lanxiang and Ma Yong received an interview on November 10. They stated that some green development ideas are inspiring, such as "Promoting green development, cyclic development and low carbon development", "Constructing a beautiful China" and "Building a Green Hunan" in particular. During the interview, the delegates expressed the same understanding of green development idea. Changing the development mode aims to make people benefit achievements of developing green Hunan. "We can't pursue GDP at the cost of green environment, nor can we only protect the environment without development." By the end of 2020, Hunan strives to realize forest coverage of above 57%, the forest storage volume of more than 500 million cubic meters and the urban greening coverage rate of 40%. Hunan in this year revealed "Outline of Developing Green Hunan", which set a blueprint of green Hunan in the future. "Green" has become a clearer development theme. Translator: Wang Rong Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, in the rainy, was pure, fresh and quiet, with cloud and mist hung over laminated mountains. For a while, it covered seclusion to peak, then it liked in a sight, the crowd with all sorts of color raincoats and umbrellas became the most beautiful scenery, which looked as if jumpy note in the scroll painting landscape. In the rainy day, coming to zhangjiajie has a distinctive flavor. Learned from Zhangjiajie national forest park tickets bureau,By the end of November 9th,The ticket number reached 1,282,900 passengers, and passengers source type is mainly large team train and charter, and overseas visitors increased.Translated by Sophia

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To better develop tourism market in North America, attract more north American guests to zhangjiajie, zhangjiajie tourism administration invited more than 10 tourism marketing experts and media people who engaged in the traveling development in the United States, to come to zhangjiajie for investigation. November 9th, afternoon, the two sides held the zhangjiajie tourism market forum with the United States.In recent years, as the rising popularity and reputation of zhangjiajie, attracting more and more north American guests to come to zhangjiajie. According to the tourism department datas, so far this year has been 8500 American tourists to zhangjiajie. City tourism bureau also specially established north American tourists official web sites in English.On the occasion of the symposium, more than 10 American experts in view of the insufficiency and the difficulty of current zhangjiajie tourism development in north American market, put forward more than 30 opinions and the suggestion. Such as, tourism resources, infrastructure construction, tourism, and so on. These included replacing of guide megaphone, setting multilingual identification card, increasing the professional English tour guide, and paying attention to individual traveler of north American market. In the end, promoting zhangjiajie tourism construction.Translated by Sophia

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With the long-term efforts of Party Committee, Government as well as the Bureau of Land and Resources of Cili County and other concerning departments, ZJJ Cili County has managed the application for the reputation of “China spa town”. It was officially authorized by the judging panel of the hot-spring paradise of China and the Sample Flat of Geothermal Energy Development and Utilization as the Hot-Spring Paradise of China. The result has been publicized on the website of the Ministry of Land and Resources and the ceremony of name-board awarding is just around the corner.Accordingly, the success of application will bring tremendous economic interests to the county’s economic development since Cili will develop the tourism resources in a full round under the theme of hot spring, which will open a new page for the implementation of the strategy of developing the county through tourism and industry.Translated by Vincent Chou

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