Zhangjiajie outshines itself as one of the 2014 cleanest cities in China announced recently.According to the related standard—GN Evaluation Index System for China’s Cleanest Cities, the top 10 cleanest cities in China are Hong Kong, Macao, Gaoxiong, Harbin, Xiamen, Liuzhou, Baoji, Luzhou, Rizhao, and Zhangjiajie.The index system covers five first-level indications, including urban greening, well-planned buildings, clean living environment, waste disposal, and good environmental maintenance and 21 second-level indications.The urban landscape of Zhangjiajie City (file photo)Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On July 31, Changsha subway welcomes its first "open day" to the public, unveiling its control room and cab to citizens for the first time.Signal transceivers of China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom in the equipment room can fully meet the communication needs of passengers both at stations and in the train. Wifi on the subway is expected to be put into use in October, by when passengers can enjoy free wifi.In the machine room for environmental control, the temperature is controlled at about 27°C in summer, and fresh air will be offered in winter, providing passengers a comfortable environment in the train. Nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide are stored in the gas container room. In case of any fire, these gases will be mixed to put out fires in important equipment rooms through the pipes.For any unusual circumstance monitored by multiple cameras inside each station, workers will take appropriate action immediately.Fully automatically controlled, each subway train is set with two drivers, who are expected to deal with emergent situations. The automatic control and drivers double insure safety of the subways.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The first Traditional Chinese Culture Ceremony for Global Chinese, themed “paying a tribute to traditional Chinese culture” was initiated in Yuelu Academy on the morning of July 30. Liu Haifeng, a well-known scholar and dean of Institute of Education of Xiamen University, attended the ceremony and delivered a speech on “millennium history of imperial examinations and traditional Chinese culture”.Jointly hosted by Yuelu Academy and ifeng.com, the ceremony is held every two years, aiming to vigorously promote and inherit traditional Chinese culture. As the main activity of the event, three awards including “Lifetime Achievement Award in Traditional Chinese Culture”, “Award for Traditional Chinese Culture Research Achievement” and “Award for Promoting Traditional Chinese Culture” have been set for Chinese people all over the world, in an attempt to praise scholars, institutions and public service organizations devoting to studying and promoting traditional Chinese culture.This ceremony, lasting from July to the end of September, will stage a series of activities including traditional Chinese culture awards selection, Lectures of Yuelu Academy, Confucius Memorial Ceremony in Yuelu Academy, and the First Traditional Chinese Music Festival in Hexi Platform. Results of the awards are scheduled to be released at the award ceremony at the end of September.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Photo taken on July 29, 2014 shows the scenery of Aizhai grand canyon in Jishou, central China's Hunan Province, July 29, 2014. (Xinhua/Peng Biao)Source:Xinhua

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On the army day, The world natural heritage landscape 5D pavilion will be free for servicemen. On July 25th, Zhangjiajie landform 5D pavilion in the world geological park museum is announced the news to the world.This free time is for three days: On July 31st to August 2nd. With the police certificate, Soldiers and military, People can come into Zhangjiajie landform freely.The freely opening of 5D experience pavilion is to express the highest respect for them, Take this opportunity to promote the world geological park, Zhangjiajie landscape science knowledge, and advocate the geological relics, protection of geological relics.Zhangjiajie world geological park museum is located in Wulingyuan scenic area-Core water around four door, is the heart of the core of the Zhangjiajie landform. It is the most abundant geological museum, Which known as Zhangjiajie landscape science field. Especially Zhangjiajie landform 5D experience pavilion, is one of the world geological park.Translated by Sophia

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The scenic spot of Fenghuang Ancient City has reopened to tourists after the flood on July 26. Tourists from different countries were seen in the core area of the city. According to the Tourism Bureau of Fenghuang County, 16,100 tourists from home and abroad entered the scenic spot, realizing tourism revenue of 15.64 million yuan.Tourists queue up to go on board after the Tuojiang River recedes.Translator: Zhu Mengxia

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The GDP of Zhangjiajie in the first half of 2014 grew by 9.5%, higher than Hunan’s average growth for the first time, and up 2.5% and 3.4% over the same period of 2013 and the full year of 2013 respectively. The tourists and tourism income exceeded the national average level and rose by 11.4% and 14.5% respectively, 20.9 and 18.4 percentage points higher than that of the same period of last year. Scenic areas in Zhangjiajie received about 12.8 million tourists, bringing in tourism revenue of 7.67 billion yuan, with a significant year-on-year increase.In the first half of this year the number of take-off and landing flights at Zhangjiajie Lotus Airport increased by 10.5%, and the number of international flights increased by 62.3% over the same period of last year. The number of overseas tourists and tourists staying overnight in Zhangjiajie rose by 20.6% and 13.2% respectively.Zhangjiajie’s tourism has developed rapidly owing to the preferential policies for primary and high school students, self-driving tourists, and tourists by high-speed railway. In addition, a series of eye-catching marketing events, including wing-suit flying through the natural cave, climbing the “First Ladder in the World” in Zhangjiajie’s Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, and cyclers with DIY colored painting in parts of their body, have played a positive role in attracting more tourists to Zhangjiajie and promoting Zhangjiajie into the international tourism market.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On July 24th, “Wulingyuan literature and art” officially released. It is understood that this publication has published 65 areas, with more than 50 writer authors on the prose, poetry, novels and other literary works.ZJJ “Wulingyuan literature and art” is founded in 2010, is now published 10 times. It aims to introduce wulingyuan tourist brand, Cultivate Wulingyuan native writers and make a contribution on literature prosperity Wulingyuan art.Translated by Sophia

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