The press conference of 2013 Zhangjiajie International Forest Protection Festival is held in Changsha on 10th September.P Daily,CCTV, Xinhua Agency and other media have arrived in the scene.2013 zhangjiajie international forest protection festival will being launched in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on October 12th. So far, Zhangjiajie “Forest Protection Festival” has been successfully held the 17th session siince the first one held in 1991.“Green love, Beautiful homeland” is the theme of this forest protection festival.It is said, The opening ceremony and movie Dream of Zhangjiajie will be shown on October 12th.By Aileen

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After French Iron man challenged world natural heritage Bailong ladder in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan without any equipments, Asian spider man named Li Tongxing who firstly climbed the peak of Tianzhu Moutain managed to climb the 50 meters’ palisade in Wulingyuan Baofeng Lake without any equipments. Afterwards, he returned to the starting point along the palisades without any equipment. So he became the first person who successfully climbed palisades back and forth in world natural heritage Zhangjiajie.Translated by Becky

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On September 9th, the Asian Spiderman Tongxing Li who once unarmed bare-handed climbed the summit of Mount Tianzhu in Anhui;and now successfully climbs the fifty-meter water cliff in ZJJ Wulingyuan Baofeng Lake and comes back to the start point unarmed, becoming the first man that makes a round-trip climb of the water cliff.By Crystal

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On September 9th, Source from construction headquarters of infrastructure project of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot has learned that “Safety and Guide System–safety protection and guide system for tourists in scenic spot” project(Namely “Safety and Guide System”) will start its pilot run in ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot at the end of September. Tourists who want to learn about the attraction overview and special cates in Zhangjiajie and the demand to navigation can make all achieve just click keys.“Safety and Guide System” is a set of scenic management and service system that developed by using the advanced net technology, communication skills and thing net technology. After its operation, tourists that enter into ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot can obtain various information such as eating, lodge, transportation and shopping, at any time as long as they have a “Safety and Guide System” device.ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot is featured with large scale, various routes and long journey. In recent years, Wulingyuan improve management quality and service level by applying perfected modern and high-tech means, among which “Safety and Guide System” project is a main part. It is reported that there are 5,000 “Safety and Guide System” that put into usage in core scenic spot, offering free trail for tourist, guiders, management personnel. It will cover all scenic spots in Zhangjiajie once its successful trail. The project plays a vita role in enhancing safety, management and service level in sites, improving tourists’ satisfaction, accelerating informational, digital and intelligent management and achieving the establishment of “Intelligent scenic spots”.By Crystal

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The non-scheduled airlines between Busan and Zhangjiajie are opened. news issued by South Korean’s JoongAng Daily News on September 5th.From 4th September to 26th October this year,the non-scheduled airlines will operate on each Wednesday and Saturday.Zhangjiajie,as one of the most popular travel destinations for Koreans,is a beautiful city in Western Hunan. All seats are occupied on the first flight.Since this year, Air Busan has began the non-scheduled flight to Yanji,China. Another non-scheduled flight will be opened on 16th September to Shijiazhuang.Staff from Air Busan said the an increasing number of Koreans have the anticipation to visit Zhangjiajie,in order to meet the demand of tourism market, more and more flights will be opened to China.By Aileen

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The 2013 China (Zhangjiajie) International Forest Protection Festival is scheduled to be held on October 12. Its core theme is developing ecologically-friendly industries. On the morning of September 11, the Forestry Department of Hunan Province and the Zhangjiajie Municipal People’s Government jointly held a press conference regarding the matter in Changsha.Zhangjiajie Forest Protection Festival is said to be the only non-profit festival activity across the country focusing on the subject of ecological civilization and forest protection. After twenty-two years’ efforts, it has now transformed into a grand event publicizing ecological civilization, sharing experiences in forest protection and developing green industry.At the moment, Zhangjiajie is seen as the largest and functionally complete forest tourist area providing the most benefits. In 2012, more than 23 million tourists were attracted there, accounting for almost two thirds of the municipal total (35.9 million). Its sightseeing, leisure and rehabilitation resources appealed to most tourists from home and abroad. Last year, the output value of forest tourism of Zhangjiajie exceeded 16 billion yuan.It was revealed at the conference that the film “Dream in Zhangjiajie”, the first of its kind to show development of the national forest park, will also be premiered at the festival.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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“Going to Tibet in motors will be the most unforgettable memory in my life!” exclaimed from Shuangqi Liu who just came back to Zhangjiajie from Tibet on September 10. Excitements express in his face when he talks about riding motor toTibetalone. It is said Shuangqi Liu set out from Wulingyuan on August 26 and arrived in the Potala palace inLhasacity on September 7 after a twelve-day journey across five provinces. The whole journey covers 3,000 km. Then he came back to Zhangjiajie by air on September 9th.Shuangqi Liu, 24 years old, works in Zhangjiajie Charming Western Hunan Grand Theater and likes playing computers and riding motors. Traveling to Tibet is his biggest dream. He set out on August 26th and started his single journey after made farewell to his families. He says it was planed to take 5 days to arrive in Tibet, but there were many road repairs and it became more difficult to walk with the altitude increased; besides his motor broke down in Sichuan and he bought a new one to resume his journey, thus it took 12 days to arrive in Tibet. “Tough as it is, I met with many motor-cyclers and recommended ZJJ’s beautiful scenery to them, so I am very happy!” indicates Shuangqi Liu.Shuangqi Liu says frankly he will work hard in his future work and expresses his gratitude to the support from his families and friends. He also wishes to set up a reception station for motor-cyclers, offering more convenience to national motor-cyclers’ traveling to Zhangjiajie.By Crystal

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Have you ever known the existence of spine grapes? It is a kind of wild grapes and harvested in September.Spine grape is an important wild plants in South China. The oldest spine grape vine in Huaihua,Hunan has broken the Guinness records with a longevity of 120 years.For spine grape vines, it is not easy to live for 20 years,let alone 120 years.Spine grapes have various kinds of functions.First of all, they are edible and delicious;secondly, they have medical value for the polyphenolic content and antioxidant activity extracted from wild spine grape trees in winter;thirdly, seed oils can be extracted from spine grape seeds and some wines are made of spine grapes.On September 15th, the opening ceremony of the first China·Huaihua Spine Grape Festival will be held in Huaihua.Travelers are welcomed to join it.You can taste the spine grapes for free and drink spine grape wines as well as visit the plantation.Spine grape,the name comes from the spines on its vine.By Aileen

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