News 2012-06-14 22:06 View：5031

Xu Shousheng （R）, provincial governor of Hunan, talks with Rock Hsu, president of Taiwan Federation of Industry, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, June 12, 2012. A meeting was held on Tuesday here to promote Hunan-Taiwan economic and trade cooperation.Xu Shousheng, provincial governor of Hunan, speaks at the meeting, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, June 12, 2012. A meeting was held on Tuesday here to promote Hunan-Taiwan economic and trade cooperation.The 8th Hunan-Taiwan Trade Exchange Fair is held in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, June 12, 2012. The meeting was held on Tuesday here to promote Hunan-Taiwan economic and trade cooperation.Chiang Pin-kung, chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation （SEF）, speaks at the meeting, in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, June 12, 2012. A meeting was held on Tuesday here to promote Hunan-Taiwan economic and trade cooperation.Source:Xinhua

News 2012-06-13 14:20 View：1111

The journey from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing is going to cut its time in half,namely simply 4hs is needed.On 11, June,It is reported  that the huge suspension bridge over Lishui River in Zhangjiajie succeeds in closure.This huge suspension bridge located in the connection between Yongding district and Yongshun district in Zhangjiajie at a length of 856m in main span,applies a single-span steel truss structure. The huge suspension bridge with 1194.2m in whole length and 24.5m in width across the valley of Lishui River .Its altitude difference is 400m from the bridge to the valley bottom.By report, the Lishui River huge suspension bridge is merely second to Aizhai huge suspension bridge in Hunan province.Once the bridge open to traffic, from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing will halve the journey.Translated by Aileen 

News 2012-06-12 21:37 View：5884

Hunan Provincial Museum will be closed from June18, 2012 to the end of 2015 for renovations.The new museum is designed by the world-known architect Arata Isozaki. With "Great Prosperity of Dongting Lake" as the inspiration of design, the general layout is symmetrical, dignified and united with three halls, integrating Hunan culture, Chinese traditional culture and modern culture into one.After the reconstruction and expansion, the museum will cover an area of over 70,000 square meters and the number of visitors will arrive to 2.5 million to 3 million annually. It will become an important window for showing Hunan history and culture, and a new cultural landmark of Changsha City.Entrance of Hunan Provincial Museum.A bird-view design sketch of the new museum from the west side.Translator: Wang RongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-06-11 22:26 View：1388

Shentangwan is located Tianzishan Scenic Area,Also is an important part of the world's natural heritage.

News 2012-06-11 21:42 View：3826

News 2012-06-10 22:22 View：5877

Photo taken on June 11, 2012 shows the Lishui Bridge in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. The closure of the 400 meters high Lishui River Bridge which was a critical joint of Zhangjiajie-Huayuan Highway finished on Monday. It would only take 4 hours rather than 8 hours to drive from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing after the open of the highway.Photo taken on June 11, 2012 shows the Lishui Bridge in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province. The closure of the 400 meters high Lishui River Bridge which was a critical joint of Zhangjiajie-Huayuan Highway finished on Monday. It would only take 4 hours rather than 8 hours to drive from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing after the open of the highway.(Xinhua/Ming Xing)Workers work on the Lishui Bridge in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, June 11, 2012. The closure of the 400 meters high Lishui River Bridge which was a critical joint of Zhangjiajie-Huayuan Highway finished on Monday. It would only take 4 hours rather than 8 hours to drive from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing after the open of the highway.(Xinhua/Ming Xing)Workers work on the Lishui Bridge in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan Province, June 11, 2012. The closure of the 400 meters high Lishui River Bridge which was a critical joint of Zhangjiajie-Huayuan Highway finished on Monday. It would only take 4 hours rather than 8 hours to drive from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing after the open of the highway.(Xinhua/Ming Xing)Source:Xinhua

News 2012-06-10 22:22 View：1646

What is love? Love is a bunch of verdant saxifrages in Cuicui's dream.Cuicui is the heroine in Biancheng，a book written by Shen Congwen，a notable Chinese writer , is the closest literary work to the Nobel Prize in Literature in the mainland,also called The border town.The border town illustrates a pure love tragedy with Xiangxi local characteristics.Herein,the saxifrage serves as a love symbol in this story,beautiful and sad. Saxifrage is a common wild plant in Western Hunan，grows in the wet and dark places，especially in the cracks of the stone．This kind of perennial herbs with showy pentamerous flowers and often with basal tufted leaves.Most surprising is the shape of its leaves looks like a heart，and it is the reason why Shen uses this plant to symbolize Cuicui's love.In Xiangxi ,a girl usually used to pick a bunch of saxifrages and give to her favored boy. For verdant saxifrages symbolizing the vigor ,vitality and lasting love ,young people in Xiangxi are fond of it.When saxifrages spreading around the ground,the heart-like leaves anywhere come into your eyes,you will be amazed at the fabulous love paradise.Each year in May to August is the blossom season for saxifrages.Not only the cultural symbol saxifrages possess ,but also the ornamental and medical value.Sourced and translated by Aileen

News 2012-06-10 22:19 View：1756