The comprehensive planning outline of the Hengshan Mountain Tourism Economic Circle was revealed at the end of August, which marks the project's entering into the actual operation phase.The circle aims to build a comprehensive tourism pattern with one mountain, one river and one city integrated harmoniously. With Hengshan Mountain as the lead, Xiangjiang River the linkage, Hengyang's urban area the center, the tourism pattern is to radiate other counties and cities in Hunan.Its construction will integrate tourism resources of districts, counties and cities in the area, and plan tourism development in this region as a whole, forging it into a comprehensive tourism circle integrating religion culture experience, ecological leisure vacation and recreational sports. In this way, the transformation and upgrade of the tourism from "sightseeing products" to "leisure-vacation compounding products", and from Hengshan Mountain tourism's absolute leading to Hengshan Mountain tourism and city tourism's joint leading can be realized.According to Director of the Hengyang Municipal Tourism Bureau Peng Youping, a batch of key tourism projects including the Hengshan Agricultural Leisure Sight-seeing Park and the Hengshan Bamboo Sea has already signed contracts. Besides, the development of the Hengyang section of the Xiangjiang River is developing steadily. He said that the economic circle is expected to meet International tourism service standards, with its industrial scale, structure, service quality and comprehensive profits reaching advanced level in world tourism.Translator:Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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From the press conference hold in Changsha on ZJJ International forest park protection festival，It is informed that the first movie,《ZHANGJIAJIE ON MIND》 which records the development of International forest is to release on Oct 12th, the day of ZJJ International forest protection festival.This movie is backgrounded on ZJJ International Forest Park, telling us a fighting story on several generations of forestry professioinals in Zhangjiajie. It has artistically represent how Zhangjiajie transforms from a common state-owned forestry centre into the first national forest park and into the world-known tourist resort… and the film has spoken highly of the touching stories of forestry people on devoting their youth, life or even soul to the forests and mountains. With the description of extremely sentimental love stories, the revelation of the encouraging spirit of the forestry people, as well as the features of Zhangjiajie folk custom, Tujia Culture and natural beauty, 《ZHANGJIAJIE ON MIND》 has shown a panorama with soul-stirring loves, exciting dreams and Herculean task rolled into one.By Brenda

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The 2013 China Hunan International Tourism Festival and & Hunan Tourism Industry Expo was unveiled in the Folk Culture Park of Orange Isle on the morning of September 12.Changsha major Mayor Zhang Jianfei expressed his sincerely welcomed to the festival to be staged in Changsha  and addressed that Changsha, as a happy city with beautiful sceneries, long history and unique cultures, , Changsha is an good ideal place for high-quality tourism and relaxation. This The festival, themed "Splendid Hunan and & Happy Changsha", will plays a significant role in presenting Hunan's beauty and its new tourism concept.The pictures about Hunan's famous scenic spots are exhibited at the opening ceremony. The Tourism Industry Expo, with the exhibitions of Hunan's cities and prefecture in each itsthe pavilions, will would initiate a series of activities such as the "Fresh Discovery of Hunan's Intra-county Tourism", the Photography Exhibition of Hunan's Tourism, the Happy Hunan Show, the Promotion of Counties with Powerful Tourism Industry, tourism-themed performances and as well as the Tourism Investment and Financing Forum. Except for the opening ceremony held in Changsha, other 12 featured activities including Junshan Festival of  Love Culture Festival, Ziquejie Terrace Festival and Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week will would be launched simultaneously in other cities and prefecture in Hunan.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The press conference of 2013 Zhangjiajie International Forest Protection Festival is held in Changsha on 10th September.P Daily,CCTV, Xinhua Agency and other media have arrived in the scene.2013 zhangjiajie international forest protection festival will being launched in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on October 12th. So far, Zhangjiajie “Forest Protection Festival” has been successfully held the 17th session siince the first one held in 1991.“Green love, Beautiful homeland” is the theme of this forest protection festival.It is said, The opening ceremony and movie Dream of Zhangjiajie will be shown on October 12th.By Aileen

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After French Iron man challenged world natural heritage Bailong ladder in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan without any equipments, Asian spider man named Li Tongxing who firstly climbed the peak of Tianzhu Moutain managed to climb the 50 meters’ palisade in Wulingyuan Baofeng Lake without any equipments. Afterwards, he returned to the starting point along the palisades without any equipment. So he became the first person who successfully climbed palisades back and forth in world natural heritage Zhangjiajie.Translated by Becky

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On September 9th, the Asian Spiderman Tongxing Li who once unarmed bare-handed climbed the summit of Mount Tianzhu in Anhui;and now successfully climbs the fifty-meter water cliff in ZJJ Wulingyuan Baofeng Lake and comes back to the start point unarmed, becoming the first man that makes a round-trip climb of the water cliff.By Crystal

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On September 9th, Source from construction headquarters of infrastructure project of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot has learned that “Safety and Guide System–safety protection and guide system for tourists in scenic spot” project(Namely “Safety and Guide System”) will start its pilot run in ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot at the end of September. Tourists who want to learn about the attraction overview and special cates in Zhangjiajie and the demand to navigation can make all achieve just click keys.“Safety and Guide System” is a set of scenic management and service system that developed by using the advanced net technology, communication skills and thing net technology. After its operation, tourists that enter into ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot can obtain various information such as eating, lodge, transportation and shopping, at any time as long as they have a “Safety and Guide System” device.ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot is featured with large scale, various routes and long journey. In recent years, Wulingyuan improve management quality and service level by applying perfected modern and high-tech means, among which “Safety and Guide System” project is a main part. It is reported that there are 5,000 “Safety and Guide System” that put into usage in core scenic spot, offering free trail for tourist, guiders, management personnel. It will cover all scenic spots in Zhangjiajie once its successful trail. The project plays a vita role in enhancing safety, management and service level in sites, improving tourists’ satisfaction, accelerating informational, digital and intelligent management and achieving the establishment of “Intelligent scenic spots”.By Crystal

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The non-scheduled airlines between Busan and Zhangjiajie are opened. news issued by South Korean’s JoongAng Daily News on September 5th.From 4th September to 26th October this year,the non-scheduled airlines will operate on each Wednesday and Saturday.Zhangjiajie,as one of the most popular travel destinations for Koreans,is a beautiful city in Western Hunan. All seats are occupied on the first flight.Since this year, Air Busan has began the non-scheduled flight to Yanji,China. Another non-scheduled flight will be opened on 16th September to Shijiazhuang.Staff from Air Busan said the an increasing number of Koreans have the anticipation to visit Zhangjiajie,in order to meet the demand of tourism market, more and more flights will be opened to China.By Aileen

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