Hunan is one of the birth places of red tourism, boasting profound such tourism resources. In recent years, the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and the?Hunan Provincial People’s Government attached great importance to this tour form, and organized a series of activities with innovative publicizing mode, making red tourism Hunan’s brand image.From 2004 to 2014, Hunan successfully held red tourism culture festivals, fully demonstrating Hunan’s achievements in red tourism. The festival has now become a significant activity in China to promote red tourism.Statistics show that the number of tourists in Hunan broke through 300 million from 2004 to 2013, achieving an income of 126 billion yuan. The annual average growth of tourists and income reached over 20%. About 200,000 people are directly employed for red tourism and 800,000 people indirectly. The tour fully plays its favorable effect on politics, culture, cultural enrichment and popular support. Large scale performance of the “The Great Man Mao Zedong in China” Former residence of Liu Shaoqi in Ningxiang County of Hunan ProvinceFormer residence of Peng Dehuai in Xiangtan County of Hunan ProvinceTranslator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On November 20th, 2014, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area have had a meeting price bureau of season ticket prices.To further optimize the environment of tourism and leisure vacation, Promote the scientific utilization of tourism resources, From the beginning of the year, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park will take off-season ticket prices. The season average ticket price is 136 Yuan/pax, and preferential price tickets for 82 Yuan/pax. Off-season from December 1st to the end of February of next year, It will be valid for two years.So what are you waiting for? Come and join us…Translated by Sophia

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December 5 is the International Volunteer Day for Social and Economic Development (IVD). On the street of Zhangjiajie’s Wulingyuan Scenic Area, a group of elderly volunteers celebrated the day by picking up rubbish and supervising civilized travel.In Wulingyuan Scenic Area, eighteen CPC & League Member Obligatory Information Desks were set up at tourist distribution centers such as ticket offices and Tianzi Mountain. 9,600 registered volunteers from 25 volunteer service organizations offered services for tourists by turns.Elderly volunteers (file photo)Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Accompanied by Xu Yousheng, director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, Vishanu Krua-ngam, deputy prime minister of Thailand visits exhibition hall of “Hunan culture in Thailand” on December 6.With a forceful and passionate tea song “Dragon Dance” revealing the unique charm of Anhua dark tea culture, the opening ceremony of “Hunan Culture in Thailand” campaign & Promotion Conference on Cultural Tourism was officially launched in the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) in Bangkok, Thailand.Vishanu Krua-ngam, deputy prime minister of Thailand, Xu Yousheng, director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, Ning Fukui, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand, Pinij Charusombat, former deputy prime minister of Thailand and Chairman of the Thai-Chinese Culture Promotion Committee, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, vice minister of Thailand Ministry of Culture, and Thai celebrities in circles of business, culture and tourism, as well as principals from related departments of Hunan attended the ceremony.Before the opening ceremony, accompanied by Director Xu, Mr. Vishanu Krua-ngam visited the exhibition hall of Hunan cultural products. Hunan, along Xiangjiang River, Zijiang River, Ruanjiang River and Lijiang River, has beautiful scenery and gathers abundant talents. The magnificent hall staged six special exhibitions for embroideries, tea, porcelains, films, books and paintings to vividly show the world-famous “Hunan culture phenomenon”.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On November 30, Vice Governor of Hunan Province Huang Lanxiang met in Zhuzhou with Minister of the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia Liow Tiong Lai and Chairman of CSR Corporation Limited Liu Hualong. They held friendly talks about deepening cooperation between Hunan and Malaysia and between CSR with Malaysia. Vice Governor Huang, on behalf of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, extended sincere welcome to the delegation headed by Minister Liow Tiong Lai, and hearty congratulations on the cooperation between Malaysia and CSR. She expected CSR to further provide high-quality solutions to the problems of rail transit system, and make more contributions to railway undertakings in ASEAN countries and meter-gage countries. Mr. Liow Tiong Lai stated that Malaysia and CSR have signed five projects with a total of 98 orders. Two subsidiaries of CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co., Ltd. have settled in Malaysia, functioning as the most powerful motivator of rail transit equipment. Malaysia was also more than willing to conduct comprehensive cooperation with Hunan in other fields. Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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A group of Koreans enjoyed VIP service offered by Huanglong Cave, Happily taking battery cars there on the afternoon of November 26th. It is known that tight scheduled travel groups or aged visitors love the VIP service, Since the trial operation in July. Each month there are nearly 1,000 high-grade tourists voluntarily choosing it.The scenic area set up VIP service tourist products to meet the need of diversified services. VIP Guests has access to VIP ticket office, Parking lot, A tour of Huanglong Ecological Square by battery car, Exclusive wharf and boat, Green channel to the cave, wireless headset and excellent guide’ scenic introduction. Compared to the regular team schedule, The VIP service can save both time and energy.Translated by Zumi

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The Health and Family Planning Commission of Hunan Province and South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare signed the China-South Korea health strategic cooperation framework agreement in Changsha on November 28, 2014. Zhang Jian, director of the Health and Family Planning Commission of Hunan Province, presided over the signing ceremony. The agreement specifies the establishment of strategic partnership, and incorporates medical and health personnel training, medical and health technology, Kampo extraction technology of traditional Chinese medicine, medical equipment, medicine, regenerative medicine, and public health management into all-round cooperation. Projects of the China-South Korea Medical and Health Summit Forum are reportedly to be launched next year to strengthen medical and health cooperation between Hunan and South Korea. The cooperation is the first move of the local government responding to all-round in-depth China-South Korean strategic partnership after President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Park Geun-hye concluded negotiations on the free trade agreement between China and South Korea at the APEC Summit held in November this year. Officials of South Korea's Ministry of Health and Welfare visit Hunan Province.Translator: Lv Xuefen Source: Hunan Official Web Portal  

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Stepping into the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, naughty wild monkeys, and shady trees may leap to your eyes before reacting. Especially nowadays, I think such a vibrant natural scenic spots is just the excellent place tourists are looking for. Casually walking in the woods, different monkeys’ jabber always can be heard here and there. Obviously, monkeys use their own fascinating songs to welcome the guests all over the world and celebrate the special festivals. Visitors are very curious about those vigorous, flexible sprites so that they can’t wait taking photos from time to time. In the meantime, monkeys certainly grasp every chance to show themselves. All kinds of postures reflect their profession when facing cameras from every angle.It is self-evident that wild monkeys have already become special mobile scenery in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Grouping monkeys sometimes wander along Golden Whip Stream, or play on the treetop, carefree and leisurely. In order to let wild monkeys get along well with tourists, specified staff protect and domesticate them elaborately. Thanks to those lovely monkeys’ appearing among countless tourists, harmoniously, spirituality, appeal, vitality have got a better annotation as time goes by; tourists usually feel reluctant to leave this lively paradise.Translated by Becky   

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