On June 13, Zhangjiajie scenic area Tianzishan Mountain cableway has been restored to normal operation.Tianzi mountain cableway has suspended for urgent repairs on June 10. Now the equipment repair is completed.New modified Tianzi mountain cableway has opened on February 6, known as the world’s first “Local tyrants gold” ropeway.Translated by Sophia

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Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Scenic Area, a core part of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, was recently shown on AirPano.com. 30 high-resolution pictures and 12 spherical panoramas of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park were displayed on the website, covering fascinating landscapes in Huangshizhai, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, and Golden Whip Brook.    Please visit the following website to enjoy panorama view of the Park: http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=China-Avatar-MountainsZhangjiajie is one of the nine Chinese landmark locations on the website, together with the Forbidden City and the Great Wall in Beijing, Guilin, Hong Kong, Huanglong and Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan, Shanghai, Thousand Island Lake, and Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces.    AirPano is a not-for-profit project focused on high-resolution virtual tours from a bird’s eye view. Headquartered in Moscow, it consists of Russian photographers and panoramas experts. AirPano has already photographed over 300 most interesting locations throughout the planet, and has become the largest resource for 360° aerial panoramas in the world. There are about 3000 spherical panoramas on the website. Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The “Beautiful Hekou Ancient Town” Photography Contest was launched on June 12, 2016. Hekou Town is a commercial ancient town with one-thousand-year history and unique culture of northwest Hunan. In 2015, Hekou Town was rated as one of the first batch of “Demonstration Town of Hunan Beautiful Town” by the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of Hunan Province. The photo above taken on June 12 shows villagers are performing drum dance at Hekou Town, Linli County. Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The photo taken on June 11 shows that tourists tour around Huangdu Dong Nationality Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County.In this Dragon Boat Festival holiday, numerous tourists came here to appreciate folk customs of Dong people and get refreshed in a cool environment.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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A Superhero Dragon Boat Race kicked off at Shiyan Lake Park on June 6, 2016. Tourists and park staffs in Superman and Batman costumes raced at the lake, to greet the Dragon Boat Festival.The photo shows “Supermen” and “Batmen” are entertained in a water fight.The photo shows “Batmen” exert to their utmost to row dragon boat.The photo shows “Supermen” cheer for their victory.The photo shows “Batmen” in the race.The photo shows Superhero Dragon Boats are racing on the lake.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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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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