2015 China Ceramic Art Exhibition & 1st Hunan (Liling) Ceramics Expo is to be held at Liling World Ceramic Art City from March 26 to 28. In addition to showing to the world the ceramic-producing history and the innovation achievements of Liling City, the expo aims to accelerate the improvement of the city’s platform for ceramic industry development and expand foreign trade and cooperation, so as to boost the transformation and upgrade of Liling’s ceramic industry into an industrial cluster with the output value reaching 100 billion yuan.With preparation works handled in order, 16 theme activities are on the schedule to showcase the unique charm of Liling ceramic art, including ceramic art exhibition, display of 25-meter-high inflatable model of undergazed colored porcelain “World Peace Vase”, ceramic works DIY, Liling Ceramic photography exhibition, Liling gourmet festival, investment projects promotion, fireworks show and issuing of ceramic-theme souvenir folders.According to the organizing committee, the expo intends to set up about 1,000 booths for art ceramics, household ceramics, electric porcelain, architectural ceramics, bathroom ceramics, industrial ceramics and new material.Hunan Liling World Ceramic Art CityDuration: March 26 to 28, 2015Venue: Liling, HunanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Yu Zhilin and his son Yu Lingyun, both farmers from Caotian Village, Zhangmu Township, Hengyang County, Hengyang City, pieced together the scrapped auto parts into large transformers according to the pictures from the Internet. The impressive transformers not only attracted many visitors but also brought in an annual income of more than one million yuan for the father and son.A photo of Yu Zhilin (R) and his son Yu Lingyun (L) in front of the transformers they made, taken on March 14, 2015.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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When someone enjoys the mountains and rivers in Zhangjiajie, he or she can’t miss the sunrise and sunset scenery. Standing at the top of Yuanjiajie, one can enjoy sunrise among green mountains and white clouds reflecting on green lakes. One can also exclaime the sunset on the bridge above the river and half strand of thin fog among the shadow of willows. Spring has arrived, just enjoy the sunrise and sunset here as much as you want when flowers are blooming.Translated by Zumi

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As spring comes, living creatures wake up. After a winter’s closing, the first large scale mountainous live show“Tianmen Fox Fairy” will be firstly showed at Tianmenshan Canyon Theater, at 20:00PM, on March 12 this year. At the same time，the temporally closed Tianmenshan 99-curve Passage as well as Tianmen Cave due to winter freezing will also reopened on March 16, so will the scenic eco-cars. From that on, guests are able to experience Tianmenshan Special all-route travel,“Climbing the mountain in the morning, watching fox fairy show annight”.More than 500 Foxes cast members are rehearsing intensely for the moment. Parts of the equipment and stage facilities have been updated at the same time. A few stage moves also have been adjusted slightly. All aim to offer an audiovisual feast for audience all around the world.A warm tip from Tianmenshan scenic area says the ticket price will change from 225 RMB to 258 RMB since the opening of the Tianmen Cave and eco-cars. From March to May, it is the best season to go on spring outing and enjoy flowers like azaleas and Chinese dove flowers, the flowers blooming together, making a beautiful view that one can only see in Tianmenshan. If you want to feast your eyes on them, just don’t hesitate to start your journey at Tianmenshan.Translated by Zumi

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On March 16, the Golden Tea Drying Competition was held in Huangjin Village, Hulu Town, Baojing County, Hunan Province. Forty masters from ethnic minorities dried tea with 40 cauldrons to compete for the honor of "King of Golden Tea Drying of Baojing".Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Hunan Province Xiao Bailing met in Changsha with the Japanese Embassy Minister of Economic Affairs Hayashi Teiji and his delegation to exchange ideas on the development and economic cooperation of Hunan and Japan.Director Xiao said that in 2014, import and export trade between Hunan and Japan reached 1.52 billion USD, an increase of 38%. The revenue from contracted projects in Japan hit 41.86 million USD, while Japanese investments of 16 projects in Hunan increased 77.8%. Ms. Xiao expects the two parties to continue cooperating in tourism, culture, and education.Hayashi Teiji stated that the trip to Hunan further enhanced his understanding of the partnership between Hunan and Japan. He hopes to launch direct flights between Hunan and cities in Japan to better serve both economic and cultural exchange and tourism development.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On March 12, Vietnam, Director-general of the department of national tourism administration of tourism, gives his own appreciation of the world natural heritage Zhangjiajie Yuan Gujie magnificent stage to travel business delegation. The delegation with a total of 111 people, it is the first major overseas trip for Zhangjiajie since the spring.It is understood that the delegation in addition to Vietnam national tourism administration of officials and the media, the rest are Vietnam travel service and travel club heads. Expeditions by Vietnam, Zhangjiajie tourism department attaches great importance to it.The inspection activity is organized by CITS Zhangjiajie tianma and Guangxi CITS overseas jointly, to develop Zhangjiajie tourism market of Vietnam. The whole activity will be ended on 14th, Vietnam delegation will successively be invited to examine the Tianmen mountain, Wulingyuan, xiangxi phoenix ancient city scenic spots, etc.The director-general of Vietnam national tourism administration has said, Zhangjiajie enjoys a good reputation in the world. In the field, the natural scenery lets people have much infatuation. A traveling salesman from Hanoi, Vietnam has said after returning, he will share Zhangjiajie nature to more and more people as soon as possible. In May this year, it is expected that a group of tourists will open a trip to Zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

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On March 11, At the entrance of Zhangjiajie Baofeng lake, A group of south Korean tourists enter from construction channel.Scenic spot controller introduces, quality engineering construction of the entrance plaza goes smoothly, which is expected to be put into use in June.Baofeng lake mention quality renovation project has begun in August last year. The project includes the scenic area entrance area, scenic area management service, ecological park area, plunge landscape area and so on. Project will highlight the characteristics of the ecological environmental protection, nationality, high-quality goods.In order to balance the project construction and sightseeing activities, Baofeng lake strengthenes the construction site safety management, and increases the quality of tourism service, and arranges personnel to monitor the construction site, to satisfy the masses of tourists.Translated by Sophia

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