On September 19, villagers from Pingtan Village, Pingtan Township in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival by playing Lusheng, singing the Dong Grand Chorus, eating get-together banquet, dancing “Duoye” and worshiping the moon together.Translator: ZhangshuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The traditional moon worship ceremony on the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar) was restored at Tianxin Pavilion in Changsha, attracting many citizens to participate in. This year the festival falls on September 19.Young people dressed in traditional Chinese costume chanting oration at the moon worship ceremony on the pavilion.Mass artistic performances were staged to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival at the pavilion.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The Grand Theatre of Charming Western Hunan has witnessed a successful performance of 2013 Hunan Happy Xiaoxiang mass Literature and Art on Sept 17th afternoon. Nine judges leaded by Weiwei, the vice director of Hunan provincial propaganda department have graded this final. More than two thousand people including Yang guangrong, ZJJ Municipal party secretary have watched this extraordinary performance.It is informed that 2013 Hunan Happy Xiaoxiang mass Literature and Art Performance is sponsored by provincial propaganda department and launched at the beginning of this year. It is the largest mass art and literature activity which experienced the longest time in Hunan province. 14 cities will organize a competition respectively after elections layer upon layer in their home city and then there best team will represent them to participate the final in the whole province. The first contest will be held in Xiangxi autonomous prefecture on Sept 9th and the last one will end in Yiyang city. In Zhangjiajie’s final, 12 programs featured by the ethnical culture and folk costumes in Zhangjiajie from two districts and two counties has taken part.It is said that the exhibition of 2013 Hunan Happy Xiaoxiang mass Literature and Art Performance will meet audiences at 20:00 on Sept 29th in Hunan Grand Theatre and the excellent shows from Zhangjiajie will also shine themselves there.By Brenda

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On the morning of September 20th, a hot busy scene appears in the ecological square of ZJJ Yellow Dragon Cave. The workmen with sickles in their hands are busing in putting ears of rice into the rice thresher. The 25mu sightseeing paddy fields are greeting the autumn harvest.On the spot of grain harvest, purple leaf rice, yellow leaf rice, black leaf rice and fluorescent leaf rice enhance each other’s beauty. Taking a abroad view look, you may be enchanted by the golden sea. According to the workmen, in every autumn, when the grain matures, they will organize to harvest the grains. In this year, the output of the harvest is 10,000 to 20,000 KG and the harvested grains will be sent to Yellow Dragon Restaurant as the original and ecological green food provided to tourists.The person in charge of Yellow Dragon Cave co.,ltd says “The sightseeing rice is sown in every March and harvested in September. It decorates the ecological square as well as providing green food to tourists” “The idyllic scenery is very enchanted and is rare to see this pure and natural view in city. It is free from armored concrete and makes me find another peace” A tourist fromShanghaisays.The ecological square of ZJJ Yellow Dragon Cave was constructed and put into usage in 2009. The farmer field was re-cultivated from green land, which opened the precedent in tourism circle inChina. The square was honored “National environmental art prize” in 2008.By Crystal

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According to the news from Securities Times released on September 16th, After the check and verification by the commodity price department, the cable car ticket of Wulingyuan Yangjiajie is priced at 76RMB per person and the preferential price is 46RMB per person, with a trail period of one year.As the third passenger ropeway in Wulingyuan, Yangjiajie ropeway was constructed by ZJJ Yangjiajie ropeway CO.,ltd, with a whole length of 1,971 meters and a total investment of 170 million RMB. The upper station is located in Ba lipo of Yangjiajie scenic spot and the lower station in Yexipu village of Wulingyuan. After its settlement, the operation time for single-trip is about five minutes with the biggest transport capacity of 2,000 per hour. The ropeway was started on December 8th, 2012 and will begin its official operation at the beginning of 2014.Due to the vital geographic postion of Yangjiajie, the ropeway will add three new special high-end travel routes: Yangjiajie-Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie-Tianzi Mount and Yangjiajie-Huangshi Village for Wulingyuan. Besides, it will distribute the tourists number during the tourism peak and initiate “Go-west campaign” for Wulingyuan.By Crystal

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According to ZJJ Wulingyuan news, thanks to the preferential polices of Zhangjiajie Core scenic spots free for students around the world, ZJJ Grand Canyon received a big harvest in summer with a total tourists’ amount of 200,000 and 49,000 of them　were　middle and primary school students under 19 years old. what’s more, no major tourists complaints appeared over the last two months.Ｂｙ　Ｂｒｅｎｄａ

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Beijing Xiangshan Tourism Summit 2013 and the second session of the council under the sponsor of the world tourism cities federation have been held in Beijing during Sept 11th and 14th.And on Sept 9th, the second session of word tourism cities expo 2013, with a exhibition period of 6 days, has kicked off in Beijing Wangfujin.As a member of world tourism cities federation(WTCF), Zhangjiajie has been invited to attend the Beijing Summit and the Expo. And on the tourism expo, Zhangjiajie exhibition area is so warmly welcomed that various kinds of tourism promotional materials aren’t left the minute being given off. And Zhangjiajie Cham Western Art Troupe also gives a wonderful performance at Wangfujin arena stage and hit a sensation, which adds spice to tourism city assembly as well as the tourism expo and shows Zhangjiajie’s unique folk customs and humanistic spirit.By Brenda

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With Zhangjiajie official news On Sept 20th, It is informed that on the first day of minor vacation of mid-autumn, ZJJ Grand Gorge granted as natural air-condition has attracted tourists from all directions to spend their festival. The tourists amount both home and abroad is estimated to be more than 2,000 on Sept 19th and passenger flow volume holds the line on a year-on-year basis.In Grand Gorge where cool breeze blows and gorgeous waterfalls flow down everywhere, tourists can hardly take their eyes off the beautiful scenery. On a tranquil and limpid creek with water bubbling, people wander along the riverside besides the inn and enjoy themselves both in the graceful natural landscape either side and history relics and cultural heritage of several generations, such as Qianren Tomb, South Red Flag Canal ect.In order to serve this minor vacation, almost all the staff of Grand Gorge stay at their posts and strengthen their forces at the parking lot, passageway and important junctions to offer warm and thoughtful services to tourists. Thanks to those effective measures and full preparations, no tourists’ complaints has occurred on Mid-autumn Day.By Brenda

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