The nation's largest and most influential tourist event - the 2012 China Tourism Day - will open on May 19 in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province.Located in the northwest of Hunan, Zhangjiajie is China's first national forest park and also a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site and a world geopark.Top leaders from the National Tourism Administration and several other ministries as well as senior officials from the Hunan provincial government will be present at the event.Also kicking off on the same day will be the Tourism Investment Fair, a part of the seventh Central China Expo, which is to be held in several locales in Hunan from May 18 to 20.Government officials as well as experts and business representatives from tourism companies and financial institutions will be in attendance at the Tourism Investment Fair, where they can learn about the latest tourism projects in central China that require investment.Zhangjiajie's Sunny Hotel will host the two events.The Sunny Hotel, funded by an investment of 600 million yuan from Hunan Investment Holdings Ltd, is a five-star hotel that can offer services for both sightseeing and business tourists.Covering a land area of more than 6 hectares and a floor space of more than 800,000 square meters, it has comprehensive facilities for lodging, conference and exhibition.It has more than 500 luxurious rooms for guests, a 1,000-sq-m dining area, a 1,200-sq-m multi-purpose hall for both conferences and exhibitions and 18 smaller conference rooms.The hotel is close to the Zhangjiajie outlet of the Changsha-Zhangjiajie Expressway. It takes about 10 minutes to get there from the railway station and the airport, and it takes 30 minutes to drive to the Zhangjiajie World Geopark and World Natural Heritage site.Source: chinadaily

News 2012-05-17 22:29 View：1427

The Tourism Investment and Financing Fair, one of the theme activities of 2012 Central China Expo is scheduled to debut in Zhangjiajie on May 19, according to Yang Guangrong, head of the Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau.Among  600 participants, majority are overseas entrepreneurs including representatives of world organizations in China, continental tourism groups, world prestigious tourism groups,  multinational groups, top 500 global companies and strategic investors.Also present at the fair would be leading domestic tourism investors, heads of key tourism enterprises from six central China provinces, representatives of National Tourism Administration, Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics, China Development Bank and banks across Hunan Province. The event will focus on promoting 74 out of over 700 tourism financing projects.Hunan plans to present 75 projects worth 103 billion Yuan, of which 11 will be prioritized and 28 cooperation projects involving 34.1 billion Yuan still wait for partners.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-05-16 22:27 View：1368

Every year has two special days that are only for parents , it is Mother's Day and Father's Day .Recently, Ctrip.com has made a survey about the top5 beloved places for parents ,especially seniors who in their 60s ,to go on their holiday.The result shows that the top5 domestic places are Sanya (Hainan Island) Beijing ,Guilin (Guangxi province )Xi'an(Shan xi province ) and Zhangjiajie(Western Hunan) in sequence .For outbound travel ,parents prefer Tai bei ,Bangkok ,London,Seoul and Tokyo.Zhangjiajie nowadays has been well prepared for the "May,19 Tourism Day ".More and more tourists from all over the world come to witness its superb scenery.Parents mostly are keen on paying a safe and satisfying visit in Zhangjiajie.Translated by Aileen

News 2012-05-15 00:42 View：1323

Recently, Zhangjiajie MICE TOUR (Meetings, Incentive,Conventions, Exhibitions) Seminar was held in Beijing, which jointly supported by Zhangjiajie ,Hunan Province and CEES (China Convention and Exhibition Society).On the seminar, Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau announced the incentives policy about tourism promotion. The statistics shows that there are 47 star hotels in Zhangjiajie with a capacity of near 50,000 people one day ,and about 1000 tourism vehicles vary in types. Thereby, the reception and service mode of Zhangjiajie MICE was formed primarily. Translated by Aileen

News 2012-05-14 00:43 View：1486

A delegation led by Mei Kebao, deputy secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, and Xu Minghua, vice governor of Hunan Province, paid an investigation tour to Hubei Province from May 9 to 10 and attended a symposium on the development of the Hunan-Hubei Dongting Lake Ecological and Economic Zone. The delegation was received by Li Hongzhong, secretary of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee. Mr. Li said that it is the common responsibility and obligation for Hunan and Hubei to protect and develop Dongting Lake. He vowed that Hubei will support any plan that is beneficial for the scientific development of Dongting Lake and is willing to cooperate with Hunan in implementing related policies and measures. Mr. Mei proposed three suggestions for jointly developing the Dongting Lake Ecological and Economic Zone: to accomplish the planning of the Zone and the research on major subjects; to work on the application and declaration for the national regional development strategy; to establish a normal exchange system for mutual cooperation. Translator: Hao Jingru Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-05-13 23:16 View：1424

In addition to a good fame as "Hulun Buir in Southern China", Nanshan Hills in Chengbu County of Hunan province also boasts spectacular and special views of azaleas. A subtropical climate with rich sunshine and an average elevation of 1,760 meters allow the azaleas on Nanshan Hills to blossom 10 to 20 days later than those in other places, and their flowering phase is about 10 days longer. Bloomy azaleas on Nanshan Hills have big flowers, gorgeous and brilliant. Translator: Chen BingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-05-12 23:15 View：1866

At this May time when the 7th Central China Expo is entering the countdown, Zhangjiajie as one of its venues has embraced its "Red May". Since May Day, Wulingyuan has received about 50 thousand tourists per day, a large increase compared with that of the same period last year. The expo will be held from May.18 to May.19. During this spell, Zhangjiajie will hold a cooperation consulting conference on tourism investment and financing, and at the same time, series of theme activities of “5.19 China Tourism Day”. Moreover, costing 400 million RMB, the new tourism spot of leisure and culture--Xibu Street will mark its grand debut on May 16th. It is expected that a growing number of traveling salesmen and tourists from home and abroad is about to come.Translated by Misu Spark LeeSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web Portal

News 2012-05-11 23:09 View：1456

On May.9, the Ancient Town of Phoenix  was hit by a downpour, which swelled the Tuojiang River’s water level. One of the renowned tourism sites Tiaoyan Bridge was flooded. According to the Office of Hunan Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the central and northwest areas have been constantly affected by torrential rains. Till now the affected population hits 1.2 million ones, and the direct economic loss is about 863 million yuan.Translated by Misu Spark LeeSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web Portal

News 2012-05-10 23:06 View：1557