Zhangjiajie is the site that the world natural heritage and world geo-park is located as well as the hometown of national and civil music and cultural arts. Setting up the platform of international country music is aimed to combine professional and folk country music, display and exchange with arts essences from different nations in the world, which can inherit and promote the arts of country music and enhance cultural exchanges. In an open posture, the music week welcomes all philharmonics to display their talents and exchange music, thus build Zhangjiajie into the holy land for international country music. In order to organize this event, the plan is as follows:1.TimeAugust 31, 2013 to September 4. On August 31, the opening ceremony is held. The award party(closing ceremony) is kicked off on September 4, with three days for show tour from September 1 to September 3. August 30 and September 5 are the days for register and leaving respectively.2.LocationThe host place for the music week is in Zhangjiajie,Hunan. The opening ceremony is staged in ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, the greater theater of Tianmen Mount canyon for the award party(closing ceremony). The tour show is kicked off in ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xibu street, Laomowan and Shuiraosimen.3.Sponsor, organizer and executive organizerSponsor:Ministry of culture of the PRCPeople’s government of Hunan provinceOrganizer:Culture department of HunanTourism bureau of HuanZhangjiajie people’s governmentExecutive organizer:Yellow Dragon Cave Investmen. co., LTD4.Institutional framework and assignment of responsibilityA specialized Institutional framework has been set up for the event–executive committee of 2013 Zhangjiajie international; country music week. The executive committee falls into the following sectors: outreach team, cooperative group for performance, news propaganda team, environment optimization team, guest reception group, security group, tourism promotion team, live group and financial management group.5.ThemeThe natural heritages for the whole world, the country music for all!6.Theme activities(1) Chinese and foreign press conference of the music weekTime: August 31 10:00-11:00Location: hotelParticipants: all TV reporters(2) Interview with the performing team and its leader of the music weekTime: August 31 11:00-11:30Location: hotelParticipants: all leaders of the performing teams(3) The opening ceremony of the music weekTime: August 31 14:30-17:30Location: the ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave,Zhangjiajie,Hunan(4) Welcome party of the music weekTime: August 31, 2013, 19:00Location: hotelParticipants: Chinese and foreign performing teams, journalists, all guests(5) Tour show for the music weekTime: September 1 to September 3Location: ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xibu street, Laomowan and Shuiraosimen.(6) Gala night in Xibu street of the music weekTime: August 31, 2013, and September 2, 2013Location: ZJJ Wulingyuan Xibu(7) Award party (closing ceremomy) of the music weekTime: September 4, 2013 16:00Location: greater theater of Tianmen Mount(8) “Harley riders-going with music” of the music weekTime: August 30, 2013 to September 3, 2013Location: Changsha-Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie-FenghuangParticipants: Harley riders inChina7.Activity scale(1) Official invitation. The music week invites 24 overseas music groups from 23 countries (regions) for performing. At the same time, 6 Chinese performing teams have been invited. Every team includes 6 to 15 people, totaling 400. The executive organizers offer ground reception with overseas teams(including domestic air tickets, receptions in transferring city, ground reception in ZJJ), and round-trip fees and ground reception in ZJJ for domestic teams.(2) Self-supporting participation,Non-official invitational teams or individual can apply via official applying channel. The organizing committee will issue permission after approval and arrange performing time and location. The numbers of self-supporting participants is not limited, but no reception is offered but hotel contact is provided.(3)“Harley riders-going with music” invites about 200 Harley riders to come to the music week.8.Scheduledata               time          activity                        locationAugust 31       Saturday10:00-11:00Chinese and foreign press conferencehotel11:00-11:30Interview with the performing team and its leaderhotel14:30-17:30The   opening ceremonythe   ecological square   of Yellow Dragon Cave,19:00Welcome partyhotel21:00-23:00Gala   nightXibu streetSeptember 1 to September 3Sunday to MondayForenoon,afternoonTour showecological   square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Bao feng lake, Tianzi Mount, Tianmen Mount, Xi bu street ,Lao mo wan and Shui rao si men.September 220:30-23:00Gala   nightXi bu   streetSeptember 4     Wednesday      16:00Closing ceremonygreater   theater of Tianmen MountBy  Crystal

News 2013-08-07 14:08 View：1016

Eight tourism promotion teams lead by Zhangjiajie municipal government and made up of all the enterprises in Zhangjiajie scenic spots have been promoting around both home and abroad since July, heating up tourism and popularity as well. Thus, the growing rate of tourists per day hits more than 50% on a month-on-month basis.Influenced by global economic slowdown and small demand in tourists consumption, Zhangjiajie tourism didn’t meet its heyday in April which used to be the boom season in old days. Therefore, Many marketing mixing measures have been launched to change this situation, such as “A free year for global students at primary and middle-school age in Zhangjiajie core scenic spots”, non-stop flight s between Zhangjiajie and Thailand and Taiwan, some direct promotion activities in main cities including Beijing,Shanghai, Shenzhen and so on. Thus, Zhangjiajie has embraced a tourism boom with total revenue of more than nine billion until July and tourists’ population of more than 15 million.By Brenda

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The 99 curves of ZJJ Tianmen Mountain, featured by amazedness, awesomeness, and strangeness, are renowned as the No.1 precipitous highway by media both home and abroad. Since 2008, many celebrity including Sun honglei (A famous Chinese actor),Su youpeng(A famous Taiwan singer and actor) have driven on this road successively.On Aug.17th, this road to the heaven will witness a breathtaking auto racing “Final Battle in Tianmen–Red Bull Drifting Race in Heaven Road”. The most excellent drifting racer, Deng zhilun from Hongkong and top racing driver, Deferderico from Italy will contend for the king of heaven road.This race is unprecedentedly difficult and dangerous, which is a numerous test for both racer’s courage and skills and the performances of racing cars. Thus, the result suspends. The real-life The Fast and The Furious is on the way, so for those racing enthusiasts, what are you waiting for?By Brenda

News 2013-08-06 14:04 View：1651

China and Malaysia vowed to further boost relations and cooperation on the basis of bilateral achievements made in recent years. During his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said despite progress in all-round cooperation, bilateral relations still have great potential and a broad horizon. China is Malaysia's largest trading partner, Najib said, and the two countries are making good progress in cooperations in various fields. The two sides have joint industrial parks, their defense cooperation is on a steady launch, and more and more Chinese tourists are coming to Malaysia. Najib commended that the Malaysia-China relations have become an example of mutual beneficial and win-win cooperation, and China is increasingly exerting greater influence on Malaysia's economy and society. The Malaysian prime minister said his government is willing to push for greater development of bilateral ties by joining hand with the new Chinese administration and taking the opportunity of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2014. Wang Yi, who was on a one-day visit to Malaysia, said that comprehensive, stable and pragmatic progress has been achieved in the strategic bilateral cooperation thanks to the hardwork by leaders of several generations, bringing important interest for both countries while making positive contribution to peaceful and stable regional development. Wang said that China-Malaysia relations is standing at a new starting point with significant opportunities for development. Wang told Najib that the new Chinese administration attaches great importance to the further development of ties with Malaysia, and considers Malaysia as a trustworthy partner for long-term cooperation. He said both sides should continue their high level exchanges. Meanwhile, the two countries should expand cooperation in areas like trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, fishery and aerospace programs, he said. Specifically, the two sides should boost the construction of Qinzhou industrial park in China and Kuantan industrial park in Malaysia. The two countries should also increase exchange in areas like law enforcement, defense, technology, education, culture and tourism, Wang also called for joint efforts to render the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of diplomatic ties and the "China - Malaysia Friendly Exchange Year" a success. Wang also met with his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman on Thursday. They agreed to grasp the direction of the development of China-ASEAN cooperation and maintain the peace and stability in the South China Sea. Malaysian Prime Minister Nazib Tun Razak (R) shakes hands with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Aug. 1, 2013.Source: xinhuanet

News 2013-08-06 09:01 View：842

In order to prepare for the activity “Hong Kong enterprises enter western Hunan” and comprehensively deploy all prophase preparatory work, a working conference was held in Zhangjiajie lately.For the sake of consolidating the achievement gained previously and trying to invite investment to Wuling Mountainin Hunan Province, they are planned to invite Hong Kong famous enterprises to come to Hunan Province from November 4th to 9th, 2013 according to the instruction of main leaders in provincial government. They will focus on investment investigation in Zhangjiajie, Huaihua and three citystates in western Hunan.In this conference, the event planning related to Hong Kong enterprises’ entering Western Hunan and the inform about strengthening exploitation of project proposals for investment (both were discussion paper) were discussed intensively.Translated by Becky

News 2013-08-05 14:07 View：850

Though it has only been built for 25 years, Zhangjiajie has become one of the most representational important scenic spots in China. Last year, Zhangjiajie received about 35.9 million visitors, gaining a tourist income of above 20.8 billion yuan.However, Zhangjiajie people still keep sober since they know many questions are there, such as the overall qualities of tourist industry is not high and tourist product structure tends to be single in Zhangjiajie. At the same time, domestic and overseas tourism enjoy flourishing development, pilot project of Chinese comprehensive tourist reform offer Zhangjiajie rare development opportunities.After demonstrating repeatedly, Zhangjiajie municipal party committee put forward a overall goal “constructing a well-known resort at home and abroad”. Municipal party secretary Yang Guangrong told the journalist confidently that an upgraded Zhangjiajie means changing Zhangjiajie to a well-known resort at home and abroad and making Zhangjiajie become a more shining brand for Hunan Province.Translated by Becky

News 2013-08-05 14:06 View：1115

According to some information, Baofeng lake resort is located in Wulingyuan xiehe township. Because baofeng temple was built in the song dynasty, it has the great name. With synergistic reservoir as a starting point, baofeng mountain as the finish line, wulingyuan international integrated resort tourism culture construction according to landform characteristics and in terms of stereoscopic development, try to build a financial landscape sightseeing, leisure and entertainment in a body’s large-scale comprehensive cultural tourism resort projects, which covers an area of about 5000 mu.Within the resort construction, it will set up five-star resort hotel, film and TV culture scenic area, zhangjiajie international cultural creative area, scenic sports park, folk happy town project. It will introduce “Chinaeconomic BBS “50 people, the elderly Chinese BBS”, to build “Zhangjiajie international art exchange center”, “Zhangjiajie festival” and outdoor sporting events festivals.Wulingyuan international comprehensive cultural tourism resort stands in baofeng mountain. It will accelerate the construction process of wulingyuan international tourism leisure resort, give more colorful zhangjiajie tourism products, and improve the grade of zhangjiajie tourism.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-08-05 14:00 View：1164

Since the 2013 international country music week is going to be kicked off in August, on July 30, the security and safety personnel come to the performance venue for on-scene inspection and make initial deployment for on-scene policy strength.The security group successively visits the opening ceremony of the music week in Yellow Dragon Cave; check campfire party scene in Xibu street; and examine the closing ceremony scene of Tianmen Fairy Fox. They learn the preparation state of many scenic spots and carry out careful inspections on the scenes.On the security deployment meeting for the music week, relevant personnel from Zhangjiajie PSB requests the participating members should pay high attention on the event, clarify target and responsibility and key jobs; the city and county PSB and policy offices take pains to organize the security job and make sure a successful music week.By Crystal

News 2013-08-05 13:52 View：1627