Under the theme of “Caring City-Green Going-out activity”, “No Car On Sept 22” is a national call to enhance the awareness of environment protection. It aims to emphasize urban sustainable development, making people pay more attention to choose a green going-out lifestyle for the benefit of reducing energy consumption and influence for the pollutant to environment. On September 18th，ZJJ Government teams in charge of the activity release an initiative and appealed all the citizens to answer the call. During September 22, the cars for government use are prohibited, except cars on duty and special vehicles. So citizens should give up private cars and motorcycles, only choose public traffic, waking or bicycles.To be more specific, between 7:30 to 15:00, the prohibited place for private cars and motorcycles are Yongding urban area in Jiefang road, Huitong road and Renming road. The promotion materials and surveys for “No Car On Sept 22” will be issued to the citizens. They will also sign their names on the banners which advocated them a green going-out activity and increase the environmental protection awareness. For students in the downtown, they will watch a promotion video for that no car day and have booklets, which is to encourage them to living a low-carbon lifestyle.By Zumi

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According to Dependable source from Zhangjiajie official website, ZJJ Tianmenshan will cancel a special winter ticket priced at 225RMB in the period December 1 to February 28, implementing a common price ticket with 258RMB.The detailed policy is as follow:First, cancel the special winter ticket started between December 1 to February 28 and implement a common ticket with 258RMB (Including entrance fee of 75RMB, traffic fee 183RMB for cable and Eco-bus, but sightseeing top-cable is exception)Second, soldiers serving in the military, the disabled and the aged above 70 are accessible to favorable ticket price with 110RMB with effective certificate. Those who are not adult, students under the age of 24, the old between 60-70, officers serving in the military and very poor people with the lowest living bonus… are able to have a special tickets with 155RMB.Besides, A free ticket policy will fit for children with a height below 1.3 meters.Third, The one way ticket for Hanging chair cableway on the top of the mountain will cost 25RMB. For the people who can enjoy 155RMB mentioned above, they can have a favorable top-cable ticket price, that is 15RMB.By Zumi

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The Hongjiang ancient commercial town is a characteristic scenic spot in China's Hunan Province.The town boasts more than 380 intact ancient structures erected during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, covering an area of 100,000 square meters. The buildings endured the ages with some wear, but they remain vivid reminders of the luxurious lifestyle of wealthy merchants.(China.org.cn)Source:Xinhua.

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Hunan Province opened its first mining and industry tourism attraction, Baoshan National Mine Park in Guiyang County, Chenzhou City, to tourists on September 16.Accredited by the Ministry of Land and Resources as a national mine park with rich historical culture in 2011, Baoshan National Mine Park is one of the 20 key tourism projects sponsored by Hunan’s “251 Program” (a program designed to fund 20, 50 and 100 tourism projects respectively at the provincial, municipal, and county level)The park covers an area of 7.8 square kilometers, including a core area of 1.48 square kilometers. With a planned total investment of 0.47 billion yuan, the park is equipped with one center and seven different function zones, namely a visitor center, a mine garden, metallurgy observation zone, pit exploration zone, open-pit mining zone, mining and metallurgy expo park, training camp, and mining and smelting garden.According to its overall plan, the park aims to forge itself into a 4A level national scenic spot in five years, and a 5A level one in the future.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On September 15, Austrian extreme sportsman Michael Kemeter, nicknamed “spider-man”, successfully climbed the tallest building of Changsha—Beichen Times Square, 268 meters high, without protection. After reaching the top of the building, he finished an extreme challenge of super-low-level skydiving with a leap into the air.Located at the bank of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha, the Beichen Times Square is structured with totally enclosed glass wall, with refuge floors in the 15th and 30th floors fully covered  with windows. Sponsors had set up a protective net in these two floors to provide rest places for Kemeter. Depending on perfect coordination of soles, knees and arms, he climbed the glass wall and metal strips. After nearly 50 minutes, he successfully reached the top of the building.Kemeter, pleased with the success of his first show in China, praised the beauty of Changsha and expected more extreme challenges in other cities of China.Michael Kemeter climbing the building. Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On September 17th, ZJJ Local Specialty Electronic Commerce Association holds the first general meeting namely the founding conference. Leaders from ZJJ commercial bureau and ZJJ civil affairs bureau reveal the plate for its foundation. Officials from ZJJ commercial bureau, ZJJ civil affairs bureau, industrial and commercial bureau and CCB attend the meeting, along with 43 representatives from ZJJ logistics and suppliers.On the first general meeting, Association Dues Payment Standard, ZJJ Local Specialty Electronic Commerce Constitution and the Ways on Electing Association Council have been deliberated and approved; association president, vice-president and secretary-general have been elected and Xia sheng is elected the association president.With the purpose to develop ZJJ local specialty e-commerce, service e-businessman and to serve the society, on May 13, 2013, 34 specialty internet businesses and individual households advocated to set up local Specialty Electronic Commerce Association. The preparation has undergone five months and its foundation signs ZJJ local specialty internet businessmen have their own trade organization and ZJJ local specialty E-commerce leads to a way of orderly and normative development road.After the approval by ZJJ Civil Affairs Association and with the operational guidance from ZJJ commercial bureau, there are 51 memberships. The foundation of the association plays an important role in the norm of the management of local specialty E-commerce, promoting the development of local specialty E-commerce and expanding ZJJ tourism commodity economy and accelerating the E-commerce of tourism commodity economy around ZJJ.In the light of “Just, unit, serve” the association will actively conduct its work and lead all memberships to strengthen ZJJ E-commerce, which may make contribution to ZJJ’s economic construction and social progress.By Crystal

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With Zhangjiajie official website, it is informed from the announcement of entrance ticket price adjustment of ZJJ Tianmen Mountain released by Tianmen Mountain Tourism Ltd. The sticker price, 258 RMB all the year round.Some specifications are as-follows: Firstly, cancel the winter ticket of 225RMB during Dec. 1st to Feb. 28th and carry out through ticket, 258RMB consisting of the fees for admission ticket(75RMB), for transportation(183 RNB) with cableway and environment-friendly car included but the sightseeing cable car mountaintop all the year around.Secondly, Preferential tickets of 110RMB are eligible for those active-duty military, disabled or over the age of 70 who owns a valid documentation. For minors and under the age of 24 full-time bachelor degree or belows, elderly people between 60 and 70 years old, active servicemen (Officers, civilian staffs, petty officers, excluding soldiers in active service), retired army cadres, martyrs immediate relatives, or those who have rural and urban residents’ minimum living allowance certificate issued by the civil affairs department of can all enjoy a favorable price of 155RMB with valid documents. The children under the height of 1.3 Meters (Included 1.3M) are for free.Thirdly, The one-way fare of hanging chair cableway is listed 25RMB. For minors and under the age of 24 full-time bachelor degree or belows, elderly people between 60 and 70 years old, active servicemen (Officers, civilian staffs, petty officers, excluding soldiers in active service), retired army cadres, martyrs immediate relatives, or those who have rural and urban residents’ minimum living allowance certificate issued by the civil affairs department of can all enjoy a favorable price of 15RMB with valid documents.By Brenda

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Hosted by the Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation of China (CLCEF) and undertaken by Hunan Normal University, “2013 Chinese Culture in Overseas Countries—Leconte Indonesia Camp” is scheduled to be held in Indonesia. Recently, Deputy Secretary-General of CLCEF, Li Xianguo visited Hunan Normal University to select eligible teachers for overseas teaching and also held a symposium.Mr. Li hoped that these teachers would implant a sense of social responsibility and carry forward solidarity and mutual assistance.Efforts should be put to act as spreaders of excellent Chinese culture and messengers of Sino-Indonesian friendship, so as to accomplish their task fruitfully and splendidly.Prof. Jiang Hongxin, vice president of Hunan Normal University stressed that teachers should carry the school spirit and do well in the task of spreading Chinese language and culture in Indonesia.It was learned that the campaign will last for two weeks. During this time, the International College of Chinese Language and Culture of Hunan Normal University will offer various courses such as martial arts, dance, instrumental music, Chinese language, poetry and Chinese music to Indonesian Chinese youth.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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