“It feels like travelling in a primitive forest two decades ago, but now a tour to Zhangjiajie is just like a privilege only for celestial beings, and this travel has stroke me a lot” an essay to director of Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau was written by Liu renyi, an 80-plus-old Beijing resident to express directly his enormous appreciation for the tremendous changes that Zhangjiajie National Forest Park has taken place over more than 20 years.In this article, Retrospect to his experiences twenty years ago in Zhangjiajie by reading his memories, he compared two tours and marveled at great differences this time. In old days, there were only some small bungalows along the park, the highest among which were some small hotels and inns with two or three stories. At an early morning after the gatekeeper opened the door, I wandered along a creak snaking through the mountains alone without encountering too many people. And then I squeezed into a bus to Yellow Dragon Cave where I followed a tourists group and listened to tour guiding cautiously in case of falling behind for every light turned off the minute tourists passed by.In contrast, this trip is on a par with a tour for celestials, since we can go to the place used to be monopolized by immortals by various kinds of facilities, such as ropeway and elevator in Tianzi Mountain where solitary peaks pierce into the sky of a imposing momentum. It is unique both in its geological features and natural beauty. In addition, Liu also praised the exquisiteness of programs of the Charm Western Hunan with large-scale performance and colorful clothing. In the end, he gasped in admiration that Zhangjiajie is so beautiful that it is as miraculous as a fairyland which not only belong to China but the whole world.By Brenda

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Wang xigui,Taiwan renowned calligrapher, whose native place traces back to ZJJ Sangzhi County,has come to ZJJ Wulingyuan area and held a calligraphy seminar here. More than 20 people including calligraphers, artists and enthusiasts around the district have attended the exchanging activities. During the seminar, Wang xigui has talked about the glamour, features and creative process of calligraphy with his calligraphy creative experiences of more than 40 years. He has also answered several questions about the confusions and puzzles along the creative process on the scene and improvised a work called Yuan(fate) to Wulingyuan Calligraphers Association.Wang xigui, born in Sangzhi County in 1926 and moved to Taiwan with Kuomintang in 1948, now lives in Tainan city of Taiwan. He is the director of Chinese Calligraphy Institute as well as a member of Tainan Calligraphy committee. And his works have been selected in several international art exhibitions and won big prizes.By Brenda

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The First Dongjiang Lake International Folk Song Festival unveiled its curtain on the evening of September 12, 2013 on the Dongjiang Cultural Plaza of Zixing, Chenzhou. The event gathered 13,000 joyful audiences who cheered to the accompaniment of powerful rhythms of gong and drum from time to time.The four-day festival is organized by market operation for the first time in Zixing City.  Artists from 10 countries like France, Canada, Indonesia, Thailand and North Korea will put on performance.The first overseas performance received warm applause when 10 French actors showed up on the stage, dressed up as "clowns". Their exaggerated facial expression and variant postures entertained the audience, like a breeze of French flavor sweeping over the whole place. Audience waved the light sticks and replied with "Oh-la-la".A group of young boys from Congo, dressed in vibrant traditional costumes, presented the magical customs and practices of African with their bold and powerful hot dance. The audience joined the "dance and wave", pushing the atmosphere to its climax.Performers from Canada, Indonesia, Thailand and North Korea also staged wonderful shows, winning acclamation from overwhelmed viewers.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On Oct 10th, Gao jianguo, Vice president of Municipal Consultative Conference, has come to Qing feng Gorge in Wulingyuan Zhonghu Town, Together with part of its members, To research on the promotion of Zhangjiajie’s outdoor travel activities and held a symposium.Zhangjiajie has invited experts from State General Administration of Sports of China and French Embassy in Chengdu to estimate the outdoor sports and travel programs along this year. On this conference, some professionals from Yangshuo,Guangxi Province have introduced their experiences on outdoor exploring activities and made some suggestions to Zhangjiajie’s development project of scientific researches and natural adventures. The experts group considers Zhangjiajie blessed with both sufficient tourism resources and outdoor activities conditions is suitable to establish outdoor sports base. What needs to pay attention to is that the related department should make a long-term plan with a clear mind and strengthen the cooperation of some research institutions home and abroad.By Brenda

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Source from propaganda office of Shimen has learned that 13th China (Shimen) Citrus Festival officially kicks off in Changsha on September 13th with a series of activities “Happy Shimen, Full dream in citrus homeland” lasting to the end of December.Hunan Shimen has grown citrus since the ancient time. After thousands years of cultivation, There are 440,000mus with 400,000tons output and 700 million yuan of the total value. Shimen also has been honored many titles and its products have been sold out to 16 countries and regions in Southeast Asia.After The first citrus festival was held in 2001, every year’s citrus festival has become “A feast for citrus industry, A festival for citrus farmer, A window for recommendation and an engine for income increase” Themed with “Happy Shimen, Full dream in citrus homeland” and tagged with its event slogan “Citrus in Shimen matures” The 2013 13th China (Shimen) Citrus Festival is to promote sales, tourism and propaganda through festival, which may result in an effect of increase sales and promote Shimen.The activity falls into three parts: “Dream starts in orange beach, pursuit dream in alien land, full dream in citrus homeland” “Dream starts in orange beach–Shi men citrus prospers in orange beach” activity kicks of its press conference of journey in citrus homeland–orange beach of Changsha，where propaganda film of Shimen will be presented, “Three nets and one ring tone” platform is be initiated, and travel agencies are invited to start the journey in Shimen and folk customs performances will be played.“Pursuit dream in alien land–Shimen citrus goes to abroad” falls into two major parts: one is butt joint of production and sale: Shimen citrus comes to China-Russia border trade port on September 19th; visits Shanghai on September 26th and goes to ten major farmer markets; The second is to present Shimen tangerine to Xichang cosmodrome and Qindao Jiaolong base, on behalf of Shimen citrus cooperation. “Full dream in citrus homeland–Shimen citrus matures” falls into three major parts. On afternoon of October 10th, townships(Including communities, Citrus cooperations and civil performance teams) will make civil unique technique displays and a citrus procession from Good Hope hotel to sports center. At 11:30—12:30 of October 10th, the opening ceremony of citrus festival is held in the county’s sports center, and the county television and Shimen news network will broadcast. Besides, there are five supporting activities in the citrus festival: Ecological agriculture & sideline products exhibition of Shimen county, train for citrus broker, China Citrus Festival going to BDA, China citrus festival going to new products appraising meeting and marketing summing-up meeting of Shimen citrus.Photo of previous citrus festivalBy Crystal

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The comprehensive planning outline of the Hengshan Mountain Tourism Economic Circle was revealed at the end of August, which marks the project's entering into the actual operation phase.The circle aims to build a comprehensive tourism pattern with one mountain, one river and one city integrated harmoniously. With Hengshan Mountain as the lead, Xiangjiang River the linkage, Hengyang's urban area the center, the tourism pattern is to radiate other counties and cities in Hunan.Its construction will integrate tourism resources of districts, counties and cities in the area, and plan tourism development in this region as a whole, forging it into a comprehensive tourism circle integrating religion culture experience, ecological leisure vacation and recreational sports. In this way, the transformation and upgrade of the tourism from "sightseeing products" to "leisure-vacation compounding products", and from Hengshan Mountain tourism's absolute leading to Hengshan Mountain tourism and city tourism's joint leading can be realized.According to Director of the Hengyang Municipal Tourism Bureau Peng Youping, a batch of key tourism projects including the Hengshan Agricultural Leisure Sight-seeing Park and the Hengshan Bamboo Sea has already signed contracts. Besides, the development of the Hengyang section of the Xiangjiang River is developing steadily. He said that the economic circle is expected to meet International tourism service standards, with its industrial scale, structure, service quality and comprehensive profits reaching advanced level in world tourism.Translator:Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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From the press conference hold in Changsha on ZJJ International forest park protection festival，It is informed that the first movie,《ZHANGJIAJIE ON MIND》 which records the development of International forest is to release on Oct 12th, the day of ZJJ International forest protection festival.This movie is backgrounded on ZJJ International Forest Park, telling us a fighting story on several generations of forestry professioinals in Zhangjiajie. It has artistically represent how Zhangjiajie transforms from a common state-owned forestry centre into the first national forest park and into the world-known tourist resort… and the film has spoken highly of the touching stories of forestry people on devoting their youth, life or even soul to the forests and mountains. With the description of extremely sentimental love stories, the revelation of the encouraging spirit of the forestry people, as well as the features of Zhangjiajie folk custom, Tujia Culture and natural beauty, 《ZHANGJIAJIE ON MIND》 has shown a panorama with soul-stirring loves, exciting dreams and Herculean task rolled into one.By Brenda

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The 2013 China Hunan International Tourism Festival and & Hunan Tourism Industry Expo was unveiled in the Folk Culture Park of Orange Isle on the morning of September 12.Changsha major Mayor Zhang Jianfei expressed his sincerely welcomed to the festival to be staged in Changsha  and addressed that Changsha, as a happy city with beautiful sceneries, long history and unique cultures, , Changsha is an good ideal place for high-quality tourism and relaxation. This The festival, themed "Splendid Hunan and & Happy Changsha", will plays a significant role in presenting Hunan's beauty and its new tourism concept.The pictures about Hunan's famous scenic spots are exhibited at the opening ceremony. The Tourism Industry Expo, with the exhibitions of Hunan's cities and prefecture in each itsthe pavilions, will would initiate a series of activities such as the "Fresh Discovery of Hunan's Intra-county Tourism", the Photography Exhibition of Hunan's Tourism, the Happy Hunan Show, the Promotion of Counties with Powerful Tourism Industry, tourism-themed performances and as well as the Tourism Investment and Financing Forum. Except for the opening ceremony held in Changsha, other 12 featured activities including Junshan Festival of  Love Culture Festival, Ziquejie Terrace Festival and Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week will would be launched simultaneously in other cities and prefecture in Hunan.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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