On 28th October, 2014 Final Bicycle Competition and Annual Forum Was Held by Green Wind Bicycle Association in ZJJ Wulingyuan. This competition started from parking lot of Yellow Dragon Cave and ended at Tufujie Farmland. The whole race is as long as 6.5km. Every competitor rushed to final destination with their greatest strength. After half hour’s fierce race, the competition was ended with participant’s wonderful performance that the male ranked first finished whole race for 26 minutes adn 18 seconds while the female ranked first finished for 35 minutes and 43 seconds. Winners were lucky to get a special great prize-Pig Head.It is acknowleged that Green Wind Bicycle Association was founded in 1st,Jul,2008. and has grown into a group with over one hundred members joined in. The Green Wind advocates “Environmental and Low Carbon Trip”. Until now, Green Wind has successfully held Zhonghu Waxberry Festival Bicycle Race and Bicycle Race through Zhangjiajie Peaks for three times and got tour bicycle renting program started in Wulingyuan area. Long distance travel by bicycle around Qihai Lake, Hainan Island and through Sichuan-Tibet Line were also done by Green Wind. This young and energetic group has devoted a lot on advocating healthy life idea and propagating Wulingyuan tourism culture.By Patricia

News 2015-01-10 21:34 View：1171

A fantasy film will be shot in Zhangjiajie again! On January 6th, The famous director, martial arts instructor, writers, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony always action director Tony Cheng led to ZJJ Wulingyuan for stepping on line. So the fantasy blockbuster “Westward journey, Pansi hole” preliminary is scheduled for shooting in Zhangjiajie.It is understood that “Westward journey, pansi hole” drew on the four great classics “Journey to the west” in China. With the new media investment co., LTD., it will face the global release. Mr. Cheng has checked in-depth Yuanjiajie, Huangshi village, Baofeng lake, White tiger hall, and the surrounding scenic spots. Despite the bad weather, it does not affect the fun of traveling in Zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie conforms to the requirements of the shooting scenes.Zhangjiajie in 2010, From the view of American blockbuster “Avatar”, A lot of movies filmed in Zhangjiajie, it not only for their own works, and to some extent, also improves the zhangjiajie reputation and popularity both at home and abroad.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-01-09 21:36 View：845

People habitated in Western Hunan has been famous for their unique folk culture long ago. Here, below 6 unique skills are especially outstanding.First skill: Jar VegetablePepper, cabbage, radish and nearly all kinds of vegetables could be put into this magic jar waiting for special and great taste after fermenting. With season’s change, different vegetables live in this jar and ferments spicy or acid taste. It will definitely stimulate your taste bud.Second Skill: Sweater KnittingWools, in western hunan people’s magic hand, could become stylish and warm sweater. Though hand knitted sweater is not popular now, it’s still a warm memory of a generation.Third Skill: Making Cotton-padded ShoeIn previous village, people had no snow boot to wear to resist cold. Clever western hunan people then utilized their own wisdom to make cotton-padded shoe. It’s simple but comfortable. More importantly, mom’s loving and warm heart is injected into it.Fourth Skill: Making Sweet Potato ChipSweet potato, a comon food, however, under western hunan people’s handy hand, turns into various tasty food like sweet potato stem, fried sweet potato chip and so on.Fifth Skill: Making WineWine is definitely a unique skill of western hunan people. Rice wine, bamboo wine and so on are unique in western hunan. Western hunan people not only make wine, they are also good at drinking it. Western hunan people’s bold and frank character must have relation with their habit of drinking.Sixth Skill: Wrapping Chinese Rice DumplingChinese rice dumpling, a necessity during Dragon Boat Festival, is aslo a specialty in western hunan. It could be round, triangle shaped. Rice dumpling mixing western hunan’s famous specalty-bacon with rice tasts just like food that comes from heaven.By Patricia

News 2015-01-09 21:30 View：673

During this New Year’s Day holiday, A good start showed in Wulingyuan tourism. In the three days, ZJJ Wulingyuan district received 65,000 tourists, up 277.8% from a year earlier.During this festival, Shuiraosimen, Ten miles galleries, Yangjiajie, Huangshi village and other various spots had a relatively stable reception. Because the stoppage of Tianzi mountain cableway, most tourists will travel by Bailong ladder. Relative to character, visitor in Yuanjiajie scenic area are concentrated.At the same time, according to the requirements of the tour, part of the travel agency team selected from Yangjiajie tickets station and the entrance tickets station to go into the core scenic area. During this festival, each scenic spot, the management departments and tourism enterprises insisted on security, with the best service to welcome the coming of New Year.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-01-08 21:32 View：663

According to the troupe of “Zhangjiajie – Charming Xiangxi”, they will perform abroad again from February 11 to 24, 2015, as part of the activity “2015 Happy New Year” held by the Ministry of Culture of the PRC in Bulgaria and Czech Republic.After rehearsal of over hundred times, 28 talented performers have been selected and 11 excellent shows will be staged, including “Cuicui of The Border City”, “Pursue Love in the Lovesick Building”, “Love Festival of the Tujia Minority” and “Weeping at the Wedding”. Chief Executive of “Charming Xiangxi” Yang Jihong believed that the group would take this opportunity to exhibit multi-ethnic culture of Xiangxi and show the unique charm of the minority culture heritage demonstration base of Zhangjiajie.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-01-08 14:10 View：687

Announced on January 5th, with the reasons of program upgrades and equipment maintenance, National culture drama 《Misty Rain in ZJJ》 will suspend its performance on January 11st, and restore on February 15th, (December 27th) Before the Spring Festival.In Huanglong hole hallelujah hall, The 《Misty Rain in ZJJ》, is China’s first 3D visual large drama of folk culture. It uses modern technology and the stage art to make a dream, like “Avatar”. It shows the Zhangjiajie magic land and the long history of folk culture.ZJJ Wulingyuan district in recent years, increases the national cultural tourism products mining, integration and development dynamics.《Zhangjiajie, Charming Xiangxi》,《Misty Rain in ZJJ》 are the main products.Translated by Sophia

News 2015-01-07 21:33 View：849

On 3rd, Jan., Evening party was grandly held by Zhangjiajie Little Swan Art School to welcome new comers in Zhangjiajie Academy of Jishou University. Deputy mayor, Guests from propaganda department of municipal party committee, municipal literay federation, assiciation of industry and commerce, Zhangjiajie broadcast TV station, municipal film association, municipal institution, Zhangjiajie love union and nearl thousands of parental representatives.The whole party was definitely a great vision feast. Dances and songs programs were created, directed and performed by students and teachers of little swan art school. Little Swan Art School, founded in 1998, has grown into an integrated literary and art training school. It aims at integrated art training and training students to be professional and versatile talents. Accroding to students’ age, professional and basic course are taught separately. In addition, language, recitation and act courses are set to improve students’ oral expression and performance ability. Zhangjiajie Little Swan has successfully become a school creating talents and stars.By Patricia

News 2015-01-06 21:34 View：910

The Symposium for Building Key Hunan Overseas Enterprises with Annual Business Performance of 100 Billion Yuan was held on January 6. According to the symposium, in the next five years, Hunan expects to promote its high-quality productivity like rail transportation, engineering machinery, mining industry, water conservancy and hydropower, construction industry and steel to go global. The province's 27 key "going global" enterprises, banks and credit and insurance corporations attended the meeting. At present, Hunan has accumulatively examined and approved 953 overseas enterprises, with the contract amount from China at 8.536 billion US Dollars and the actual amount reaching 5.837 billion US Dollars. The investment scale of Hunan took the lead in China and topped six provinces of central China for long, and Hunan enterprises' investment covers 80 countries and regions of six continents of the world. Hunan's 74 enterprises have obtained the operation qualification for overseas project contracting, with influential brands covering water and electricity, road and bridge, and house construction. In terms of foreign labor cooperation, Hunan has annually assigned about 10 thousand contract workers, and over 30 thousand Hunan workers are working overseas all year round.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2015-01-06 14:08 View：1754