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

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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

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Eight Tujia women living in Zhangjiajie’s Sangzhi County endorsing the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week have become an Internet sensation recently, earning themselves the title of “the most beautiful middle-aged women”. According to principals of the event, They will perform “Huadajie (Charming Tujia Ladies)”, a Chinese folk song with joyful rhythms and distinct Sangzhi characteristics at the opening ceremony.    Mr. Zhang, principal of the music event, said that compared with inviting stars, it is much more suitable, convenient and cost-effective to invite local Tujia women to endorse the festival. Translator: Tang LiSource: hunan.gov.cn　

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On August 24th, The first rock concert for motorcycle friends was successfully held in the national 3A level scenic spots ZJJ Xibu street. Thousands of motorcycle friends and tourists came from all over the world to spend a passion, fashion, happiness and grassroots night in ZJJ Xibu street with an amorous feelings.This concert was held by bikes website planning organization. Despite the bad weather, The night drifted down a rain from time to time, but it didn’t affect the friends to attend the rock concert.The song and dance performances combined with the audience’s warm applause, which became a brightest scenery of Xibu street.Translated by Sophia

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In order to boost the rapid development of tourism in Zhangjiajie, on August 20th, Zhangjiajie hosts research forum of outdoor sports, discussing with outdoor sports delegation on how to enhance Zhangjiajie’s tourism by developing outdoor sports. Chendanfeng, member of municipal standing committee and deputy mayor attends the forum.The delegation of the outdoor sports that attends the forum includes the following members: Serge KOENIG, vice-consul of French consulate general in Chengdu–the director of the Alps-Si chuan mountain tourism development, coach of mountain sports profession and senior consultant of China outdoor sports Net, Zhanghaifeng, chairman of Sino-French Jiangsu Yuedong tourism and culture transmission Co.,LTD, and Wangxiaoning, manager of Sino-French Jiangsu Yuedong tourism and culture transmission Co.,LTD.On the meeting, Chendanfeng delivers his welcome to all the members of the delegation and recommends how Zhangjiajie develops its outdoor sports tourism by combining its resources. He indicates Zhangjiajie is very suitable to develop outdoor sports tourism due to its unique geographic advantages; the main tourists resource of Zhangjiajie is centered in Asia, but we hope to attract excellent principals and experts of outdoor sports for researching, which will offer good suggestions for Zhangjiajie’s outdoor sports tourism.The delegation proposes as a unique place in the world, Zhangjiajie has made great progress from a traditional tourism aspect and is a super scenic spot; it has successful held many major large outdoor sports contests, but it also can conduct those that are suitable to the masses, which can drive relevant industries; besides the delegation says they will make research report and recommend Zhangjiajie to some good foreign companies and make more people to learn Zhangjiajie and take part in its outdoor sports once they back.By Crystal

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Recently, source from the news conference held by Shenzhen Jin sai yin fund management co. LTD has learned that in the first quarters of next year, tourists will have the chance to enjoy Zhangjiajie’s full view by helicopter.It is reported that Shenzhen Jin sai yin cooperates with Zhangjiajie Sang zhi Huanyu tourism developemt CO.LTD, With 1 billion investment in the aerial tourism project–Sangzhi Chixi heliport. The project is a tourism service item rolled“Cater, lodging, transport, travel, shopping entertainment and leisure” into one.With the development of tourism industry, tourists have increasingly high demands on helicopter travel products. Due to the scattered scenic spots in Zhangjiajie, far away from other spots in large cities and rugged roads, Zhangjiajie meets with “bottleneck” in tourism development, which drives the demands on helicopter travel for supporting tourism projects. Located in Zhangjiajie scenic spot, the first phase of the helicopter tourism project is to build Sangzhi Chixi main heliport with hotel, commercial center, leisure and service center and hot-spring resort. The second phase plans to settle a 5 star hotel, international convention center and headquaters office. This is another successful cooperation after Shenzhen Jin sai yin joins hands with Zhangjiajie government and invests Zhangjiajie tourism culture project.By Crystal

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On August 20th, Fu han, the broker of Mark•Liwen who is the “Father of Modern Country Music” in America releases that in order to obtain good performance in 2013 ZJJ International Country Music Week, Mark•Liwen is taking Songzuying–the famous female vocalist staging from Xiangxi to the whole world, learning Sangzhi folk song–Build Lampstand on Man Mulberry.On the music week that will be kicked off in the end of August, Mark•Liwen and his broker–Fu han will present in“World natural heritage” in music group “In Side Out”. On the opening ceremony, Mark•Liwen with his guitar and Fu han with her urheen is to perform the popular Sangzhi folk song Build Lampstand on Man Mulberry, playing “Our country music” in national dialect.According to Fu han, Mark•Liwen is faithful singer of Zhangjiajie as well as a fever fan of Songzuying. When he is in America, Mark•Liwen likes to sing Songzuying’s song and has bought her albums. After Mark•Liwen came to China, he becomes a professor in the Central University of Nationalities where Song attended in, besides, he performed together with Song for many times, especially likes the song Build Lampstand on Man Mulberry that Song once song in the Golden Hall of Vienna.Mark•Liwen is the only international country singer who has attended Zhangjiajie international country music week and reelected as “Special Award of Merit” in the former two events. In his view, international country music week has become a vital cultural business name for Zhangjiajie, and he would like to share Zhangjiajie’s special folk customs and songs in the magic mountains and rivers of Zhangjiajie.By Crystal

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