Located in the Suo riverside, Xibu Street rises to fame right from its opening. Now, it has entered the final sprint phase for the creating of a national 3A scenic spot.Xibu Street, a unique compound tourism commercial pedestrian street in China, specializing in overwater bar, Chinese special snacks, folks of western Hunan and so on.Last September, Xibu Street successfully undertook the second Hunantourism commodity exposition. This January, it is marked as a “Hunan tourism shopping demonstration”. This year, on May, 16th,Xibu Street opened to the public officially. The whole street is based on the local custom of Tujia and Miao nationality in western Hunan. It is self-evident that the street is a perfect combination of those two kinds of local customs, and also a fully presentation of intangible cultural heritage.Since its coming out, Xibu Streetis praised to be the first cheerful old street and a tourism cultural collection of Wulingyuan scenic spot that cannot be duplicated.Translated by Becky

News 2012-08-31 09:00 View：1634

Promoting hunan culture, thus to inherit beauty of SanXiang. On the morning of August 28th, “splendid embroidery of HuNan —— 2012 The art performance of Hunan world heritage sites and scenic spots ” was held in XiangXi grand theatre of WuLingYuan.Nearly 30 world heritage site units from all over the province, has given a rich and wonderful performance report. Through judgements of expert, “Chasing Love for zhangjiajie” program which from XiangXi grand theatre won the “special contribution award” in the literature and art joint performance. At the same time, more than 20 programs from other units got the first,second and third prize as well as “best planning award”, “best performing award”and so on.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-08-30 08:56 View：1167

In order to improve water quality of the Xiangjiang River, Changsha has vigorously implemented water resource management regulations since January 1, 2012. The regulations prohibit breeding farms to discard untreated livestock manure into rivers, reservoirs, pools, and irrigation canals; to dump, store or bury various wastes on shoaly lands and bank slopes; to empty residues, carcasses, pollutants, toxic or hazardous contaminants into waters and to catch and kill underwater animals with explosives or poison. In addition, 123 sand and gravel plants were dismantled in response to the city's restriction on gravel mining. Translator: Guo Yan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-08-30 08:11 View：1108

As the registration of Wandong Agricultural Machinery Co. Ltd in Cambodia, the going-out strategy of Zhangjiajie started from scratch.Over the years, there was no Zhangjiajie corporation invested in enterprise overseas. This year, when doing market investigation, Zhongchang Trading Company of Zhangjiajie found that Cambodia had a large demand for agricultural machinery and agricultural products processing machinery. Therefore, Zhongchang trading company decided to invest one million dollars to establish Wandong agricultural machinery co. ltd, and developed 128 commercial agents for sales promotion in Cambodia. At present, business activities of Wandong Agricultural Machinery Co. Ltd are carried out orderly and smoothly.Translated by Becky

News 2012-08-29 08:13 View：1207

Recently the final selection result of Hunan Project of Artworks on Major Historical Themes was announced after two years' examination. One hundred and twenty-six pieces of works were shown at the "Artistic Hunan-2012 Changsha Exhibition" held at Hunan Exhibition Hall on August 28. Among them, 78 works will be on display at the "Exhibition of Hunan Project of Artworks on Major Historical Themes" held at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution on September 11. Retired veteran cadres Liu Fusheng, Wang Keying, Vice President of the Chinese Writers Association (CWA) Tan Tan attended the opening ceremony. Jointly organized by the China Artists Association, the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the Hunan Federation of Literature & Arts Circles and the Art Circles of Hunan Province, the project emphasized exploration of red historical resources of Hunan themed on major historical events, prestigious historical and cultural figures, folk customs & situation and historical changes. A galaxy of national and provincial outstanding artists created a group of thematic art works to support the project, and the selected ones would be collected by the organizers and the Art Gallery of Hunan Province. Translator: Zhang Minsi Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-08-29 08:07 View：1300

The development program of LongFeng terrace tourism scenic area in ZJJ is the key construction project in YongDing district, during the economic development of “The twelfth five-year plan”. It is located in the LuoShui village area with the frame of ” the township of national culture and art. The project including the town of the LongFeng, DaMing, MaAnShan, and Spring mountain national forest park scenic area. The whole project is estimatted with a total investment of about 100 million yuan RMB.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-08-28 14:19 View：1432

Have you ever been to the dwelling of Tujia people? Then have you ever seen the “dripping bed”? Here, you may be startled by it.Dripping bed, a domestic furniture of Tujia people, does not mean that the bed drips. Actually, it is given the name because the bed has the bed eaves similar to that of a house. In unmarried young people’s view, it shines with blissfulness and symbolizes a dream to bright future life.An incarnation of happiness. Dripping bed is made for newly-married couples. Its shape similar to a drop of water indicates the essence of life portending endless growth. Thus it is also called the bed of “bearing children”.Beauty messenger. Dripping bed exacts virtuosity and painstaking work to complete a bed. It is caved with various patterns such as “the Eight Fairies”, “Twin bliss”, “a golden harvest”, lifelike to feast on our eyes. From these designs, the host’s longing for happiness and beauty wells up.A combination of wisdom and hardworking, dripping bed startles your eyes with its exceptional beauty.By Crystal

News 2012-08-28 14:17 View：1272

In order to mark the 30 anniversary of the establishment of National Forest Park in China, the Press Conference on the 2012 International Forest Conservation Section in ZJJ has taken place in Changsha on August 22. Many officials in related institutions have attended the conference.As the first National Forest Park in China, ZJJ National Forest Park will hold the 2012 International Forest Conservation Section in ZJJ on September 19 to 20, which will be sponsored by State Forestry Bureau and People’s Government of Hunan province as well as the People’s Government of ZJJ. At the some time, the activity has set the topic “walk into the forest park, enjoy natural beauty, inherit ecological civilization”.Translated by Crystal

News 2012-08-27 14:13 View：1311