Recently, ZJJ Longfeng terraces successfully entered the marketing activity of “The Most Beautiful Field in China”. Now, this activity entered into showcase stage. Network voting will be ended on 2013-9-15.As reported, General office of the ministry of agriculture decided to launch an activity “The Most Beautiful Field in China” in order to promote special farming landscape.Historical Longfeng terraces is famous for its unique national feature. It is the best preserved and most primitive terrace. In additional, Longfeng terraces comprehensively show Tujia people’s farming culture.After the first-round select, 347 scenes entered the next round nationwide, including 12 in Hunan province. After that, these scenes will be incorporated to China’s beautiful idyllic picture album and the beautiful pastoral desk calendar, which will promote the development of Longfeng terraces, establish a brand new image for rural tourism and publicize Zhangjiajie at the same time.Translated by Becky

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The 2013 Fenghuang Border Town Music Festival was staged at the National Sports Center of Fenghuang County on the evening of August 23. With its Art Director Zhao Muyang, known as the "Drum King" in Northwest China, beating the drum on "Fengtai " (Stage of Male Phoenix) and Wu Juan, a Miao minority girl who won the gold award in the Singing Contest for Youth, singing on "Huangtai " (Stage of Female Phoenix), the three-day music festival announced the curtain-up. "The music festival attempts to build a Chinese Roots music brand featuring the integration of folk-custom and rock as well as the harmonious inheritance between the traditional and the modern. It is expected to enhance the county's new image as a cultural tourism destination of international standard", said Cai Long, deputy county chief of Fenghuang. The festival has set up two stages, "Fengtai" and "Huangtai", as the "Feng Qiu Huang" (Phoenix Courtship)，indicating Fenghuang County’s courtship to talents. During the festival, well-known domestic artists and 15 top bands will give performance on "Fengtai" and 17 local bands selected from Hunan, Guizhou, Chongqing and Sichuan will roll out a show on "Huangtai". The 2013 Fenghuang Border Town Music Festival is held at the National Sports Center of Fenghuang CountyPerformance by a rock bandTranslator: Wang BilianSource: hunan.gov.cn

News 2013-08-25 22:32 View：1065

An image propaganda film for the 2013 international country music week provokes online buzz over the aunts in national dress and against the beautiful rivers and mountains of Zhangjiajie, welcome tourists throughout the world with passionate smile. The “plebificated” promotion film zooms in the distance with the netizens.It is reported that 32 super country music bands from 24 countries of the six continents will give several performances during the music week, while as the host, Zhangjiajie’s “National Aunts” are the leading roles that can’t be ignored. They orchestrate a large-scale dance Zhangjiajie Welcomes You by toasting songs which presents Tujia’s zeal for guests, and will sing Sangzhi folk song–Lady Flower in the opening ceremony. At this time, they have another bright status–image spokespersons of the music week.It is no doubt that the film stars and spots stars are more suitable to be an image spokesperson, thus the little known “National Aunts” speaking for the famous international music week is the first time in China and is hard to avoid the misunderstanding and disputes from the netizens.By Crystal

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Signing ceremony for deepening strategic cooperation between Hunan Tourist Administration and Okay Airways Company was held in Changsha City recently. 10 mainstream media representatives such as Hunan TV, Hunan Daily, and Red net took part in this signing ceremony.Main content of the cooperation agreement signed this time contains: Hunan Tourist Administration will cooperate with Okay Airways Company to boost Hunan tourism brand and subsidize 100 poor university freshmen entering their universities by airplane of Okay Airways Company and name for an airplane and so on.According to the agreement, Hunan Tourist Administration and Okay Airways Company will have comprehensive cooperation in market, products, brand and information etc. They two will work jointly to develop domestic tourist market in the way of making full use of their advantages. Taking Changsha and Zhangjiajie as centers and mobilizing surrounding cities at the same time so that drive the development of tourism-related industries within Hunan Province. Doing tourist popularization between Tianjin City, Heilongjiang Province, Shandong Province and Hunan Province by the means of platforms offered by Okay Airways Company. In this way, achieving the tight union between tourism and aviation in order to complement each other’s advantages and push co-prosperity forward.Translated by Becky

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Serving as a landmark of 2013 ZJJ International Country Music Week, The iconic stage of the opening ceremony is successfully established on 24th August.Quoting from the introduction of the chief designer, The design concept closely focuses on harmony and nature. To mix up music and ecological garden and present a harmonious picture to all the audience is the ultimate aim.On the right of this iconic stage stands a Diaojiao building, which is the most distinctive building of Tujia culture. Once catch a glance of this Diaojiao building, you will feel the breath of Tujia people.In order to facilitate the performance of Harley riders, a stone bridge and wooden bridge are built.With an area of 500 square meters, this iconic stage is going to be stored as a landmark of the international country music week, which is differ to the past two sessions.Now,The iconic stage is well prepared to meet you.By Aileen

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More than 600 musicians from 6 continents and 24 countries will bring us a wonderful music feast on the 3rd international country music festival in Zhangjiajie on August 31st.In order to encourage and praise the magnificent performance of the musicians, The Golden Stone Award will be offered. It is the third session of this international country music festival but the awards offered is the first time, which aims at boosting the communication and development of country music at the global level and honoring the best musicians during the past two sessions.By report, The Golden Stone Award is going to offer the following prizes: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year, Best Male, Best Female, Vocal Duo of the Year, Best New Artist, Group of the Year, Music tape of the Year and Musical Events of the Year.The awarding ceremony will be held on the 4th September.Zhangjiajie Tourism Network Government Official WebsiteBy Aileen

News 2013-08-24 23:01 View：1133

Recently, A group of media workers from the 10th cross-strait joint interview team have paid a visit in Zhangjiajie. To enjoy the wonderful performance of the internationally famous stage drama–Tianmen Fox Fairy is their first stop.On the spot, members of joint interview team are totally intoxicated by the beautiful story as well as the charming stage effects.Tianmen Fox Fairy is sourced from an ancient legend about love between fairy fox and woodcutter Liuhai. Nowadays, this stage drama has received prevalent appreciation and affirmative.According to the official information, the 10th cross-strait joint interview team members will have a visit in National Forest Park,Yellow Stone Village and ZJJ Grand Canyon.By Aileen

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Relying on the original ecological idyllic scenery, set background by Zhangjiajie’s biggest waterwheel, a small stream passing before the stage…Recently, the author has seen the opening ceremony stage that will be kept as a landmark attraction is under construction.The music week taking the responsibility of improving culture exchanges among all nations is countering down on its official website. The Yellow Dragon Cave that undertakes the executive organizer for all the three times indicates that this time the event will record the list; many meetings have been held for the preparation on all work of the music week.It is worth mentioning that the music week is kept as a major festival activity that is held in Zhangjiajie every two years, along which an iconic stage that built between the rice field and waterwheel and covers 1,000 square meters is also kept. The organizer indicates the landmark attraction that is the birthland of the music week will meet with tourists on August 25 as a new spot in Yellow Dragon Cave.The designer of the music week stage shows different from the former one, in this time the opening ceremony will add a rockery, two stone arch bridges, one wooden bridge, a bamboo bridge and a seven-meter Tujia Diaojiao building. The whole design of the stage demands the coherence with the Yellow Dragon Cave ecological square and the match up between little bridge, running stream, household and original ecological beautiful scenery.It is said that Harley Davidson that honored “Rolls-Royce in motors” may perform “Traversing” in the opening ceremony stage.By Crystal

News 2013-08-24 23:00 View：791