To celebrate the 66th anniversary of founding of new China, Zhangjiajie Baofeng Lake will give benefits to tourists at home and abroad October 1,National Day. That is in the designated area, if someone is required to sing “Red song”, he can obtain a scenic spot tour ticket.Scenic area chief introduction, this tribute National Day activities, On October 1,visitors can complete the songs, such as “Volunteer march”, “Ode to the motherland”, “I love you China” and “My Chinese heart “, So he will be able to get a ticket. The development of the activity, It is sure to allow more domestic and foreign visitors to experience a different trip to Zhangjiajie, increase the world lakes classic-Baofeng lake cultural connotation.Baofeng lake is located in World natural heritage Wulingyuan district. It is the only place where sandstone also perfect combination with high pinghu scenic spot. It is “Avatar”, “Journey to the west” and other TV dramas live-action location, known as “Drunken beauty lake”.Translated by Sophia

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The Opening ceremonies of the Laosicheng Archaeological National Park and Laoshicheng Tujia Ethnic Group Sheba Festival were held in Yongshun of Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture on the afternoon of Sept. 29. Performances and theme activities such as the opening of Laoshicheng Museum fully displayed the profound and original customs of Tujia group.Translator: Liu PingboSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The Friendship Week between Hunan Province, China P.R. and Northern Cape, South Africa was held in Kimberley, capital of the Northern Cape, from Sept. 21 to 26. Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor Chen Zhaoxiong led Hunan delegation to attend the opening ceremony and major activities.The year 2015 was declared the year of China in South Africa. Both countries are conducting a series of activities in major cities of South Africa to promote the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership. The event was organized by the People’s Government of Hunan Province and undertaken by its Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. In succession, there were over 10 grand activities concerning the fields of economy and trade, culture, science and education, and tourism during the occasion, including economy and trade matchmaking, tourism promotion, folk customs exhibition, Hunan movie show, and friendship cities visit.The year 2003 marked the official friendly tie between Hunan and Northern Cape. During the Friendship Week, both sides signed a series of agreements on cementing friendship, economy, trade, and tourism cooperation, as well as sister cities establishment. They also exchanged ideas on mining, equipment manufacturing, agricultural technology, engineering construction, ecology and environmental protection, cultural tourism, and new energy industries, reaching extensive consensus and cooperative intentions.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The France-China Pristine Music Festival was held at the Red Carbonate-Rock Stone Forest National Geopark of Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture on Sept. 26, 2015. It is a well-prepared event integrating simple and beautiful music created together by musicians both from Centre Region of France and western Hunan during the past months.The audience have their ears feasted not only by perfect integration of western instruments such as piano, bagpipes and drum kit and Hunan folk instruments including lusheng, leaf-whistling, but also by artists’ heart-touching voice.It was learned that one million yuan will be offered to those who win the global collection contests on theme songs for Red Carbonate-Rock Stone Forest National Geopark and the Mud Festival, and Haozi (Labor Song) for Youshui River. The selected music works will be announced at next year’s Mud Festival on the third day of the third month of Chinese lunar calendar.Deputy to Hunan Provincial People's Congress and President of the National Geopark Zhong Fei remarked that the festival made a great contribution to strengthening the relation between Centre Region and western Hunan and promoting China-France culture exchange.The France-China Pristine Music Festival is held the Red Carbonate-Rock Stone Forest National Geopark of Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture on Sept. 26.Hunan Miao singers and French artists perform a traditional song of Miao ethnic group together.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On September 25th, British Mr. Martin Yau, The manager of the overseas Chinese tour groups, left Zhangjiajie with great praise.As we have learned, in the world natural heritage sites Wulingyuan Yuanjiajie, Tianzi mountain, Huanglong hole and other scenic spots, everywhere we can see European and American tourists and can hear the sound of Zhangjiajie landform scenery.Along with the development of Zhangjiajie avatar events, Zhangjiajie tianmen mountain international country singles, wing outfit flight competition and creative activities, Zhangjiajie international visibility and reputation is rising rapidly in recent years. Huanglong scenic spot introduces, one of the most scenic spot this year day visitors received more than 50 countries, including European and American countries quantity half.The favour of the European and American tourists to Zhangjiajie, Changed the foreign tourists to Korea “Monolith” situation, which guaranteed Zhangjiajie has been a steady rise in overseas visitors.According to statistics, at the end of August this year, Zhangjiajie overseas visitors to reach 1.65 million people, and rose 22.57% last year.Translated by Sophia

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A 180-meter-high and 300-meter-long dangling bridge made of glass opens to tourists at a national-level geological park in Pingjiang county, Central China's Hunan province, on Sept 24, 2015. It is reportedly the first upper-high glass-made dangling bridge in service so far in China. The glass-made dangling bridge stretches over a valley at a national-level geological park in Pingjiang county, Central China's Hunan province, Sept 24, 2015.Tourists walk on the glass-made dangling bridge at a national-level geological park in Pingjiang county, Central China's Hunan province, Sept 24, 2015. Tourists get an aerial view on the glass-made dangling bridge at a national-level geological park in Pingjiang county, Central China's Hunan province, Sept 24, 2015.Source: Xinhua,[Photo/IC]

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On September 22nd, Yangjiajie cableway company spread good news:The cableway in 2015, has received 1.6 million tourists, which counting the 59% of the total tourists at a time. This set of data shows that Yangjiajie ropeway has become the world natural heritage Zhangjiajie “Golden air corridor”.

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Huan Jishou International Drum Cultural Festival 2015 will take place in Jishou City of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from September 18 to 20.Themed "Vitalize the World with Drum Dance", the festival aims to foster a world-famous festive brand and advance integrated development of culture and tourism in western Hunan by means of a government-led, market-oriented, society-supported and public-participated development mode.This year marks the 58th anniversary of the founding of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture on September 20. On the special occasion, the three-day drum festival, which is even bigger than the previous two events will invite 300 participants of 16 drum teams from home and abroad, including Britain, Burundi, Australia, Colombia and Iran.Nine themed activities will be held to celebrate the festival, including the opening ceremony and international drum culture exchange attended by drum teams from five continents, a nationwide "China Miao Minority Drum Dance Contest", a special art performance, a summit on protecting intangible cultural heritage and developing rural tourism of Xiangxi, an international food expo, and investment initiative presentations by entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Jishou.The 2015 Jishou Drum Cultural Festival kicks off at the People’s Square of Jishou City on Sept. 19. Seventeen drum teams from home and abroad attended the festival to promote cultural exchange via drum performances.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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