The press conference on Chinese Art Season and Chinese Music Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Prize was held at the Dragon Palace Hall of Huanglong Cave, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area on the evening of June 6, 2016. It was the world’s first press conference held at a natural cave.The Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area was listed as a world natural heritage in 1992.Four contests will be arranged during the event, including National Youth Piano Grand Prix, National Band Grand Prix, National Chorus Grand Prix, and National Square Dance Competition. The total prize of the four contests will hit a record high in Chinese art competition to reach 3.126 million yuan. Among the total, 994,000 yuan is expected to go to winners of National Youth Piano Grand Prix; 750,000 yuan to winners of National Band Grand Prix, 722,000 yuna to winners of National Chorus Grand Prix, and 660,000 yuan to winners of National Square Dance Competition.The registration for these activities has been launched since June 6, 2016. The competitions will officially take place from July 21 to September 28.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On June 5th, World environment day, Huanglong cave scenic area “Home of the salamander” – National nature reserve, a group of college students has stayed here.Giant salamander is known as “The water panda” and “Living fossil”, whose ancestors has thrived on earth for 350 million years. For Zhangjiajie, it is representative of local biodiversity species. Giant salamander is an “Indicator” for a good ecological environment, is a beautiful “Name card” of ecological tourism.Huanglong hole national nature reserve, giant salamander observatory has completed in 2008 and opened to visitors free of charge. It aims to strengthen environmental protection consciousness, improve the environmental quality, to build beautiful homes. On April 22, 2008, two nearly 1.5 meters long, over the age of centenarians salamander better observatory in reserve, beautiful longquan became a “Home of the salamander” reputation.Since the giant salamander has came into Huanglong hole “Beauty giant home”, it not only is deeply loved by the masses of tourists, has also been welcomed by local primary and secondary school students, as schools environmental education outside the classroom, to study natural knowledge, train their consciousness of environmental protection.Translated by Sophia

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The China (Jinzhou) Waxberry Festival & Feishan Cultural Tourism Festival 2016 kicked off in Jingzhou Miao Autonomous County on the morning of June 5, 2016. The well-known waxberry and unique cultural feast attracted numerous visitors, cultural experts, and businessmen. Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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As we have learned, Huanglong hole is the first opened WeChat live traveling scenic area in Zhangjiajie, which is currently the only national open WeChat live tourist cave.ZJJ Huanglong hole opens the WeChat live, which aims to make full use of the technology of fluorite cloud video service. Users only need to login scenic WeChat platform or download apps on a mobile phone, so they can easily enjoy “Cave wonders of the world”.Scenic spot controller introduces, WeChat live, is the need of quality upgrading. It both is advantageous to monitor spots in real-time dynamic, and helps to spread scenic beauty abroad. Since the beginning of this year, huanglong scenic area increases the technological management, introducing a mobile ticketing brush id visit. With implementing free wireless WIFE functions, it provides great convenience to tourists from home and abroad, and also promotes the good brand image of the scenic spot.Translated by Sophia

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On May 29th, Continuous heavy rainfall in world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie Tianzi mountain, ethereal invisible clouds move back and forth between continuous hoodoo, which seems to be very beautiful.Translated by Sophia

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The first Miao Farming Cultural Festival of Huayuan County was held at Dongma Village, Shilan Town on May 28, 2016. Farmers from villages and towns throughout the county have entered for various exciting farming events, such as field plowing,rice transplanting, and fish catching in rice field.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On May 18th, Vice chairman of CPPCC, deputy director of the city Zhou Fang met with the American southern Utah University President Scott Walter and Bryce canyon national park management office director Gail Bologna. The two sides had communication on tourism cooperation. During the meeting, zhangjiajie national forest park, Bryce canyon national park have signed a letter to establish friendly park, the two sides will strengthen exchanges and cooperation in natural resource conservation, education and tourism marketing and so on.Zhou Fang gave a warm welcome to United States representatives. She said that Zhangjiajie was an emerging tourist city of China, with the first national forest park, which was famous for mountains. At present, Zhangjiajie has been committed to create famous tourist destination at home and abroad. She hoped that the USA delegation would have propaganda of Zhangjiajie, letting more American tourists to know Zhangjiajie tourism. Zhou Fang said this chance would promote the two sides in tourism, culture and various aspects of exchanges and cooperation, realizing common development.Gail gave high praise for Zhangjiajie beauty and charm. He said the United States Bryce canyon national park will receive about 1.8 million visitors a year, of which about 60% of international friends from china. So we were looking forward to cooperation. After returning to the United States, they will also vigorously promote Zhangjiajie. Scott showed great thanks for Zhangjiajie. Commonly known as “The university” in the park, the southern Utah University had a close cooperation with Bryce canyon national park. The students can be an internship in Bryce canyon national park and work. He hoped that it could strengthen communication with Zhangjiajie education through cooperation.Translated by Sophia700-03686013 (C) Patrick ChatelainModel Release: NoProperty Release: NoOverview of The Hoodoos covered with snow,Bryce Canyon National Park Badlands,Utah,USA

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A Tourism Promotion Conference on “Splendid China and Happy Hunan”, as part of the First World Conference on Tourism for Development, was held at Macao Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of May 19, 2016.Series of wonderful performances, which integrated national intangible cultural heritages of Huayao cross-stitch works and Huayao Wuwa folk songs, pushed the conference to a new high.These Huayao culture themed shows were performed by an art troupe of Hunan Xuefeng Mountain Eco-culture Tourism Co., Ltd.G20 Tourism Ministers, along with members of the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the European Commission as well as over 600 guests from 107 countries walked into the venue accompanying by Huayao girls who were singing a folk song. They were amazed at the girls' colorful costume and ethereal sound.Secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai was excited to put on a waistcoat presented by Huayao people and dance with them together. He exclaimed, “Huayao girls are so beautiful and Huayao culture is so mysterious. I am dying to fly to Xuefeng Mountain to experience Huayao culture as a guest.”Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2016-05-28 10:20 View：1084