During Golden Week, domestic tourists made up 95 percent of the total volume of reception of Wulingyuan Resort. Relatively, foreign tourists had almost rarely been here during this period. After the crowded Golden Week, tourists from South Korean flooded in. Baofenghu Lake and Ten-Mile Gallery had a average daily reception of more than ten tour groups. The tide of South Korean tourists is supposed to arrive in the midmonth.Translated by Vincent Chou

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On October 12th, in the performance of “wing-suit king” of zhangjiajie tianmen mountain, the American athletes J Ray Corliss who regarded as “Wing-suit Snidget ” by Chinese audiences will return.In January this year, in Table mountain of South Africa, when he was wing-suit flying, Jeb had a collision with rock ridge, so he was injured. Although the injury has not healed, he was still actively prepared for the first wing-suit flight world championships.Last September, J Ray Corliss in its first flight failed, the second test successfully got through the zhangjiajie Tianmen cave, which gave a great surprise to the world.Translated by Sophia

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The news conference of the First Red Bull Wing-Suit Flying World Championship was held on October 9, 2012. J Ray Corliss, who flew through the master-day openings of Tianmen Mountainin Zhangjiajie last year, and was regarded as the strongest adventure sports home at present age, attended this conference together with other former contestants. Mr. Yuhuaimin, member of Standing Committee of Municipal Committee and minister of Organization Ministry of Zhangjiajie, was present at this conference as well.The championship is hosted by WWL and the Municipal People’s Government of Zhangjiajie, and is undertaking by the government of Yongding District, Tianmen Mountain Tour Limited Liability Company and Yihe Entertainment TMCI. The 16 contestants, from 9 countries such as the U.S.,Norwayand the U.K. and so on, will gather in Zhangjiajie and fight for the champion of wing-suit flying in the world. The first world records of empowered flight will emerge. The judges and other workers are fromAmerica,Finland,Germany,Canada, etc. Soon a visual grand banquet will impress the world!Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-10-11 23:27 View：1456

The 2012 Red Bull Wing-Suit Flying World Championship is going to running from October 12 to14 inTianmenMountain, Zhangjiajie. The information from Zhangmin, one of the members of organizing committee, suggests that all the arrangement work has been ready.This Championship is the one the largest in scale, the most difficult in flight, the highest in risk, and the strict in contestants’ skills till now. Soon 16 contestants from 10 different countries will perform in this contest. Hold your breath!Translated by Vincent Chou

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Recently, the list of the third batch nonmaterial cultural heritage in Zhangjiajie which consists of 10 items has been passed and publicized by Zhangjiajie Government.This batch is with high value of history, culture and art. For instance, “Zhangjiajie Sanxiaguo Hot-Pot”( Tujia Nationality Sanxiaguo Hot-Pot), listing in the food item, is made of three main raw materials so that it is named “Sanxia Hot-Pot”( San in Chinese means “three”.) It is originated from a essential dish “Mix Dish” for Tujia soldiers before they go to the battlefield in 1555 (Ming Dynasty). It is regarded as one of the most historical and cultural dishes in Zhangjiajie and now is very popular. Besides, Nuowu Dance from the town of Sangzhi has been in the list of dances. It began in Shang Dynasty and thrived in Ming and Qing Dynasty, featured with its elegant, classic and reserve style as well as its borrowing from Baishou Dance (Waving Hands Dance), Lanterns Dance, Tima Saint Song and other folk skills like Kongfu, Cheche Light and Horse Light, etc. It is considered as the “living fossil” of Tujia Witches’ culture (WuNuo Culture).Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-10-11 23:25 View：1630

Jeb Corliss , American skydiver and base jumper turns up in Changsha on Oct.9, 2012.16 world-class wingsuit pilots from nine countries. The first World Wingsuit Flying Championship is scheduled to be held at the steep peaks and dangerous valleys of Tianmen Mountain during October 12-14. Sponsored by the World Wingsuit Alliance, this competition will give birth to the first world record for unpowered human flight.Sixteen of the world's top wingsuit pilots from nine countries will take off one after another from a vertical cliff some 1,400 meters above sea level. The course takes a sharp right into the valleys and the turns back again. After passing the end of the cableway through Tianmen Mountain, they will release their parachutes before finally landing on a twisting mountain road. The fastest pilot to complete the course will be awarded the title "Wingsuit Flying King". The global sports authority has been invited to witness this world record.  Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-10-11 23:05 View：1614

“The first destination of my traveling here impressed me so so much after arriving.” Mr. Li said, “I used to think that Zhangjiajie was only famous for its green mountains and clear waters never realizing it has such a touching and romantic story as The Love Story of a Woodman and a Fox Fairy which also matched with so much beautiful music.”In the night of National Day, Mr. Li, a tourist from Beijing, was deeply touched by The Love Story of a Woodman and a Fox Fairy with Tianmen Mountian and its tranquil valley as the background. Mr. Li enjoys traveling as well as searching for culture and music of deep indigenous colors. “The atmosphere grasped me at the right beginning. It’s like a crowd from different areas, sitting and listening to an interesting story.” Mr. Li said, “I was wondering I was already back to the Tianqiao Theater in ancient Beijing. So familiar!”What is traveling for? Mr. Li believes that it is for cultures. He said that the Forbidden City and Badaling both hold their popularity for recordsof abundant and heavy history. He wishes Zhangjiajie will have more cultural products like The Love Story of a Woodman and a Fox Fairy which really sheds light on the culture and custom here and makes traveling worthy!Translated by Vincent Chou

News 2012-10-10 23:24 View：2387

This year golden week, zhangjiajie JinBian stream scenic spot did the following several aspects to realize safety and satisfaction.1, flow stability, road smooth. Scenic area along the line section decorated with duty police and audit staff, especially in hot spots and wild monkey haunt areas, timely adviced and guided the tourists to reduce retention time, preventing congestion.2, Clean road without visual pollution. Scenic spots with no traffic tools, completely by hand to clean up the road. Walking with cheek by jowl greatly affected the speed and increased difficult backpac. Junk transporting personnel worked far into the night every day, not to let a bag of rubbish in the scenic spot for the night.3, 24 hours on duty to make sure visitors safety. To cope with the situation that passengers came back home late, scenic spot in advance prepared for each lighting flashlight, convenient and timely for escorting tourists.4, Responsive, solving the problem of visitors timely.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-10-10 23:23 View：1363