Zhangjiajie is the site that the world natural heritage and world geo-park is located as well as the hometown of national and civil music and cultural arts. Setting up the platform of international country music is aimed to combine professional and folk country music, display and exchange with arts essences from different nations in the world, which can inherit and promote the arts of country music and enhance cultural exchanges. In an open posture, the music week welcomes all philharmonics to display their talents and exchange music, thus build Zhangjiajie into the holy land for international country music. In order to organize this event, the plan is as follows:1.TimeAugust 31, 2013 to September 4. On August 31, the opening ceremony is held. The award party(closing ceremony) is kicked off on September 4, with three days for show tour from September 1 to September 3. August 30 and September 5 are the days for register and leaving respectively.2.LocationThe host place for the music week is in Zhangjiajie,Hunan. The opening ceremony is staged in ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, the greater theater of Tianmen Mount canyon for the award party(closing ceremony). The tour show is kicked off in ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xibu street, Laomowan and Shuiraosimen.3.Sponsor, organizer and executive organizerSponsor:Ministry of culture of the PRCPeople’s government of Hunan provinceOrganizer:Culture department of HunanTourism bureau of HuanZhangjiajie people’s governmentExecutive organizer:Yellow Dragon Cave Investmen. co., LTD4.Institutional framework and assignment of responsibilityA specialized Institutional framework has been set up for the event–executive committee of 2013 Zhangjiajie international; country music week. The executive committee falls into the following sectors: outreach team, cooperative group for performance, news propaganda team, environment optimization team, guest reception group, security group, tourism promotion team, live group and financial management group.5.ThemeThe natural heritages for the whole world, the country music for all!6.Theme activities(1) Chinese and foreign press conference of the music weekTime: August 31 10:00-11:00Location: hotelParticipants: all TV reporters(2) Interview with the performing team and its leader of the music weekTime: August 31 11:00-11:30Location: hotelParticipants: all leaders of the performing teams(3) The opening ceremony of the music weekTime: August 31 14:30-17:30Location: the ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave,Zhangjiajie,Hunan(4) Welcome party of the music weekTime: August 31, 2013, 19:00Location: hotelParticipants: Chinese and foreign performing teams, journalists, all guests(5) Tour show for the music weekTime: September 1 to September 3Location: ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xibu street, Laomowan and Shuiraosimen.(6) Gala night in Xibu street of the music weekTime: August 31, 2013, and September 2, 2013Location: ZJJ Wulingyuan Xibu(7) Award party (closing ceremomy) of the music weekTime: September 4, 2013 16:00Location: greater theater of Tianmen Mount(8) “Harley riders-going with music” of the music weekTime: August 30, 2013 to September 3, 2013Location: Changsha-Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie-FenghuangParticipants: Harley riders inChina7.Activity scale(1) Official invitation. The music week invites 24 overseas music groups from 23 countries (regions) for performing. At the same time, 6 Chinese performing teams have been invited. Every team includes 6 to 15 people, totaling 400. The executive organizers offer ground reception with overseas teams(including domestic air tickets, receptions in transferring city, ground reception in ZJJ), and round-trip fees and ground reception in ZJJ for domestic teams.(2) Self-supporting participation,Non-official invitational teams or individual can apply via official applying channel. The organizing committee will issue permission after approval and arrange performing time and location. The numbers of self-supporting participants is not limited, but no reception is offered but hotel contact is provided.(3)“Harley riders-going with music” invites about 200 Harley riders to come to the music week.8.Scheduledata               time          activity                        locationAugust 31       Saturday10:00-11:00Chinese and foreign press conferencehotel11:00-11:30Interview with the performing team and its leaderhotel14:30-17:30The   opening ceremonythe   ecological square   of Yellow Dragon Cave,19:00Welcome partyhotel21:00-23:00Gala   nightXibu streetSeptember 1 to September 3Sunday to MondayForenoon,afternoonTour showecological   square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xi bu street ,Lao mo wan and Shui rao si men.September 220:30-23:00Gala   nightXi bu   streetSeptember 4     Wednesday      16:00Closing ceremonygreater   theater of Tianmen MountBy  Crystal

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Eight tourism promotion teams lead by Zhangjiajie municipal government and made up of all the enterprises in Zhangjiajie scenic spots have been promoting around both home and abroad since July, heating up tourism and popularity as well. Thus, the growing rate of tourists per day hits more than 50% on a month-on-month basis.Influenced by global economic slowdown and small demand in tourists consumption, Zhangjiajie tourism didn’t meet its heyday in April which used to be the boom season in old days. Therefore, Many marketing mixing measures have been launched to change this situation, such as “A free year for global students at primary and middle-school age in Zhangjiajie core scenic spots”, non-stop flight s between Zhangjiajie and Thailand and Taiwan, some direct promotion activities in main cities including Beijing,Shanghai, Shenzhen and so on. Thus, Zhangjiajie has embraced a tourism boom with total revenue of more than nine billion until July and tourists’ population of more than 15 million.By Brenda

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In order to prepare for the activity “Hong Kong enterprises enter western Hunan” and comprehensively deploy all prophase preparatory work, a working conference was held in Zhangjiajie lately.For the sake of consolidating the achievement gained previously and trying to invite investment to Wuling Mountainin Hunan Province, they are planned to invite Hong Kong famous enterprises to come to Hunan Province from November 4th to 9th, 2013 according to the instruction of main leaders in provincial government. They will focus on investment investigation in Zhangjiajie, Huaihua and three citystates in western Hunan.In this conference, the event planning related to Hong Kong enterprises’ entering Western Hunan and the inform about strengthening exploitation of project proposals for investment (both were discussion paper) were discussed intensively.Translated by Becky

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Though it has only been built for 25 years, Zhangjiajie has become one of the most representational important scenic spots in China. Last year, Zhangjiajie received about 35.9 million visitors, gaining a tourist income of above 20.8 billion yuan.However, Zhangjiajie people still keep sober since they know many questions are there, such as the overall qualities of tourist industry is not high and tourist product structure tends to be single in Zhangjiajie. At the same time, domestic and overseas tourism enjoy flourishing development, pilot project of Chinese comprehensive tourist reform offer Zhangjiajie rare development opportunities.After demonstrating repeatedly, Zhangjiajie municipal party committee put forward a overall goal “constructing a well-known resort at home and abroad”. Municipal party secretary Yang Guangrong told the journalist confidently that an upgraded Zhangjiajie means changing Zhangjiajie to a well-known resort at home and abroad and making Zhangjiajie become a more shining brand for Hunan Province.Translated by Becky

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“ZJJ has picturesque scenery and peaceful caves; summer trip deserves its reputation!” says Mr. Sun, A tourist from Dongguan,Shenzhen,China, after his visit to Yellow Dragon Cave. The man in charge of Wulingyuan tourism sector indicates long days of drought in Zhangjiajie has not much affected the tourism in the core scenic spot. By the end of August, Wulingyuan has witnessed over one million tourists both from home and abroad. Especially, student travel, parents-child travel, water-loving trip and self-driving travel have increasingly been popular. Tourism is in order and maintains a good momentum of heating up.Insiders analyses the heating-up tourism in such a drought in Zhangjiajie is benefited from the sound ecological environment in core scenic spot. Statistics shows the forest coverage rate in core scenic spot tops to 94% with 80,000 to 100,000 negative oxygen ions in per cubic centimeter air. Although there is no rain in the past one month, streams have remained flowed with green trees. The beauty in Golden whip stream,Yellow Dragon Cave and Baofeng Lake remain as they are before. Furthermore, Wulingyuan has introduced a key action: free charge to global primary and secondary school students, which increases Zhangjiajie’s influence and attention.Staffs in water supplies bureau of Wulingyuan indicate water consumption volume in downtown is 20,000 cubic meters per day, and Suo xi dam, which provides water resource for downtown has water storage of 1.459 billion cubic meters. Judging from these statistics, traveling to Wulingyuan has no problem of water shortage, just enjoy your summer trip freely, but keep in mind: value every drop of water!By Crystal

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The 99 curves of ZJJ Tianmen Mountain, featured by amazedness, awesomeness, and strangeness, are renowned as the No.1 precipitous highway by media both home and abroad. Since 2008, many celebrity including Sun honglei (A famous Chinese actor),Su youpeng(A famous Taiwan singer and actor) have driven on this road successively.On Aug.17th, this road to the heaven will witness a breathtaking auto racing “Final Battle in Tianmen–Red Bull Drifting Race in Heaven Road”. The most excellent drifting racer, Deng zhilun from Hongkong and top racing driver, Deferderico from Italy will contend for the king of heaven road.This race is unprecedentedly difficult and dangerous, which is a numerous test for both racer’s courage and skills and the performances of racing cars. Thus, the result suspends. The real-life The Fast and The Furious is on the way, so for those racing enthusiasts, what are you waiting for?By Brenda

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In Tujia dialect, Kuzhu Village means “there are high mountains in both sides”. Kuzhu Village was an old market in the upstream of Li River. Ancient fire wall and low hanging house show Tujia people’s intelligence and wisdom to visitors.According to expert research, this ancient village was first built in Tang and Song Dynasties, and became flourishing in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of about 2000 years. Kuzhu Village is constantly called the “throat land” of Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie City.Over there, architecture features still have the reflection of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Different minorities live together. The people are simple, honest and unspoiled. Villagers are good at singing and dancing so that many Sangzhi folk songs are spread by singers coming from Kuzhu Village.In ancient times, water transportation is the only way to contact with outside world. Kuzhu Village had a commercial dork at that time, extremely prosperous. Stores and taverns were easily to be found there. So Kuzhu Village can be seen as a kaleidoscope of Ming and Qing society.In modern times, since the quick development of land transportation, water transportation gradually fades. At the same time, maybe Kuzhu Village is forgotten by a large number of people. Still, the antique original appearance of this village is there all the time.Translated by Becky

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Many visitors browse strategies on the internet before coming to Zhangjiajie. Many suggestions compliment that hotels on the top of Zhangjiajie is great. On the contrary, we would not suggest accommodation on the top of Zhangjiajie mountain, or you’d better stop for one night.

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Have ever known the famous performance Impression of Liusanjie? If you would like to know more about it, tell us and we will arrange you to see this glorious performance during your Guilin tour.Invested in by Guilin Guang Wei Wen Hua Tourism and Culture Ltd Company, and directed by Zhang Yimou, the grand performance named Impression of Liusanjie is the core part of the project Beautiful Li River and Folk Song Festival of Liu. Epitomizing the beauty of Li River, the cultures of ethnic groups in Guangxi and the creation of outstanding Chinese artists, the performance is really a brand-new one with a realistic view which is unique in the world.Translated by Sophia

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With nearly seven hundred years, initially constructed in Yuan dynasty and built its bulwark in Ming dynasty, Shu jia tang formed its present scale in Qing dynasty.Built around mountains, Shu jia tang falls into three stockades: up, middle and down. The bulwark has five meters and was built with local bluestones. The groundmass is very solid with very compacted stitches. After undergone ups and turns, these stones remain as before. Against the mountains around, the time-dyed black stones, high bulwark and splendid village gate speak their vicissitudes and antiquity to tourists. Before the village is fish pond, and it can act as an sightseeing as well as a safeguard. There are three defensive walls and three village gates in East, West and North. Behind the village are two castles. Although they were destroyed, you can still taste their grand sight in those days from the remaining. Geographically speaking, situated between Huang si qiao ancient city and Ting zi guan, and standing in difficult terrain, as well as its large scale, Shu jia tang was military key point and also is the attached product of the Southern Great Wall.Around Shu jia tang, there are barracks sites of Southern Great Wall, of which Wang po barracks site is the best protected one. Thanks to these barracks, Sh jia tang could thrive and have a peaceful and stable life amid the ups and downs in past time. And as such, there were scholars and candidates for the imperial examination coming forward in multitudes, which made Fenghuang the only place that has set “Wei zi”(A kind of plate that praises a place has brought many scholars) The people in Shu jia tang aren’t named after Shu or Su but Yang, besides, thanks to the style prosperity, hundreds of thousands of stored books and a galaxy talents, it was named “Shu jia tang”By Crystal

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