Yoga fans do the exercises in ice and snow on Jan. 30, 2015, in Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan National Forest Park, Northwestern part of Hunan Province.Source:Xinhua

2015-02-13 17:31 View：970

Photo shows the beautiful scenery of the Phoenix (Fenghuang) ancient city, in central China's Hunan Province. The Phoenix city, located in Xiangxi Tujia-Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan, enjoys a growing reputation among tourists for its picturesque landscape, exotic customs and historical sites.The ancient city is just named after the bird Phoenix. It has been the areas inhabited by Miao and Tujia ethnic groups since ancient times. It's a nirvana of tourism.Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

2015-02-02 17:26 View：1063

During the "Two Sessions" this year, Du Jiahao, governor of Hunan Province, stressed at the “Report on the Work of the Hunan Provincial People's Government” that Hunan should adhere to its strategic position of the transitional zone from the eastern coastal areas to the central and western areas as well as the junction zone of the Yangtze River Open Economic Belt and the Coastal Open Economic Belt, utilize geographic advantages, and build a more beautiful and fertile great lake economic zone. Mr. Du’s proposal received positive appraisal from deputies.The idea “transitional zone and junction zone” was put forward by President Xi Jinping when he inspected Hunan in November, 2013. He hoped that Hunan could utilize its geographic advantages, grasp significant opportunities of gradient industrial transfer and national support for development of central and western regions, and improve overall quality and competitiveness of its economy.Deputies believed that Hunan can expand its development space and market via utilizing its geographic advantages and propelling mutual development with the Yangtze River Economic Zone. The construction of Yangtze River Economic Zone is another significant measure for inland areas to promote economic zones after launching the opening strategy of coastal areas. Hunan will witness new development by making full use of these opportunities.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2015-01-26 17:24 View：1540

On January 29, Zhangjiajie's Tianmen Mountain embraced its first snow of 2015. The mountaintop was sprinkled with rime scenery and frost flowers, and the tourism line was covered with a thin blanket of snow. The snow creaked while stepped on.The whole mountain became a dreamy fairy tale world.Translator: Liu FangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the morning of January 27, at the Hunan Province Tourism Industry Annual Press Conference, Director of Hunan Tourism Bureau Zhang Zhiheng briefed the province’s tourism development in 2014 and released “top ten priorities” for work in 2015. The province will develop rural pro-poor tourism, red tourism, intelligent tourism and other products, so as to create numerous “Hunan Patterns”.In 2014, Hunan Province received over 400 million person-time tourists from home and abroad, up by 14.39%; and achieved a total tourism revenue of 304.619 billion yuan, growing by 13.58%.The “top ten priorities” in 2015 include “enriching the people by developing rural tourism”, “holding international cooperation to enhance red tourism” and “facilitating people by intelligent tourism”. The tourism sector will focus on the project of enriching people, highlighting “beautiful rural areas” construction and supporting the first batch of 104 key villages to develop tourism. This project will strive to build Zhangjiajie City and Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture into national pro-poor tourism demonstration areas and strengthen poverty relief and development in Wuling Mountain and Luoxiao Mountain areas. Joined by various departments such as the Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development of Hunan Province, the plan highlights development of travel routes along Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway (Hunan section) and Pingjiang-Rucheng Expressway, to explore the “Hunan Pattern” in poverty relief tourism.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2015-01-28 17:22 View：709

The jubilant Miao Festival of the Miao compatriot in Jingzhou County was convened on January 20 (First day of the 12th lunar month). Thousands of tourists came to Disun Miao village, the third stop of the famous TV show “Dad, Where Are We Going?” for experiencing the minority folk customs. They not only drank "Lanmen wine" (A custom for local people to welcome distinguished guests), tasted sasanqua as well as rested in the parent-child house that was demonstrated in the TV show, but also experienced several folk-custom competitions in a bid to share the happiness of Miao Festival, including carrying pumpkin, making glutinous rice cake, parent-child kangaroo-like climb along with pig running.The Miao girls present their daily life to the tourists on stage.A priest lights the flame in Disun Miao Village of Jingzhou County, Hunan Province.Translator: Cui YiyangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2015-01-24 17:18 View：1383

Zhangjiajie Vice Mayor Cheng Danfeng held a symposium with a visiting delegation of the Travel Association of Chinese led by its president Huang Ruirong, exchanging views on bilateral cooperation on economy, culture, and tourism on January 30, 2015.At the symposium, members of the Travel Association of Chinese pledged that they will make use of the association's advantages in resources to promote Zhangjiajie so that more Taiwan people will get better understanding of the city and come here for sightseeing.Cheng hoped that both the Travel Association of Zhangjiajie and the Travel Association of Chinese will expand the exchange channels between Zhangjiajie and Taiwan in cultural ties, trade cooperation, and tourism development to expedite the sustainable common development in tourism.A symposium is held in Zhangjiajie for the visiting delegation of the Travel Association of Chinese.Cheng Danfeng, vice mayor of Zhangjiajie, delivers a speech.The two sides exchange gifts.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2015-02-01 17:15 View：1502

Have you tired of viewing natural scenery? Do you want to have a different new year with special experience? If you still have no idea what to do and where to go this new year, Miao village of Dehang in Western Hunan must be great choice for you. This year, Miao village of Dehang is waiting for you with not only beautiful scenery but also giving you a chance to experience custom of new year of Miao nationality with zero distance.New Year of Miao Nationality, As a great time, symbolizes end of last year’s labor and start of new year’s joy. People usually celebrate it from end of winter and start of spring until February. This year, activity of new year of Miao nationality in Dehang will start from 10th, Jan. to 5th Mar. with various programs prepared. Needfire evening, Miao song, Miao Drum will accompany with you for whole night. Traditional snack in Miao village will stimulate your tongue. Apart from this, a lot of entertainment activities like butchering pig, making glutinous cake, making tofu, having long dragon feast, drinking wine of Miao village, dancing drum dance, singing song face to face and so on will be presented. The whole village will indulge in an atmosphere of joy and happiness.Translated by Patricia

2015-01-18 23:26 View：1133

On January 9th,ZJJ Wulingyuan district, many brand-new gas buses are ready to go out, waiting for their first “Scenic spot tour”.As a world natural heritage site, The first 5A grade scenic spot, ZJJ Wulingyuan almost has no industrial construction. This area has been committed to create clean and comfortable environment for tourist traffic. Since November 2013, The first new energy bus put into use, the region carries out special activities to take control of motor vehicle exhaust pollution, promoting public transport.In 2014, It has added 16 buses and 50 sets of taxis. It is understood that the new energy public transportation can be run on the road, opening new era in ZJJ Wulingyuan district.Translated by Sophia

2015-01-12 23:25 View：806

On January 13rd, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi has a successful trial performance about Europe national culture programs. February 11 to 24, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi will take part in 2015 overseas “Happy Spring Festival” activities in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, showing the original,mystery,Beautiful Hunan Ethnic Culture to the world.As we have learned, with a total of 28 elite performers, they will perform separately “Big Beautiful Zhangjiajie”, “The tender feelings coriaria sinia”, and other 13 products in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic, and have national art communication with local cultural groups. Last January 17 to 28, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group went abroad for the first time in Italy and Malta for tour performances, showing Xiangxi Culture unique amorous feelings, with cultural soft strength, to improve China’s international image.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi is hunan tourism performing arts industry pioneer and leader. It has international cultural square, which can accommodate 2,600 people. It has more than 30 national culture brands, such as the national cultural industry demonstration base, national key project of cultural tourism, and so on.Translated by Sophia

2015-01-14 23:24 View：1494