2016 Zhangjiajie Music Festival "Beautiful China in Cave" will be held in Huanglong cave scenic spot,Specific time: July 15, 2016 to September 30, 2016."Beautiful China in Cave" Chinese Dragon Music Awards will be held at Huanglong Cave area,《Youth Piano Competition》《Choral Competition》《Band Competition》《Square Dance Competition》,players and accompanying persons will reach nearly 30,000 scale. Competition to provide tourist services at their own expense.The total prize money is 3.5 million.Translated by shuire

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The Second Double Sixth Folk Song Competition was launched online across the country from May 10, as released by the organizer in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province. It is one of the highlights of the 2016 Hunan (Nanshan) Double Sixth Folk Song Festival.The two-month competition held at 6 venues is expected to attract over ten thousand participants, from whom “The Top 10 Kings of Folk Song” will be selected after three turns. Besides the national folk song competition, series of themed activities will be held to celebrate the festival, including the Second Chengbu Folk Song Competition, the Opening Ceremony of the festival, Chengbu Cultural Tourism Experience, Orange Isle Folk Song Week and China Excellent Folk Song Album Debut.This year the festival starts from May and will end in September.Background information:Double Sixth here refer to the 6th day of 6th Chinese lunar month.File photoTranslator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The National Tourism Administration will officially pilot a freelance tour guide program starting from May, in an attempt to meet the increasing demands of tourists through a two-way selection between tour guide and tourists. An online pilot program will be launched in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, while Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province, Changsha and Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province, Guilin in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sanya in Hainan Province, and Chengdu in Sichuan Province will pilot both online and offline services.The pilot program of freelance tour guide service is part of a comprehensive reform of the country's tour guide system, which will tap more job opportunities for tour guides and create a fair and orderly tourism market.Freelance tour guides are able to offer guide services via online platforms and/or offline agencies concerned and will be paid by a third-party payment platform. It is estimated that the program will reduce the number of shopping trips to some degree.The administration will set up a national unified tour guide supervision platform by the end of May, which will certify freelance tour guide, publish a list of agencies that offer freelance tour guide services, as well as collect information for tour guides and tourists' comments.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The Hunan Tea Cultural Festival 2016 and Exhibition on Dark-red Enameled Pottery, Painting and Calligraphy, Rosewood, Root Carving, Ceramics and Tea Set Handiworks kicked off at Hunan Province Exhibition Hall on May 6.The exhibition was divided into three parts themed on national tea tasting, Taiwan tea art show and LincangPu’er tea. Meanwhile, a variety of tea-related products such as pottery, tea set, painting and calligraphy and wood carving were on display at the event.Photo shows consumers are selecting tea-related products.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Zhangjiajie Lao Daowan(Taoist Bay) will usher in a circus carnival on May 8th.Each day,you are welcomed to watch two circus performances.The detailed performance times must be keep in mind.From Monday to Friday:10:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00The weekdays:10:00-12:00 and 15:30-17:30Funny-looking clowns,humorous interaction,thrilling acrobatics,magic,lions and tigers cute animals are the performers in the stage.The person in charge of circus shows introduced that,Circus Carnival in Lao Daowan can not only offer audience a face-to-face chance to watch the beasts,Also present a happy and funny show,in which tiger cross a fire circle,black bear jumps over obstacles,monkeys and goats walk on balance beams.With various performance forms,Lao Daowan’s Circus Carnival is worthy of your coming.By Aileen

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On the Youth Day 2016,Russian state circus has cooperated with Zhangjiajjie Dacheng international hotel to jointly construct Russian Folklore Garden and Circus city.It is reported that the representative of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to Russian pulled the strings to the Circus city program. The Circus city will cover an area of 150 mu(One mu equates 0.0667 hectares).The building area is 86 thousand square meters,with a total investment of RMB 800 million.At present,the program enters into planning and design period and will start during this year.By Aileen

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“Zhangjiajie is loved by European union environment expert,and is acclaimed Chinese Oasis” On April 27th, Mr Royal Danish Chinese photographer Zhongmin Peng was delighted to tell his hometown in hunan friends about this news, with the photograph published “China Zhangjiajie” materials electronic images.After the April 19th, international conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, European environment agency director Dr Hans published a “Low carbon cycle economy policy ideas” speech. He saw fondle admiringly published “China Zhangjiajie” album. After reading, he was deeply moved by Zhangjiajie crags of the uncanny workmanship, forest vegetation, which praised Zhangjiajie as the world’s low carbon tourism resort, “China Oasis on earth” Then, he shared “China Zhangjiajie” album with related experts and scholars, so a lot of representatives were scrambling to take a photo album as a souvenir. They hoped that they can have the opportunity to visit Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan world natural heritage site on vacation.Zhongmin Peng is originally from Ningxiang, presently for the Danish Chinese photographers’ association chairman and Denmark’s first royal photographer. Since September 2010, in Denmark, he has held the exhibition. Zhong-min peng has been keen to promote the beauty of the home country. In June 2013, the Danish prime minister through “China Zhangjiajie” scenery picture album, has praised that Zhangjiajie was tremendous.Translated by Sophia

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Spring is a season for revival, also is a season of irises. In the sunny April, Zhangjiajie scenic spot shows blooming irises. Walking in the path of the scenic spot, tour guests from time to time will be greeted with delicate and charming irises.Iris is Greek “Rainbow” meaning. The Greeks calls the iris rainbow, because it is colourful, as beautiful rainbow. Irises are big and beautiful. With a lot of colors, each color has its different implications of irises.Spring is a beautiful blooming season for irises. This is the best season to Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot to see the irises.Translated by Sophia

News 2016-05-04 09:34 View：1667