Located at in Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, Shiyanping village is picturesque, with more than 90 percent of intact vegetation and forest. At the foot of the mountain, about 180 stilted buildings built by the Tujia ethnic group, one of the 55 ethnic minorities in China, are sporadically distributed and well-spaced. This ancient architectural complex, dating back to Qing dynasty, became a Key Cultural Relic unit under state protections last year. It was placed in the first batch of 50 traditional villages to be protected by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage.To protect the stilted buildings, this village formulated regulations and agreements twice between 2002 to 2010, stating that a subsidy will be provided for those stilted buildings needing to be renovated and households who establish stilted buildings will be rewarded. An accountability system was adopted. According to the plan, the whole village will be under preserved and protected as an ecomuseum. Many young people go back to their hometown to start their own business due to the emerging tourism.Shiyanping village in Hunan province. [Photo/CFP]Source: China Daily

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As Chair Xi visited Korea and expressed willing to strengthen mutual culture communication, Tourism cooperation and free of visa policy between China and Korea, ZZhangjjiajie tourism bureau then held a forum on discussing how to practice Chair Xi’s willingness.Participants all agreed to by this chance of Chair Xi visiting Korea further strengthen cultural and tourism communication with Korea. Zhangjjiajie, As global famous resort, has been stable on Korea tourism market. By chance of 2015 Annual China Tourism and 2016 Annual Korea Tourism, Zhangjjiajie tourism bureau has studied on how to further exploit Zhangjjiajie tourism market. More related tourism product will be recommended, more tourism propganda will be made and better infrastructure will be built to improve serving quailty and with an great effort to make Zhangjjiajie an resort enjoying international reputation.By Patricia

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The bullet train is undergoes tests in the Yiwu section of Hangzhou-Changsha high-speed railway in Yiwu city, east China's Zhejiang province, Aug 3, 2014. The 933-kilometer high-speed railway linking Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, and Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan province, will be put into service at the end of this year. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)The Hunan section of the Shanghai-Kunming high-speed rail is warming up for its official launch scheduled for the end of the year, Changsha Evening News reported.The west line of Hangzhou-Changsha section, that is the Changsha-Nanchang part of the rail, is undergoing test runs and will officially open by the end of August. Meanwhile, the Changsha-Kunming section is about to start a trial run.The test run of the Changsha-Nanchang part of high-speed rail started July 25. All the stations along this line have been ready for service. Now it will only take 102 minutes from Changsha to Nanchang, almost two hours faster than before.Source:China Daily

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On August 13rd, Zhangjiajie World Geological Park Museum built the first glass dangling road, Which officially opened to the tourists.This glass road was located in the entrance of Golden whip stream(Shuiraosimen). The glass museum was adjacent to Zhangjiajie world geological park. Adopting full transparent glass, It had 60 miles in length and 1M wide, Which was apart from 1.5Meters high above water surface.As early as in early August, The United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization experts assessed Zhangjiajie world geological park, made a special trip to the glass plank road construction and praised the Zhangjiajie world geological park innovation type of supporting public service project, is worth promoting.As the same time, ZJJ Wulingyuan have added a free experience tour, also conveniently connecting Zhangjiajie world geological park museum with Huangshi village Scenic spots.Translated by Sophia

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The China Institute of City Competitiveness publicized the ranking list of China’s Top 10 Cleanest Cities recently.Zhangjiejie ranked tenth on the list with a mark of 77.53.China’s top 10 cleanest cities in 2014 are Hong Kong, Macao, Gaoxiong, Harbin, Xiamen, Liuzhou, Baoji, Luzhou, Rizhao and Zhangjiajie. These cities were selected according to standards such as high afforestation coverage, tidy constructions, clean roads and high treatment rate of domestic sewage.Source: China Daily

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In July, The World Natural Heritage Site-ZJJ Wulingyuan scenic area became a paradise for tourists to enjoy the summer cool and refreshing trip.According to the incomplete statistics by August 6th, ZJJ Wulingyuan received nearly 876,000 persons, Year-on-year growth of nearly 11.3%. The secondary scenic area and the cable car, elevator transportation tools also rose sharply. Baofeng lake in July received nearly 79,000 people, Rose more than 37%. Huanglong cave scenic area in July received nearly 179,000 people, Rose by more than 50.6%.Translated by Sophia

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On the morning of August 5th, Zhangjiajie National Geological Park, All visitors enjoy the fresh and cool beauty of “Natural air conditioning”, “Natural oxygen bar”.When summer arrives, Zhangjiajie tourism resort with the unique climate condition, Becomes one of the select for domestic and overseas tourists. Huanglong hole, Huangshi village, Baofeng lake and other places, have a constant stream of visitors.According to incomplete statistics, After entering in August, The core scenic area wulingyuan receives about 20,000 people every day, With an increase of nearly twenty percent last year.Translated by Sophia

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According to the Press Conference on Collecting Lyrics for Theme Song of Orange Isle, literature lovers from all over the world will be invited to write lyrics for Orange Isle.The lyrics, with no more than 200 words and an explanation remark, should be written in Chinese. Participants should submit the lyrics to e-mail box juzhouzhige@126.com from August 9 to December 31 in 2014, and contact 0731-82220475 for further information. Twenty works will be selected for the final competition, and their designers will be conferred certificates and 2,000-yuan reward. The final winner will get a reward of 50,000 yuan.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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