Xu Shousheng, governor of Hunan Province held a banquet at noon Wednesday, April 17 to welcome the visiting delegation led by Jiang Binkun, president of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF).Xu remarked SEF is a vital tie and bridge between the mainland and Taiwan. This visit marks a new starting point for in-depth cooperation in culture sector.Mr. Jiang thanked for Hunan's care and support for Taiwan merchants working in the province. He hoped that the two sides will step up efforts to strengthen communication and cooperation in trade and economy, and the industrial integration will be promoted to jointly create influential Chinese brands.The delegation later paid a visit to Yueyang. Huang Lanxiang, secretary of the CPC Yueyang Municipal Committee briefed on the city's economic and cultural development. She said it is a great opportunity for the city and Taiwan to deepen friendship and cooperation. She also warmly invited Taiwan compatriots to Yueyang for sight-seeing, investment or starting businesses.Mr. Jiang hoped that the city and the island will jointly boost economic development based on complementary advantages and closer cooperation.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The three-day 2012 China Domestic Tourism Trade Fair kicked off in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, on the morning of April 13, 2012.  Hunan delegation, consisting of tourism bureaus from 14 cities and prefecture and 42 counties, 24 scenic spots, 6 hotels, and 6 travel agents, attended the fair. A number of new scenic spots showcased at the roc-flying Hunan Pavilion appealed to many visitors.   The 216-square-meter Hunan Pavilion had 28 booths and focused on displaying scenic areas in Changsha. The new scenic spots include Miyin Temple in Ningxiang County, Hunan First Normal University, Hunan Forest Botanical Garden, and sea of bamboos in Taojiang County.   New approaches were used for promoting the scenic spots. At Hongxiang Ancient Commercial Town booth, a “boss” in the costume of the Ming and Qing dynasties （1368-1912AD） presented to the visitors copper coins--Hongjiang Tongbao.   Themed with happy and healthy tourism, Hunan's promotion highlighted tourist routes and products such as Changsha tour for recreation, health and joy, west Hunan's ethnic and folk travel, south Hunan's religion and eco-leisure travel, Loudi City's Meishan Dragon King's Palace and Ziquejie Terrace, happy and healthy travel by Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway.   Translator: Lv Xuefen Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Changsha attracted 17.898 million domestic and overseas tourists in the first quarter of 2012, receiving a total revenue of 17.148 billion yuan, an increase of 23% and 25% respectively compared to the same period last year. With an increasing momentum, the inbound tourism welcomed 225.3 thousand visitors, creating an income of 160.796 million USD, a year-on-year growth of 37.38% and 26.99% respectively. The occupancy rate of star hotels here has ranked the first across the country for three consecutive years. Changsha's occupation percentage reached 79.22% on average, with an increase of 5% in its business revenue. Revenue from travel agencies saw a remarkable rise. During the Spring Festival, the city received a total of 1,381 thousand visitors, contributing a total of 1.13 billion yuan.  Rural tourism was well-received and achieved an income of 1.715 billion yuan. The launch of nearly ten tourism festivals facilitated the prosperity of tourism. Among the passengers in high-speed railway on weekends, nearly 60% are to enjoy Changsha's firework display. The Famous Flowers Eco-Culture Festival held in the Hunan Provincial Botanical Garden attracted 250 thousand tourists to participate. The total revenue of Huitang Hot Spring Tourism Festival hit 54 million yuan. Translator: Ma Huiqin Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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It was a half -month period for trial performances of 3D Misty Zhangjiajie. Within it the program widely collected audiences' suggestions in a bid to enrich its connotation. On the night of 15 April ,Misty Zhangjiajie welcomed many high praises .The whole theatre was filled to capacity. Audiences are agreed that the high-profiled plot,strong artistic quality and rich culture attract them most."There are three salient features of Misty Zhangjiajie . First is the time-honored and sweet love story .Then is the happy folk song with misty beauty.The third is the perfect combination of 3D special effects and stagecraft. "the scene manager introduced. The 3D Misty Zhangjiajie undoubtedly is an ideal access for more people to better understand and yearn for Zhangjiajie Translated by Aileen

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Chen Qian, president of the Hunan Chamber of Commerce in Britain exchanges Chinese traditional painting skill with local artists in Xiangtan city.On April 11, after the global conference of overseas Chinese organizations was concluded in Beijing, more than one hundred leaders of the overseas Chinese organizations in 35 countries and regions including Australia, America，Brazil，Canada, Germany, Britain, New Zealand, the Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong came to Hunan for a 4-day tour. During the period, they will attend the Hunan Culture symposium and visit historical and cultural resorts in the province to experience the charm of Hunan Culture.Xia Tingyuan, the 9th president of the European Chinese Association, suggested that Hunan should provide more chances for organizing groups to give lectures on Hunan culture worldwide so as to further promote Huxiang Culture.From April 12 to 14, they have been visiting some humanities landscapes, such as Chairman Mao’s hometown Shaoshan, a county town about forty kilometers from Xiangtan, the Qi Baishi Memorial Hall in Xiangtan City and Hengshan Mountain in Hengyang City.Leaders of overseas Chinese organizations are visiting Yuelu Academy. They are taking photos in front of the Confucius statue in Yuelu Academy.Leaders of overseas Chinese organizations bow to Chairman Mao's bronze statue.Translator: Zhan PingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The first Hengyang Tourism Commodities Fair is scheduled to be unveiled on May 12, 2012. The two-day event is to highlight the unique charm of local tourism commodities including a series of famous specialities in the city.The fair aims to promote R&D, manufacturing and marketing of Hengyang's characteristic tourism commodities, and further increase the added-value of tourism products and boost the city's tourism industry.Besides the opening ceremony and closing ceremony, the fair entertains visitors with three theme activities: Tourism Commodities Fair, Tourism Commodity Packaging Design Contest and Happy Tour in Hengyang in celebration of the coming China National Tourism Day on May 19. Folk customs in the city will also be presented at the opening ceremony.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Recently, the tourism sectors in Jianghua County of southern Hunan's Yongzhou City, signed cooperation agreements with six travel agencies of Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other provinces, listing Jianghua as one of the tourist destinations in their promotions. And then, the tour themed as “Experiencing Yao Nationality” was initiated. Thousands of visitors from Hong Kong, Macao and Guangdong will experience the distinctive culture of Yao Nationality in Jianghua. These days, the county has received the first Hong Kong tour group, marking the official launch of the event.The Jianghua Yao Autonomous County is located in the southern border of Hunan Province and is known as the Town of Yao Nationality. There are nearly 50,000 mu （3,333 hectare） primitive forests, which is called “natural oxygen bar”. Since March this year, a Taiwan tour group consisting of 50 people started from Taipei, traveled to Lianzhou of Guangdong Province and then reached Jianghua. After visiting the Totem Wall, Changgu Copper Square, Panwang Temple and other scenic spots, they were deeply impressed by the profound culture of Yao and the natural beauty there.Translator: Li LingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The departure ceremony of retaking the tea road from China to Moscow will be held in Changsha this July, according to a press conference held in Changsha on April 12. In 1693, a business group dispatched by Russia to China excited the whole Beijing. Around 320 years later, a 120-camel group with tea from China will spend two years revisiting Moscow. Starting from Inner Mongolia, these camels will first go to Hunan to fetch tea. It will take seven months to cover a route of over 4,000 kilometers. The domestic event will be finished by the end of this year. Over this period, a series of activities will be held, including Tea Road Forum, the Photography Contest on Tea Road, and charity auction of the Chinese Tea Development Fund. During the 12th Five-Year period (2011-2015), endeavors will be made to build productive and high-quality tea parks covering an area of two million mu (about 133,333 hectares) and develop Hunan into a large and powerful province of green tea, Chinese black tea, yellow tea, and black tea, with the Chinese black tea to yield 100,000 tons. The foreign exchange earnings from tea export will hit 200 billion USD, and the output value of the tea industry will reach 50 billion yuan from 2011 to 2015 and 100 billion yuan by 2020. Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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