The opening ceremony of the 2013 China Shimen Citrus Festival was held on September 13, 2013 on the Orange Isle in Changsha. It is the first time that Shimen County (in Changde, Hunan) celebrates the citrus festival outside the county availing the opportunity of Hunan Tourism Commodities Exposition to let more people learn about Shimen County and its citrus.New promotion channels such as e-commerce platforms on websites like New Countryside (nc.mofcom.gov.cn), Supply and Marketing Cooperatives of Shimen County (shimen.coop168.com) and Shimen Citrus (www.shimenganju.com) were opened on the same day to further upgrade the citrus marketing platform and allow online purchase.Shimen County is the major production base of citrus in Hunan. The county’s citrus planting covers an area of 440,000 mu (about 29,333 hectares). Its annual production stands at 400,000 tons and the fruit has been exported to 16 provinces and municipalities nationwide and to nearly 30 overseas countries and regions like Russia, Canada and South Korea. The annual citrus festival has been held for 12 successive years since 2011. It functions as an effective platform for promoting Shimen County and marketing its citrus. Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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According Zhangjiajie Official Website, Zhangjiajie is preparing for the peak in the double festivals since September 18th.With the upcoming of Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, The city is to face another tourist peak. By the news from ZJJ Tourist Administration, Self-driving and Self-organized travelers should pay attention to the newest updated traffic source since the rebuilding of 5 roads in rural areas. Considering this situation, The Government will strengthen the work of traffic organization. In addition, To make sure of the safety and order of guests, the scenic area will put more guards on duty. The check and improvement for the scenic facilities will end before the festivals.By Zumi

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On September 15th, Du fanglu, member of ZJJ standing committee and executive vice mayor, meets the counselor–Ma Tianning and his accompanies from Wuhan French embassy. The two sides have friendly communications.Du fanglu first expresses his hearty welcome to Ma Tianning and his accompanies, and makes brief introduction about Zhangjiajie’s basic information. He indicates, as w young city in China, Zhangjiajie has only 25 years since it as a city; with minorities taking up over 70% of the total population, Zhangjiajie is endowed with rich tourism resources and profound cultural deposits, especially the unique“ZJJ landform”makes Zhangjiajie honor many international brands, such as“The first world natural heritage in China”, “The first batch world geo-park”; Zhangjiajie not only belongs to Zhangjiajie’s citizens, but also to the people across the whole world; he hopes Ma Tianning can have more journey in Zhangjiajie and the tw parties can carry out deep contacts on tourism, trade, sanitation, culture and education.Ma Tianning delivers his sincere gratitude to Zhangjiajie’s hearty reception and thinks highly of Zhangjiajie’s beautiful scenery. He exclaims he has learned Zhangjiajie’s beauty and wanted to visit Zhangjiajie once his take-over office; these French friends who are engaged in different businesses come to Zhangjiajie and wish to cooperate with Zhangjiajie in terms of tourism economy, sustainable development and culture exchanges.By Crystal

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“It feels like travelling in a primitive forest two decades ago, but now a tour to Zhangjiajie is just like a privilege only for celestial beings, and this travel has stroke me a lot” an essay to director of Zhangjiajie Tourism Bureau was written by Liu renyi, an 80-plus-old Beijing resident to express directly his enormous appreciation for the tremendous changes that Zhangjiajie National Forest Park has taken place over more than 20 years.In this article, Retrospect to his experiences twenty years ago in Zhangjiajie by reading his memories, he compared two tours and marveled at great differences this time. In old days, there were only some small bungalows along the park, the highest among which were some small hotels and inns with two or three stories. At an early morning after the gatekeeper opened the door, I wandered along a creak snaking through the mountains alone without encountering too many people. And then I squeezed into a bus to Yellow Dragon Cave where I followed a tourists group and listened to tour guiding cautiously in case of falling behind for every light turned off the minute tourists passed by.In contrast, this trip is on a par with a tour for celestials, since we can go to the place used to be monopolized by immortals by various kinds of facilities, such as ropeway and elevator in Tianzi Mountain where solitary peaks pierce into the sky of a imposing momentum. It is unique both in its geological features and natural beauty. In addition, Liu also praised the exquisiteness of programs of the Charm Western Hunan with large-scale performance and colorful clothing. In the end, he gasped in admiration that Zhangjiajie is so beautiful that it is as miraculous as a fairyland which not only belong to China but the whole world.By Brenda

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Wang xigui,Taiwan renowned calligrapher, whose native place traces back to ZJJ Sangzhi County,has come to ZJJ Wulingyuan area and held a calligraphy seminar here. More than 20 people including calligraphers, artists and enthusiasts around the district have attended the exchanging activities. During the seminar, Wang xigui has talked about the glamour, features and creative process of calligraphy with his calligraphy creative experiences of more than 40 years. He has also answered several questions about the confusions and puzzles along the creative process on the scene and improvised a work called Yuan(fate) to Wulingyuan Calligraphers Association.Wang xigui, born in Sangzhi County in 1926 and moved to Taiwan with Kuomintang in 1948, now lives in Tainan city of Taiwan. He is the director of Chinese Calligraphy Institute as well as a member of Tainan Calligraphy committee. And his works have been selected in several international art exhibitions and won big prizes.By Brenda

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The First Dongjiang Lake International Folk Song Festival unveiled its curtain on the evening of September 12, 2013 on the Dongjiang Cultural Plaza of Zixing, Chenzhou. The event gathered 13,000 joyful audiences who cheered to the accompaniment of powerful rhythms of gong and drum from time to time.The four-day festival is organized by market operation for the first time in Zixing City.  Artists from 10 countries like France, Canada, Indonesia, Thailand and North Korea will put on performance.The first overseas performance received warm applause when 10 French actors showed up on the stage, dressed up as "clowns". Their exaggerated facial expression and variant postures entertained the audience, like a breeze of French flavor sweeping over the whole place. Audience waved the light sticks and replied with "Oh-la-la".A group of young boys from Congo, dressed in vibrant traditional costumes, presented the magical customs and practices of African with their bold and powerful hot dance. The audience joined the "dance and wave", pushing the atmosphere to its climax.Performers from Canada, Indonesia, Thailand and North Korea also staged wonderful shows, winning acclamation from overwhelmed viewers.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On Oct 10th, Gao jianguo, Vice president of Municipal Consultative Conference, has come to Qing feng Gorge in Wulingyuan Zhonghu Town, Together with part of its members, To research on the promotion of Zhangjiajie’s outdoor travel activities and held a symposium.Zhangjiajie has invited experts from State General Administration of Sports of China and French Embassy in Chengdu to estimate the outdoor sports and travel programs along this year. On this conference, some professionals from Yangshuo,Guangxi Province have introduced their experiences on outdoor exploring activities and made some suggestions to Zhangjiajie’s development project of scientific researches and natural adventures. The experts group considers Zhangjiajie blessed with both sufficient tourism resources and outdoor activities conditions is suitable to establish outdoor sports base. What needs to pay attention to is that the related department should make a long-term plan with a clear mind and strengthen the cooperation of some research institutions home and abroad.By Brenda

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Source from propaganda office of Shimen has learned that 13th China (Shimen) Citrus Festival officially kicks off in Changsha on September 13th with a series of activities “Happy Shimen, Full dream in citrus homeland” lasting to the end of December.Hunan Shimen has grown citrus since the ancient time. After thousands years of cultivation, There are 440,000mus with 400,000tons output and 700 million yuan of the total value. Shimen also has been honored many titles and its products have been sold out to 16 countries and regions in Southeast Asia.After The first citrus festival was held in 2001, every year’s citrus festival has become “A feast for citrus industry, A festival for citrus farmer, A window for recommendation and an engine for income increase” Themed with “Happy Shimen, Full dream in citrus homeland” and tagged with its event slogan “Citrus in Shimen matures” The 2013 13th China (Shimen) Citrus Festival is to promote sales, tourism and propaganda through festival, which may result in an effect of increase sales and promote Shimen.The activity falls into three parts: “Dream starts in orange beach, pursuit dream in alien land, full dream in citrus homeland” “Dream starts in orange beach–Shi men citrus prospers in orange beach” activity kicks of its press conference of journey in citrus homeland–orange beach of Changsha，where propaganda film of Shimen will be presented, “Three nets and one ring tone” platform is be initiated, and travel agencies are invited to start the journey in Shimen and folk customs performances will be played.“Pursuit dream in alien land–Shimen citrus goes to abroad” falls into two major parts: one is butt joint of production and sale: Shimen citrus comes to China-Russia border trade port on September 19th; visits Shanghai on September 26th and goes to ten major farmer markets; The second is to present Shimen tangerine to Xichang cosmodrome and Qindao Jiaolong base, on behalf of Shimen citrus cooperation. “Full dream in citrus homeland–Shimen citrus matures” falls into three major parts. On afternoon of October 10th, townships(Including communities, Citrus cooperations and civil performance teams) will make civil unique technique displays and a citrus procession from Good Hope hotel to sports center. At 11:30—12:30 of October 10th, the opening ceremony of citrus festival is held in the county’s sports center, and the county television and Shimen news network will broadcast. Besides, there are five supporting activities in the citrus festival: Ecological agriculture & sideline products exhibition of Shimen county, train for citrus broker, China Citrus Festival going to BDA, China citrus festival going to new products appraising meeting and marketing summing-up meeting of Shimen citrus.Photo of previous citrus festivalBy Crystal

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