Contenders Giving Trial Fights to Prepare for the Upcoming Proximity Skyflying World Championship in Tianmenshan.The 2nd Term Red Bull Cup Proximity Skyflying World Championship is to be held in ZJJ Tianmenshan from October 11 to 13.In the afternoon, October 6th, Jeb Chris leaded Colombian Jonathan Florez as well as Krise Tina-The wife of British competitor James Bohr to give a trial flight in Tianmenshan.Krise Tina, A fan of Proximity Skyflying, accompanied her husband to take part in the match. When seeing the beautiful Tianmenshan, she decided to take a trial flight as a firsthand experience. Jeb Chris and Jonathan Florez is a team, Krise Tina is another team alone by herself. The former team firstly took flight at the top of the Mount, reaching the destination of the contest route. Krise Tina followed another fight, but not in accord with the planned route for this was her first flight in here.16 Contestants come from 9 countries, namely New Zealand, the United States, France, Austria, Hungary, Britain, Columbia and Norway. According to the rule this year, they should jump from a cliff with a vertical drop of 700 meters and make 3 wide-angle turns in a speed per hour over 120 kilometer. Anyone who gets to the ropeway line and spends the shortest time will be the champion.By Zumi

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On Oct 2nd, When the journalist comes to some attractions in Zhangjiajie, he finds although tourists arrive in flood, there is no over-crowd and queue-up for long time. According to the introduction from the staff in the ticket station of the National Forest Park, thanks to the measurement of “Peak Shifting and Preference” to response to the tourists peak, during the “Golden Week” in this year, the tourism order in Zhangjiajie turns a better situation and tourists also have a good time in here.Peng fayong, the director of Zhangjiajie Price Bureau indicates on Oct 3rd of last year, ZJJ Wulingyuan was teemed with tourists with over 100,000 tourists packed on all attractions. It took five hours to queue up in Tainzi Mount ropeway and the Dragon Ladder and tourists were not satisfied nor felt secured. In order to dredge tourists flow and shift peak, on the mid-Sep this year, with the approval from the NDRC, the Hunan Price Bureau decided to implement “Peak Shifting and Preference” of 20% discount on the ticket of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spots from Oct 8th to Oct 14th. At the same time, during the holiday, ZJJ organizes over 10,000 cadres and 1,000 young volunteers to service tourists in A-list attractions, forbidding official vehicles for driving without business activities and free admission of parking lot for self-driving tourism.For the sake of more benefits for tourists, Zhangjiajie plans to carry out preferential policy to global tourists during the “World Natural heritage Week” at the time from Christmas in this year to next New Year’s Day.By Crystal

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2013 ZJJ International Forest Protecting Festival will open its curtain in October 12th in Zhangjiajie. This year, The festival will take “Green song, beautiful homeland” as its theme and will put emphasis on the first run of the movie dream of Zhangjiajie and the cooperative project related to ecological protecting industry.Since 1991, Zhangjiajie keeps holding the International Forest Protecting Festival.Till this year, It is the 17th. According to different activities every year, carrying forward ecological civilization and building green homeland. At the same time, Zhangjiajie people’s consciousness of protecting the forest has been strengthened, which prompting Zhangjiajie people to treasure the nature and green land.Translated by Becky

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On the 19th of this month, 2013 “Xibu Street cup” second zhangjiajie wulingyuan traversing bicycle competition will be hold in the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie wulingyuan scenic area. 2500 cyclists from the domestic and outdoor will for the first time travel in the “Zhangjiajie landform scenic area”.The cycling theme is “Riding with joy, happy xibu street”, Which designed to encourage people to pay more attention to choose a geen rtravel way with low energy consumption, low pollution and low emission. It will transfer a concept of saving resource, protecting friendly environment, and green city. By means of cycling, it aims to introduce wulingyuan rich tourism resources to the society, making zhangjiajie unique natural landscape and beauty become a low-carbon symbol.During this event, CCTV, xinhua news, people’s net, hunan satellite TV, hunan daily, Massachusetts and dozens of media will live tracking report. Sina weibo and tencent weibo will conduct real-time live online.Translated by Sophia

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On October 8th, Victor•Kovats, One of the second world wing flight championships athletes, fell from Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain with great misfortune. According to Zhangjiajie Government and event organizers, The cause of the accident may be related to “Technical error test process”. At present, Zhangjiajie is mobilize a rescue team of more than 200 people along the canyon precipice go all out search and rescue.Victor•Kovats from Hungary, Has 6 years skydiving experience, contains 700 times wing loading skydiving. He once won the third Hungarian wing loading skydiving championship and 2012 European wing competitive championship. His excuse for this entry is ranking among the fastest flying dreams.Translated by Sophia

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On Oct 10th, as the order goes from the Shimen county clerk, 2013 China·Shimen Citrus Festival officially unveils its curtain in the sports center of Shimen. Since Shimen initiated its 1st China·Shimen Citrus Festival in 2001, celebrating the citrus harvest has become a happy feast for 700,000 citizens in Shimen.Themed with “My Citrus Festival” in this year, although lively atmosphere prevails in the crowd as the previous years, there are still some new changes in this year’s festival. “The festival is sponsored by Shimen county citrus association while the government backs to the curtain. There are no stars invited and the opening ceremony is not held in stared hotel” The activity person introduces, in line with the principle of “Economized Festival”, Shimen turns the citrus festival into a genuine “My Citrus Festival” by many activities such as orange farmers’ happy parade, Citrus King PK and Tujia cooking skill show.It is reported by the end of 2012, there are 40 citrus specialized cooperatives in Shimen with 7,471 memberships, which activates over 130,000 farmers. Since 2011, through citrus specialized cooperatives, Shimen has sold over 100,000 tons of citrus. Overcome the extreme drought against citrus’ grown-up, leaders from Shimen county party committee and county government have signed 27,000 tons sales contract with Amur River, Suifen river, 60,000 tons citrus with Shanghai and 270,000 tons with Sinkiang. These guarantee citrus farmers’ enthusiasm for production.By Crystal

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Because of the continued fine weather, and well-prepared service, During Golden Week, Zhangjiajie recieved 1.1131 million person-time, tourism revenue was 530 million yuan, including 133 million yuan in ticket sales.This year Golden Week, Zhangjiajie developed comprehensive tour safeguard mechanism, reasonable regulation and control. It took many measures to have an assurance for orderly reception. The whole holiday dind not present tourists complaints and disputes caused by line. According to statistics, Golden Week, Zhangjiajie had about 42000 vehicles, the sampling drive tourists satisfaction rate reached 95%.Translated by Sophia

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It was revealed from the China Southern Airlines Company Limited Hunan Branch on October 8, 2013 that it launched a new flight from Changsha to Vietnam's Danang. The maiden flight successfully departed from Changsha Huanghua International Airport on September 29. During the National Day holiday, the flight departed from Changsha on October 2 and returned on October 6.The A320 plane takes off from Changsha at 23:30 (China Standard Time), and arrives in Danang at 1:20 (China Standard Time) next day. It leaves Danang for Changsha at 2:20 (Vietnam Time) and lands in Changsha at 6:20 (Vietnam Time).With the province’s economic boom, Hunan maintains increasing trade ties with Vietnam, and enjoys vigorous development in international tourism industry. Danang, the second largest port city in Vietnam, is well-known for its beautiful scenery and its picturesque sea and sky.According to an employee from Hunan Branch, the Changsha-Danang flight opens a new waypoint from Hunan to Southeast Asia, which accords with the outbound travel demand of Hunan people, promoting the economic and cultural exchanges and communications between Changsha and Danang.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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