The First “Giant Salamanders Cup” Zhangjiajie Cross-strait Bicycle Race in 2015, a competition comparable to Tour of France in China, was launched at Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie on March 28. Over 200 cyclists from Taiwan and mainland’s top professional cycling teams participated in the competition.The competition, serving as a cross-strait feast for tourism exchange, aimed at promoting tourism, environmental protection, green ecology, friendship and sports spirit. It played a significant role in promoting Zhangjiajie’s resources in outdoor leisure tourism, accelerating tourism transformation and upgrading, and developing new type tourism products.Contestants wait at the starting line.Contestants are cycling across Zhangjiajie.Contestants are impressed by their exciting cycling experience in Wulingyuan Scenic Area.The competition attracts top cyclists from both sides of Taiwan Straits.Contestants are cycling along picturesque racing track.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-03-29 12:23 View：1265

On March 27th afternoon, Nearly 20 outdoor enthusiasts slide down from the ledge of Zhangjiajie Baofeng lake, which causes the domestic and overseas tourists to take a picture.It is understood that these outdoor enthusiasts not only give specifically performances for tourists, but carry out field training. The whole “Downhill” training has received support from other coach, which can enhance the persistence of determination and courage, and expand the field survival skills.After a year of development, currently there are 70 members. The regional outdoor activities have been involved in the whole Western Hunan.Translated by Sophia

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In 2015 China’s top ten tourist attractions, The former six spots are the Great Wall, Huang mountain, Gulang island, Sanya, Guilin and Zhangjiajie.Zhangjiajie with natural and rare landscape and various shapes, gets much attention. Mountains with cloud mist, deep valley, all of them give remote and beautiful stillness. It is nature’s labyrinth and natural museum, a monument to the earth.Translated by Sophia

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A cherry blossom festival will run from April 3rd to 12th in west Hunan's Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town, during which time Songyun Mountain National Forest Park will open for free. The festival will feature special events like glorious cherry blossoms, sound of Songyun Mountain, praying at Songyun Mountain, cherry tree adoption, and finding the prettiest blossom, while highlighting cherry blossoms, ancient town and temples, and natural sceneries.Songyun Mountain is hailed as the best in west Hunan on which stands Miaoyin (Beautiful Tone) Temple, Hua Yan (Avatamsaka) Chamber, Daxing Zen Temple, and Yaowang (King of Medicine) Temple.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Knowing from Charming Xiangxi Grand Theatre, 2007 National championship of Hunan TV’s “Happy male voice” Chen chusheng will show at March 28 in Charming Xiangxi “In search of the best tour guide’s commentaries” prize-giving grand ceremony. His deep depression and plain and fluent singing passion will reverberate in Zhangjiajie.

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As the largest dark tea producing area in China, Anhua County in Yiyang City, Hunan Province, has integrated tea industry, tourism and culture in recent years, creating a well-known public brand—"hometown of dark tea" and showcasing the unique charm of tea. Anhua dark tea has always been favored by tea merchants and northwest minorities. It has had a sudden rise in social status on account of its lipid-decreasing effect in the past few years. During Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1912),  tea mountains in Anhua were taken as the superior tea source by tea merchants from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. A business pattern of production-supply-marketing chain took shape, and a tea road from Anhua to northwest China, Russia and Europe was opened up in that period. Last year, Anhua realized a comprehensive output value in tea and tourism of 8.59 billion yuan. Specifically, the county received 1.516 million tourists with income of nearly 800 million yuan, In addition, 920 tons of tea was sold via tourism with sales revenue of 120 million yuan. This year, the county strives for more than two million arrivals with over one billion yuan tourist income. Workers are blending tea in Anhua's tea factory on March 12.Translator: Lu XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The First Zhangjiajie Cross-strait Bicycle Race is scheduled to commence at the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie on March 28. More than 200 cyclists from Taiwan and the mainland road cycling teams will participate in the competition.The race is composed of road cycling competition, women's competition and challenge competition. Cyclists will cover a distance of 33 kilometers in Wulingyuan Scenic Area on March 28 and 25 kilometers along the 99 slopes on the Tianmen Mountain on March 29.During the race, the cyclists will fulfill a mission to release giant salamanders to nature, so as to advocate protecting nature and caring for our living environment.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On March 8th, When the Spanish famous painter Rudolph was painting the resort of rural scenic spots in Tianzi mountain, He gave much compliment to intricacies of present. It was the second time for the 49-year-old European painter in three years to visit the world natural heritage sites wulingyuan.Rudolph, is a senior painter and sculptor of the kingdom of Spain, and has a special liking to the long Chinese culture and the amazing natural scenery. He has held personal art exhibition in Beijing, The Great Wall.In 2013, Mr Rudolf had traveled for the first time into Wulingyuan Baofeng lake scenic spot, just quick glance, but Zhangjiajie left a good impression. Rudolph, after two years, accompanied by friends, came to the zhangjiajie to draw out the right paradise seriously.Rudolph also shoots a lot of Wulingyuan scenic spot images. He recently has two big wish, a painting exhibition of Zhangjiajie in Spain, letting more European and American friends know zhangjiajie. Secondly, He wants to held a large outdoor exhibition in Zhangjiajie, with the power of art closer to Zhangjiajie and the distance of the world.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-03-24 12:25 View：938