Changsha saw a tourism peak during the May Day Holiday 2011. The city received 2.2289 million visitors and earned 1.06 billion yuan, rising by 20.2% and 27.4% respectively over the same period of the previous year.The 2011 National Road Cycling Championship & China Changsha Cycling Invitational Race along the Xiangjiang River which kicks off on May 4 attracted more tourists across the country. Teams of tourists cycled along the Xiangjiang River and the Liuyang River and gathered at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, making the low-carbon travel popular among people.Chief of the Changsha Municipal Tourism Bureau said, the success of this professional sports event will be conducive to promoting the image of Changsha and expanding the cultural connotation of the city. The popularity of the low-carbon sports has confirmed the positive impact of this event. Sports travel will become another identity of the city.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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All seats were occupied in front of a stage of Qianzhou Ancient City in Jishou on May 1st, as a performance of original Nuo culture was on show, attracting tourists throughout the country.Themed with "Origin of Wuxi", the large-scale performance is on display in Qianzhou ancient city on the morning from April 28 to May 10. In addition, 12 excellent programs of traditional Chinese opera including Chenhe Gaoqiang (a high-pitched opera), Yang Opera and Han Opera are scheduled to put on.Tourists can enjoy not only the sight of antique folk houses here but also splendid folk cultural activities, which enables them to experience the mysterious culture of Xiangxi on the scene.Translator: Zeng HuajuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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May 1, 2011, Two Glass Auxiliary Bridges opening in zhangjiajie grand canyon attractions.The Glass main bridge is under construction.Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, The world's tallest, longest span glass bridge,Designed by the world famous design masters Dotan Haim. height of about 400 meters, a length of about 370 meters, all with transparent glass bridge deck paving, bridge center has Bungee jumping point.Two Glass Auxiliary Bridges is the main Glass Bridge of the early works, respectively 12 meters and 15 meters high.a 9-meter-deep in water, 3 meters from the surface.one located in the canyon. Auxiliary glass bridge built for World Natural Heritage of Zhangjiajie added to a new spot.

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The state-level scenic area of Wanfo (Ten Thousand Buddhas) Mountain and Dong Village was officially opened on April 27 in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County of Huaihua City, Hunan Province. About 40 managers of travel agencies in Guilin of Guangxi Province visited the scenic area and signed an agreement on tourism cooperation with Tongdao Dong Autonomous County.Tongdao County has accelerated tourism development, and vigorously promoted the regional tourism cooperation between Hunan and Guilin in recent years. The establishment of state-level scenic area of Wanfo Mountain will contribute to the protection and development of Danxia Landform and earthy Dong Culture. Great efforts will be made to forge Wanfo Mountain and Tong Village into a world-renowned scenic area integrating culture research and ecological conservation, and Daotong County into a tourism county with the characteristic of ecology, folklore and red culture.The cooperation agreement plays a significant role in upgrading the quality of Guilin tourism and expanding the development space of the tourism circle for Guilin.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The construction project of Changsha Airport Town & Renmin Road Airport Town Section was officially launched on the afternoon of April 28. Five years later, a highly international and ecological airport town is expected to stand in the east of Changsha.The planning of the project will vigorously gear up the development of airport industry, improve regional economic structure and assist our province to open wider to the outside world. Zhou Qiang, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, declared the start of the construction.Covering a total construction area of 30.69 square kilometers, the airport town is planned to stretch from Changsha-Zhuzhou Expressway in the west to the end of the airport link in the east, from Changsha-Yongzhou Expressway in the north to Airport Expressway in the south.As a core district to develop industry economy in Changsha, Changsha County is set to build the airport city and construct a high-end airport economic zone by making full use of its advantages.The Renmin Road Airport Town Section has officially kicked off. Upon its completion, a third express way will be available for airplanes and the work on the encryption of regional main road network will yield fruitful results, thus playing an important role in driving airport economy.Translator: Chen YuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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A delegation led by Yang Ruizong, director of the Beijing Office of the Taiwan Strait Tourism Association (TSTA) convened a promotion meeting in Hunan Apr 20-23 to advertise its tourism products.Yang revealed in his speech that the aim of the promotion is to establish  tourism exchange & cooperation platform so as to stimulate mutual communication between Taiwan and Hunan. He emphasized that since the number of mainlanders to Taiwan is on a constant rise, the tourism quality and management has become essential.Liu Miansong, deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau said in his speech that Hunan and Taiwan share great similarities and differences in tourism resources, permitting an increasingly closer mutual exchange and achieving greater results. Both sides should strengthen collaboration and unswervingly seek new space of development.Other issues concerning  more direct flights, regulations of the tourism market and the handling of emergencies were also discussed at the meeting.Translator: Zhou QiongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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According to Jishou Municipal Bureau of Culture on April 24, the first intangible cultural heritage park in Xiangxi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture is to open to the public on April 28, 2011.More than 100 items of intangible cultural heritage at the provincial or national level will be shown to citizens and tourists all the year round. Besides, several inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and masters of folk arts and crafts will put on live performances there, including Long Yingtang, an inheritor of Miao ethnic drum dance, and Wu Labao, an inheritor of Miao ethnic folk song.There is an exhibition hall of intangible cultural heritage, Xiangxi Workshop, Artware Workshop and Food Workshop in the park, and furthermore an intangible cultural heritage square is going to be built according to the plan, thus making it integrating performances, entertainment, experiencing and shopping.When the park opens and is entitled to the protection base for intangible cultural heritage, there will be regular themed exhibitions and performances in the park.Translator: Zeng HuajuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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A Party and government delegation of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region held a meeting in Changsha on April 26 to promote the first China-Asia-Europe Expo and Xinjiang's tourism industry. The delegation headed by Xiao Kaiti Yiming, member of the CPC Standing Committee of Xinjiang briefed the tourism resources of Xinjiang and the preparations for the expo which is scheduled to be unveiled in Urumqi in September, 2011.This expo will open at the newly-built Xinjiang International Exhibition Center (Phase I) with an exhibition area of 90,000 square meters. The center will be divided into five display sections including Asia-Europe Section, Domestic Section, Xinjiang Section, Professional Section and Section for Hi-tech Products, Hi-tech Industrial Parks and International Cooperation.China-Asia-Europe Economic Development and Cooperation Forum will be convened during the expo. Some state officials and foreign political leaders will be invited to the forum. Nine seminars and theme activities are also planned with seven ministerial summit forums including Agricultural Cooperation Development Forum, Information Ministerial Forum, Overseas Chinese Merchants Forum and Xinjiang Development Forum.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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