Local time on January 31st, The ministry officials of Iraq’s Kurdish areahad a cordial meeting with Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group all staffs, sincerely giving high evaluation to their superb performance.From 28th January to 31st, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group in Iraq’s Kurdish region and northeast city of sulaimaniyah held two big “Happy Spring Festival” sympathy performances, More than 4,000 local government officials and citizens came to watch. It offered a rich cultural feast.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group was warmly welcomed by local residents. Iraq’s Kurdish region from all walks of life, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group with characteristic of Chinese culture, added the friendship between China and Iraq. It is reported, this is after the gulf war, the first foreign performance art groups to Iraq’s Kurdish region.During this visiting, art troupe also participated in the Chinese consulate in erbil grand the flag-raising ceremony.Translated by Sophia

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Hot Pot is everywhere throughout the country, and snow is rare. On January 31 morning, Heavy snow in the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan, a few people dressed in national costumes make Hot Pot in ZJJ Baizhang gorge.A few beauty a-mei uses slag, dried beef, mutton and other delicious food to make hot pot. It is understood that these beauty are all local employees from a national cuisine restaurant. After snow, they want to make snow “Hot Pot” dinner. What a wonderful idea.Translated by Sophia

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Colorful ethnic cultural activities were held at Chiyou Village of Huayuan Town of Huayuan County on Jan. 31, to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year of the Monkey.People of Miao ethnic group perform bonfire dance.Women of Miao minority present Miao drum dance.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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At 9:00 AM. local time on January 29th, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group in the Chinese consulate in erbil has attended lag-raising ceremony, then gone to Iraq in the northeast city of Sulaimaniyah. It held Iraq’s second “Happy Spring Festival” sympathy performance.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group brought excellent culture program to win the audience prolonged applause. Sulaimaniyah province major government officials watched the performance. Consul general of Chinese consulate in erbil Tan Banglin said, the skill of art troupe actors is high, and the party would enhance the cultural exchange between the two peoples.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group will go to Jordan to continue their condolences play.Translated by Sophia

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On January 28th, local time, in Iraq’s Kurdish region Saed abdualla theatre, it had a sellout crowd of 1,500. Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi “Happy Spring Festival” performance was held.Big beauty of Zhangjiajie, chasing love lovesickness floor, and so on 12 acrobatics, dance shows, presented a great cultural extravaganza for the local audience. After 12 shows, the audience were unwilling to leave after the dismissal for a long time.Vice chairman of the Chinese consul general Tan Banglin in erbil, the Kurdish region, Kurdish region’s culture minister, interior minister and other leaders watched the performance. Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group travel long distances to Iraq, just to show Chinese culture characteristics to the Iraqi people and people all over the world.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi Group arrived in Erbil, was welcomed by the local government and the art world.Translated by Sophia

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As the Spring Festival draws near, the lanterns were decorated from Jan. 24, and will hang till the Lantern Festival which will fall on Feb. 22, 2016 this year, to add an air of festivity.The photo taken on Jan. 27 shows the red lanterns at the south gate of Hunan Martyr’s Park.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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More than 30 households from Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province and Tongren City of Guizhou Province gathered at the Laojiazhai Village of Shanjiang Town of Fenghuang County, to experience how the Miao people celebrate their new year. Various activities such as spinning top, walking on stilts, doing Miao embroidery, weaving belt, preparing pork for the new year, and having long street banquet, not only roused childhood memory of the adults but also attracted children’s great attention.The event aimed to promote and inherit the intangible cultural heritage of Xiangxi, and manifest the charm of traditional folk customs of the Miao people. Guests were invited after applying online successfully, to participate in traditional local celebrations, including making ciba (a kind of cake made of glutinous rice), brewing wine, and grinding toufu, to welcome the upcoming new year of the Miao ethnic group."Lanmen wine", a greeting custom for local people to welcome distinguished guests, gets prepared for guests. Guests enjoy the long street banquet, where hundreds of tables are gathered in a long line.Bonefire is held merrily.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The monkey Spring Festival is coming, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan national forest park sends an official invitation to “Journey to the west” “Monkey King, Sun wukong” Mr Zhang Jinlai. It welcomes Zhang Jinlai and his family and the journey to the west family to come to Zhangjiajie, feeling the great changes of Wulingyuan in 30 years. At the same time,Zhangjiajie sincerely hires him as the image propaganda mouthpiece of Wulingyuan.Invitation letter said that this year is the monkey year, is 86 on the 30th anniversary of the journey to the west. 30 years ago, Mr Zhang Jinlai and “Journey to the west” crew came to Zhangjiajie to record the beautiful world natural heritage Zhangjiajie landform scenery, greatly improving the visibility and reputation of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot. Especially Mr Zhang Jinlai, as “Monkey King, Sun Wukong”, with perseverance, diligence image, deeply engraved in people’s mind.In the year of Monkey Spring Festival, “Journey to the west” cast and crew came to Wulingyuan, which is to commemorate the 30th anniversary of “Journey to the west”. The second is to thank “Journey to the west” to make contribution for wulingyuan tourism development. What is more, it is a chance to give image spokesperson to Mr Zhang Jinlai, giving him “Lifelong honorary citizen” title.As we have learned, in 30 years, earth-shaking changes have taken place in Zhangjiajie tourism. Especially under the strict natural resources protection, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan has become the breeding wild monkey park.Translated by Sophia

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