Recently, taking advantage of attending 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week, Deputy minister of Culture Ministry Dongwei came to inspect Zhangjiajie intangible cultural heritage. Director of Hunan Department of Culture Zhu Jiangang, vice director of Hunan Department of Culture Xiao Lingzhi and deputy mayor of Zhangjiajie City Tian Huayu also participated in the investigation.According to statistics, Now Zhangjiajie owns 10 kinds, more than 730 intangible cultural heritages, such as folk music, folk dance and traditional manual skills and so on. There are 433 inheritors of intangible cultural heritage above the county level. Sangzhi folk songs, Zhangjiajie Yang Opera, Bai Zhanggu dance have been listed in national intangible cultural heritages protection catalogue.In Tujia Folk Customs Park, Dongwei watched Tujia waving dance, Maogusi, Nuoyuan Opera and other folk performances and visited some traditional displays of Tujia wedding customs, Tujia headwear and costumes, batik and picture-weaving in silk. Dong Wei fully confirmed Zhangjiajie’s inheritance and protection work in the field of intangible cultural heritage and encouraged all performers to keep carrying forward national treasures in the future.Translated by Becky

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In the night of August 31st, The gala night of the 2013 ZJJ Music week presents in Xibu street, attracting thousands of citizens and tourists. The domestic and foreign performers and audience sing and dance, enjoying in the happy world of music week.At night, Bands from 25 countries show their unique techniques, displaying excellent performance in Suoxi river and Xibu street. Hot dance, resounding rock music, joyous African drum music and diversified folk songs from Xinjiang, Tibet, Gansu and Sangzhi…It is reported that in the future three days 22 foreign bands from 20 countries such as Canada, Argentina, Peru and Indonesia and 8 domestic bands from Yunan, Xijiang, Gansu and Jilin will give excellent tour shows in Yellow Dragon Cave, Laomo Bay, Shuiraosimen, Tianzi Mount, Baofeng lake and Tianmen Mount during daytime; at night they will attend the gala night in Xibu street; during the event, “Harley Riders·Along with Music”, “Cultural Dream of ZJJ” forum and awarding ceremony–closing ceremony will be kicked off.By Crystal

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On September, 19th, 2005, Fenghuang National Geological Park was and set up and nationally authorized. It is located in Xiangxi autonomous prefecture Fenghuang County,Hunan Province, With a gross area of 157 square kilometers. Fenghuang National Geological Park takes gorges, peak forests, platforms, karst caves, waterfall, structural features and many geological relics as its main landscape and takes natural ecology and cultural landscape as supplements. Overall, Fenghuang National Geological Park is a comprehensive geological park that combines scientific values with aesthetic values.In Fenghuang National Geological Park, Typical mesa-canyon karst physiognomy can be seen. What’s more, mesa-canyon karst physiognomy is a peculiar one first discovered in Fenghuang National Geopark. It shares the feature of peak forests and peak clusters grow in platform margin shadowing holes, clints, stone forests, thaw depressions and ponors grow in platforms. Underground, underground rivers and karst caves exist. In total, there are more than 30 gorges with unique forming conditions and complete forming process, including young narrow gorges and prime canyons and old broad valleys.Besides, Fenghuang National Geological Park’s forest coverage rate is above 85%, including 91 precious tree species, 106 old trees and famous wood species, 29 national protected tree species and 28 national protected animals.Translated by Becky

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All along, Bai people share the traditional custom of going to a temple fair. As for temple fair date, it is always decided by the patron god consecrated in the local ancestral temple (Birthday or death day of the patron god). That day, Bai people gather together form different places to exchange culture and commodities.

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Floating river lanterns is an ancient traditional custom in China. It is used to mourn passing relatives and bless living people.

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Besides referring to news media’s report, you can also know something on Beijing Administration of Cultural Heritage’s website. Such as the first batch of free museums, details about every museum’s free visiting and contact number etc.

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On the Yellow Dragon Cave Square, All the audiecne keep silent to enjoy the music from the piano palyed by Jean-Francois Maljean, A well-known pianist from Belgium. Mr Maljean is cronwned as “One of the ten musical masters in new century ”and enjoys a great reputation in Europe, China, Singapore, Korea,etc.Now,he is playing the melodious music for all the audience who came to join in the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week.Warm and continuous clapping echoing the tones in the broad and beautiful vallages and ecological yard.Also, Mr. Maljean has a cooperation with Dongzu singers.The mixture of fashion and local,classical and folk,is one of the main sparking of this music show.The gorgeous moment inspiring me to say now let the world listen to Zhangjiajie.By Aileen

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Large House of Shen Family, A historical heritage which is both valuable in architecture and historical relics of Changsha, located in Longfu Town, Liuyang City which is also the world-famous hometown of firework, is a pretty treasurable specimen of southern folk house in late Qing Dynasty left after several ruthless wars.Covering an area of over 10000 square meter, Large House of Shen Family with a plain appearance possesses 17 rooms and over 30 galleries which connects over 20 storeyed buildings and over 200 folk houses. Walking into the large house, you feel just like entering into a maze with overlapped rooms, winding lanes and galleries and courtyard in a tangled mess, which makes you can’t tell west from east.It is said that the first owner, Shen Tuanjiu, originally a cooker, however, showed special preference to reading and learning. Finally, through his and his descendants’ diligent hard work, great property of Shen Family achieved. At the present time, most of the descendant moved away from the old house and only about 10 families stayed. Though having gone through hundred year’s up and down, the house has been well preserved.By Patricia

2012-09-28 20:47 View：3982

On September 1st afternoon, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is totally embraced by thonderous clappes and melodious music.Today is the second day 2013 ZJJ International Country Music Week’s tour show.In the scene of Laomo Bay, seas of audience and cordial acotors have gathered together to enjoy this music feast.Here comes the dance of Chile dancers who wearing special dress. Besides, we can enjoy the wonderful shows from Indian dance group and American Funny Face band.By report, the tour show will last for three days since September 1st.By Aileen

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“Bang, Bang, Bang…” At 7:00PM August 30th, after waves of the big bangs from the Harley riders, 200 Harley riders gather in Qinghe hotel of Wulingyuan, giving their support for the upcoming 2013 ZJJ international country music week. It is reported that this is the largest-scale Harley rider team that received since the past 24 years of Wulingyuan’s establishment.On the opening ceremony in the afternoon 31th, 30 famous music bands are invited as well as the 200 Harley riders for support. During the event, themed with“Harley”, the 200 Harley riders will combine music with riding in the form of tour show, which will be another highlight for the music week.The person from the organizing committee of the music week indicates on the opening ceremony, All Harley riders will ride to the parking lot of Yellow Dragon Cave; on September 1st, All of them will come to ZJJ National Forest Park; On September 2nd, they will show free riding in Yellow Dragon Cave and Baofeng Lake and “Harley Gala Night” will be held in Xibu street on that day; on September 3, They will ride back to Changsha along the high express way.By Crystal

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