This year, According to Relevant provisions of the state, On the Dragon Boat Festival, The highway will not be free. It means small cars and other transportation will have usual payment.Druing Dragon Boat Festival,It is from May 31st to June 2nd. According to regulation, Highway toll free time is in the range of the Spring Festival, Tomb sweeping day, May Day and National Day. This means that the highway on another Mid-Autumn festival will also not be free.It is understood that on last Dragon Boat Festival, Hunan highway traffic has a little short peak during three days, But no congestion on the highway.Translated by Sophia

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Zhangjiajie Shuangfeng Village has a good base for rural tourism development, Natural ecology, pleasant environment, Which is suitable for outdoor tourism development.Zhangjiajie Shuangfeng village, adjacent to Wulingyuan World Natural Heritage, Relying on the high starting point plan, becomes an ecological, Pleasant and unique sightseeing park. It is the city’s demonstration pilot project of a new socialist countryside. At present, Ecological planning construction has 10 functional areas, creating a unique tujia architecture style.After recent years of development and construction, Zhangjiajie Shuangfeng village has become a fine place for many outdoor enthusiasts and experience leisure riders. According to incomplete statistics, since 2011, Zhangjiajie Shuangfeng village has received around the outdoor travel nearly 30,000 people.Translated by Sophia

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On May 13th, Zhangjiajie tourism marketing group hold a meeting with 10 some local travel agencies and news media in Gaoxiong, Taiwan to discuss the way to cooperate with each other.In the meeting, Tan Guogui, The charge of Zhangjiajie tourism marketing group, Introduced Zhangjiajie tourist products as well as preferential promotion polies for Taiwan. Representatives from Gaoxiong expressed their opinions and suggestions to Zhangjiajie tousrim. Besides, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Management Office signed a win-win practical promotion agreement with Taiwan Large-scale Tourism-PAK to enhance the communication and cooperation, Upgrade its publicity and popularity in Taiwan and have more Taiwanese guests.After the meeting, the tourism marketing group visited Zhangjiajie Tourism Management office in Gaoxiong, Gave it new publicity materials and albums and agreed on a tourism promotion cooperation. It is said that these activity to Taiwan was headed by Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Followed Huangshi Village Cableway Company, Zhanggu Tourism Conglomerate, Tianmenshan Fairy Fox Company etc.Translated by Zumi

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On the morning of May 15th, ZJJ Wulingyuan scenic area appeared like a wonderland with sea of clouds. Many guests came here, But a good order was kept.With continuous rain, Attractions such as Golden Whip Stream, Baofeng Lake and Suoxi River became more charming. It also made a good condition for mountainous sights like Tianzishan, Yuanjiajie and Huangshi Village.Weather forecast reported that Zhangjiajie will have large-scale rainfall in recent days, So guests can probably enjoy sea of clouds. Staff from Wulingyuan Flood-control Headquarter said that the precipitation will be normal to average amount, Which will not influence the lives of guests and local people.Translated by Zumi

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On May 15th,A camera crew from Tourism Channel of Thailand National TV Station visited ZJJ Grand Canyon to make a show of Zhangjiajie scenery.This group shot several main attractions along regular tourist routes. Besides, They experienced Nuoke Slide and Ziptrek, then saw the world longest glass bridge under construction. They continuously praised its luxurious trees, fair ecological environment and flowing spring. Manawawin Nantasen,the host of the tourism channel said that they would present Thai and foreign audience all-dimensional mysterious dreamlike gorge sights such as deep gullies, slideways and boats on the river etc.In recent years, Zhangjiajie has been enhancing tourism cooperation with Thailand. Thai Wind has come to Zhangjiajie. “ZJJ Grand Canyon will develop customer market especially Korean and South Asian countries like Thailand markets to expand foreign customer market share in the support of Wulingyuan.”,Chen Zhipeng, Chief executive of ZJJ Grand Canyon scenic area.Translated by zumi

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A piece of Hunan embroidery of Mao Zedong's Portrait, four meters long and two meters wide, was completed in the Hunan Embroidery Research Institute, Kaifu District, Changsha City, on the afternoon of May 11, 2014. It has been made by combined efforts of 62 embroidery workers for more than two months. Various stitches, such as plain stitch, elaborate stitch, cross stitch, and random stitch have been used. The work was hailed for its ingenious design and fine skill.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The 13th Hunan Culture and Art Collection Exhibition kicked off at the Hunan Provincial Exhibition Hall in Changsha recently. Some featured exhibits such as 3D printing portrait and a 15-kilogram iron writing brush caught the eye of visitors.With an area of 15,000 square meters and as many as over 500 booths, the exhibition brings together over 600 artware exhibitors with 100,000 exhibits.Hunan Culture and Art Collection Exhibition enjoys a solid foundation in Hunan market as well as great response from citizens and collectors. Besides, with the successful hosting of the former twelve sessions, it has earned numerous awards such as China Excellent Brand Exhibition, Most Popular Exhibition and Exhibition of Great Cultural Contributions.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Hunan Railway Authority revealed on May 13 that the main project of Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway Shaoyang Section has been completed, and is awaiting the joint trial this July. The 39.6-kilometer section is expected to shorten the journey between Shaoyang and Changsha to one hour when it is opened to traffic at the end of this year. The waiting hall, ticket hall and platform of Shaoyang North Railway Station are being furnished at the moment. Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway covers 2,245 kilometers, consisting of three sections including Shanghai-Hangzhou Section, Hangzhou-Changsha Section and Changsha-Kunming Section. The Shanghai-Hangzhou section has already been put into service. The Hangzhou-Changsha passenger dedicated line and Changsha-Kunming passenger dedicated line within Hunan total 506.4 kilometers with the target speed of 350 km/h. Hangzhou-Changsha line has been completed and is now undergoing joint trial. Railway authorities are testing the operation of bullet trains along the line. Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The toll-free policy of expressways for passenger cars with seven or fewer seats will not be available during the Dragon Boat Festival this year, which means these cars need to pay highway tolls as usual.From May 14 on, tourists can book train tickets for the day of the Dragon Boat Festival via telephone and Internet. During May 30 and June 2, the Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corporation will dispatch 351.5 pairs of CRH trains and 13 pairs of regular trains starting from Hunan.An up to 70 percent discount is available for air tickets from Changsha to Shanghai, Kunming, Qingdao, Ningbo, Nanning and Xiamen. Tickets from Changsha to Shenyang, Harbin, Guangzhou, Sanya, Chongqing, Xi’an and Urumchi during the festival are still available, with a discount of 40 to 50 percent. Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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May 19 is the National Tourism Day themed with “Happy Travel and Benefiting the People” this year. The China National Tourism Administration called on favorable measures on and around this day. The Hunan Tourism Administration announced its stimulus measures on May 16th. Visitors may save money according to the province’s 52 discount poliies. For example, discount or no charge at Mao Zedong’s former residence in Shaoshan, Liu Shaoqi’s former residence in Huaihua and Su Yu’s hometown in Huaihua; free entrance for middle school students under 19 years old worldwide at the core scenic spots of Zhangjiajie and the grand canyon of Zhangjiajie before May 30; and discount to special groups including the elderly, students and military officers at scenic areas across Hunan.Translator: Zhang ShuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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