People talk. Although this is crucial to the cohesion and continuation of society, it presents a problem to those of us who wish to experience wonders first-hand, rather than through the diluted retellings of others. Zhangjiajie has a world-renowned reputation, in fact, the world's first true 3-D movie, the blockbuster “Avatar”, was filmed here. As such, I have heard a lot about this place. It was therefore with a little trepidation that I arrived at the entrance to the National Forest Park…surely this would be a beautiful, yet anti-climatic experience…Never have I been more wrong!

2014-07-17 12:08 View：2463

汉(hàn)语(yǔ)日(rì)常(cháng)会(huì)话(huà)150句(jù) 你(nǐ)好(hǎo)! Hello 再(zài)见(jiàn)! Goodbye 谢(xiè)谢(xiè)! Thanks 不(bú)客(kè)气(qì)! You're welcome! 对(duì)不(bu)起(qǐ)! I am sorry 没(méi)关(guān)系(xi)!Don't mention it. 1 问(wèn)候(hòu)和(hé)自(zì)我(wǒ)介(jiè)绍(shào)

2014-08-13 09:12 View：2691

Tens of thousands of Miao people in Hunan's Huayuan County gathered at Dongmaku Township with drums, songs, and dragon lanterns to celebrate the Beginning of Autumn Festival on Start of Autumn (the 13th solar term of the year) day, which falls on August 7 this year.This day, Miao people dress up in traditional national costumes to celebrate a year of bumper harvests together. It is also a good occasion when young people show their talents to court.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-09 09:07 View：705

On the afternoon of August 5, the Human Resources and Social Security Department of Hunan Province signed an “intelligence cooperation agreement” with the Hong Kong preparatory group of “Talent Support Program of China Western Development Strategy” in Changsha. Vice Governor of Hunan Province, Li Youzhi witnessed the signing ceremony and met with the delegation from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) headed by its President, Tam Yiu-chung. According to the agreement, during its three-year duration, Hong Kong will make full use of outstanding overseas education and training resources, and send professionals from related fields to voluntarily provide centralized training for about 600 English teachers of primary and middle schools and employees engaged in tourism and business management in Hunan. Vice Governor Li stated that the inking of the agreement will further innovate talent recruitment in Hunan and exert an active influence on cultivation of basic talents. Tam Yiu-chung remarked that Hong Kong is willing to provide personnel support for Hunan’s development. He hoped both sides would be able to strengthen communication and achieve mutual benefits and win-win cooperation.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-07 09:06 View：1781

Hunan Province recently announced the action plan on the development of Dongting Lake Ecological Economic Zone. The province plans to implement about one hundred key projects to make the zone more beautiful and fertile.These key projects cover various areas, such as ecology and environmental protection, infrastructure, characteristic industries, new-type urbanization, and people's livelihood, specifically relate to ecological restoration, urban and rural cleaning, comprehensive transport, quality improvement of urban and rural areas and special town development, drinking water safety, and comprehensive treatment of schistosomiasis.The infrastructure related projects include: three roads around the lake, nuclear power stations in Peach Blossom River (Yiyang) and Xiaomo Mountain (Yueyang), and airports in Yueyang, Changde, and Yiyang.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On August 3, Setsuya Nakada and his colleague from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), commenced their three-day comprehensive survey and assessment in Zhangjiajie. After the inspection, they would submit a written report to the UNESCO for further evaluation.In recent years, 200 million yuan has been invested in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park for geological heritage protection, including upgrading geological disaster prevention, travel route transformation, field interpretation system and park signs; improving museum of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and establishing a database of geological heritage protection and geological disasters; and actively carrying out science and research activities, setting up Zhangjiajie topography united research center, conducting Zhangjiajie topography international academic seminar, and enhancing training related to geology and geoscience.Final assessment result is expected to be announced in September in Canada at the world conference on geoparks.Expert from the UNESCO inspect Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Experts from the UNESCO inspect the museum of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Xu Xianhui (R), mayor of Zhangjiajie City, meets the expert from the UNESCO.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-06 09:03 View：840

According to the Guizhou provincial rail construction office, for the first half of 2014, Guizhou's investment in railway construction grows quickly, with a total investment of 15.4 billion yuan ($ 2.49 billion), a year-on-year increase of 30.5 percent.Guizhou steps into the era of high speed rails this year, as by the end of this June, 99.2 percent of the Guizhou-Changsha high speed rail's Guizhou part is complete and the line is estimated to begin operate in May 2015. By then, it will only take two hours between Guiyang and Changsha.Source: Chinadaily

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Zhangjiajie outshines itself as one of the 2014 cleanest cities in China announced recently.According to the related standard—GN Evaluation Index System for China’s Cleanest Cities, the top 10 cleanest cities in China are Hong Kong, Macao, Gaoxiong, Harbin, Xiamen, Liuzhou, Baoji, Luzhou, Rizhao, and Zhangjiajie.The index system covers five first-level indications, including urban greening, well-planned buildings, clean living environment, waste disposal, and good environmental maintenance and 21 second-level indications.The urban landscape of Zhangjiajie City (file photo)Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-04 09:00 View：783

On July 31, Changsha subway welcomes its first "open day" to the public, unveiling its control room and cab to citizens for the first time.Signal transceivers of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom in the equipment room can fully meet the communication needs of passengers both at stations and in the train. Wifi on the subway is expected to be put into use in October, by when passengers can enjoy free wifi.In the machine room for environmental control, the temperature is controlled at about 27°C in summer, and fresh air will be offered in winter, providing passengers a comfortable environment in the train. Nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide are stored in the gas container room. In case of any fire, these gases will be mixed to put out fires in important equipment rooms through the pipes.For any unusual circumstance monitored by multiple cameras inside each station, workers will take appropriate action immediately.Fully automatically controlled, each subway train is set with two drivers, who are expected to deal with emergent situations. The automatic control and drivers double insure safety of the subways.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-02 08:59 View：750

The first Traditional Chinese Culture Ceremony for Global Chinese, themed “paying a tribute to traditional Chinese culture” was initiated in Yuelu Academy on the morning of July 30. Liu Haifeng, a well-known scholar and dean of Institute of Education of Xiamen University, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech on “millennium history of imperial examinations and traditional Chinese culture”.Jointly hosted by Yuelu Academy and ifeng.com, the ceremony is held every two years, aiming to vigorously promote and inherit traditional Chinese culture. As the main activity of the event, three awards including “Lifetime Achievement Award in Traditional Chinese Culture”, “Award for Traditional Chinese Culture Research Achievement” and “Award for Promoting Traditional Chinese Culture” have been set for Chinese people all over the world, in an attempt to praise scholars, institutions and public service organizations devoting to studying and promoting traditional Chinese culture.This ceremony, lasting from July to the end of September, will stage a series of activities including traditional Chinese culture awards selection, Lectures of Yuelu Academy, Confucius Memorial Ceremony in Yuelu Academy, and the First Traditional Chinese Music Festival in Hexi Platform. Results of the awards are scheduled to be released at the award ceremony at the end of September.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2014-08-01 08:57 View：1772