On May 7th, A group of 20 American guests learned Zhangjiajie folk songs from local artists on Xibu Street, Wulingyuan area. It is said that they are not only greatly entranced with Zhangjiajie’s natural sights, But also lost themselves in local unique folk customs.On that day, They tried to learn 10 some Zhangjiajie Sangzhi folk songs listed as national intangible cultural heritage,such as “Put a lampstand on Masang tree”. Besides, They expressed to introduce those beautiful original songs to their friends.Translated by Zumi

News 2014-05-09 12:33 View：732

During May Day Holiday, Hunan TV camera crew visited Ludongshan National 3-level scenic area of Baojing, Xiangxi. Within 3 days, The scenic tourist conditions were successionally broadcast by a program named “Hunan News”in Golden Hunan TV time. In fact. This is the second time for Ludongshan to be broadcast by Hunan TV.Groups of guests from Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan etc. Have come to there out of its reputation during May Day this year. Due to scarce reception capacity, temporary tents were set up for guests, which provided them with a novel mountainous trip experience. The Hunan camera crew displayed beautiful and strange Lvdongshan to audience with 3 themes, That is, Wangtianpo camp festival, Miao village hand-made tea frying and Miao village Festival.In recent years, Xiangxi Ludongshan has attracted renowned media’s attention with its unique cultural and ecological beauty. With the publicity from media, there was a peak during May Day Holiday. It is said that the scenic area has received 23.98 thousand guests with a total income of 5.51 million RMB, increased by 33.22% and 2.29% respectively than the same period last year.Translated by Zumi

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Girls of Miao ethnic group celebrate a folk festival by singing on a boat in the Phoenix (Fenghuang) ancient city, central China's Hunan Province, May 6, 2014. Local citizens of Miao ethnic group and guests of Rukai ethnic group from the Pingdong county in southeast China's Taiwan gathered in the Phoenix ancient city to celebrate the folk festival, which falls on the eighth day of the fourth month in Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Li Ga)People of Miao ethnic group (L) and Rukai ethnic group (R) celebrate a folk festival in the Phoenix (Fenghuang) ancient city, central China's Hunan Province, May 6, 2014. Local citizens of Miao ethnic group and guests of Rukai ethnic group from the Pingdong county in southeast China's Taiwan gathered in the Phoenix ancient city to celebrate the folk festival, which falls on the eighth day of the fourth month in Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Li Ga)Source:Xinhua

News 2014-05-09 11:12 View：1273

On the morning of May 7, a group of American tourists visiting the Tima Family of Xibu Street in Wulingyuan District happily learnt folk songs of Sangzhi County of Zhangjiajie and waving dance of the Tujia Ethnic Minority from Xiang Zuorong, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage, creating fervent yet harmonious atmosphere.The American tourists experienced the national intangible cultural heritage of folk culture like Tujia folk songs, Tujia waving dance and beating drums in the Tujia style. The tourists expressed their wish to share the native flavor of Zhangjiajie with more friends. The group leader Mr. Maddock said excitedly in his accented Chinese, “Zhangjiajie is beautiful! The folk songs and dances are great!”Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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In late April this year, China’s first animation professional satellite channel-Hunan Golden Eagle Cartoon channel “Playing tricks” crew shows in ZJJ Tianmen Mountain for three days. The film theme is: The golden eagle cartoon team together with a bunch of kids conquers difficulties one after another in Tianmen Mountain.Golden eagle cartoon network is the current largest domestic animation channel in the national animation transmission platform. More than about 600 million of the audience could see golden eagle cartoon. “Playing tricks” is a key program in golden eagle cartoon channel, Also is the first domestic educational toys class program. The target audience is for children aged 4 to 14. It focuses on life, Outdoor activities of primary and middle school students.Translated by Sophia

News 2014-05-08 12:28 View：1219

The Hunan Provincial Railway Department revealed on May 6 that the preliminary design scheme of Huaihua-Shaoyang-Hengyang railway has been approved by the China Railway Corporation and the Hunan Provincial People's Government. The project to be commenced at the end of this June is scheduled to be completed in four and a half years. This project would reduce the travel time from Huaihua to Hengyang to less than 2 hours, five hours shorter than the original journey along Hunan-Guizhou Railway via Loudi City and Zhuzhou City.The new state-level railway grade I covers 318 kilometers with the designed speed for passenger trains 200km/h. It will transport 50 pairs of passenger trains per day and 50 million tons of cargo per year.With a total investment of 32.4 billion yuan, the railway will greatly shorten the distance among north-western China, south-western China, Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone and Pearl River Delta. The exploitation of tourism and mineral resources along the route will be boosted. The railway is expected to better facilitate the industrial transfer from Pearl River Delta and Western Taiwan Straits Economic Zone.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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During this labor holiday, Zhangjiajie grand canyon scenic area received 26,000 tourists, grew more than 8% last year. By adopting advance notice, Time-sharing release, Guide the whole process and set limit to reception, In the whole holiday, scenic reception was safe, stable, orderly and smooth. There was no complaints and effective safety accident.Translated by Sophia

News 2014-05-07 12:30 View：737

On May 4th, ZJJ National Forest Park appeared an unusual sights of changeful clouds among the peaks and mountains, making it a wonderland. Guests at home and abroad as well as photographers were intoxicated in this breathtaking sights.It is said that such a unusual sea of clouds were caused by continuous misty rain. Though it didn’t clear up at that day, the rain obviously became less. Moving with wind, layers of clouds climbed above the gorge, Then formed a picturesque and poetic sea of clouds sights.Early May is the best season for guests to visit ZJJ National Forest Park to enjoy sea of clouds and take pictures, When it will have abundant rainfall there.Translated by Zumi

News 2014-05-07 12:20 View：1520