Ma Maoting shows a silver headpiece he handmade in a flashback to ancient times on July 24, 2013. Sixty-year-old Ma is from Huangmaoping village of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan province. The village has been famous for handmade silver jewelry from ancient times and Ma is the 5th-generation of his family to make a living from their handicraft. It takes nearly 30 steps to make a piece of silver jewelry of the Miao ethnic group. Ma Maoting was honored as heir to Miao ethnic group silver jewelry forging skill in national intangible cultural heritage status in June, 2009.Ma Maoting uses traditional tools to make fire.The molds used by Ma Maoting to make silver jewelryThe molds used by Ma Maoting to make silver jewelryThe molds used by Ma Maoting to make silver jewelry.Using his tools, Ma Maoting processes silver jewelry.Source:China Daily

News 2013-07-31 10:05 View：1312

Taking “Fresh air, Clean water, Green foods, Letting Zhangjiajie become a part of your life” as theme, promotion seminar for Zhangjiajie tourism projects was held in spring city Kunming. The deputy director general of Kunming Tourist Administration Wang Jun and more than 70 travel agencies took part in this seminar.At the seminar, subprefect of  Sangzhi government Zhu Aiming gave the welcoming address firstly. He magnificently introduced that Zhangjiajie was beautiful, green and open. At the same time, he mentioned that Zhangjiajie was a city full of opportunities, and Yunnan was one of the main visitor source markets. By the means of cooperation, he hoped that both cities would make great progress soon and gained win-win traveling market. Fresh air, clean water and green foods attracted much attention on the seminar. Many representatives indicated that they would headline this “free king for visiting” and would continue to promote Zhangjiajie.Translated by Becky

News 2013-07-30 11:28 View：1079

In July of mid-summer, the temperature is hot. In Zhangjiajie national forest park, the crape myrtle flowers show a bright “smile”, all of them race to in full bloom, witch gives an enchanting charming to welcome Chinese and foreign tourists.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-07-30 11:26 View：1049

On the morning of July 26, 19 delegates from English-speaking African countries visited Talkweb, Changsha Software Park, and Changsha National High-Tech Industry Development Zone to survey Hunan's service outsourcing industry. These delegates, from Malawi, Mauritius, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, and Namibia, have been invited by China's Ministry of Commerce to attend a seminar on service outsourcing. In the seminar, they learned about the overall development of Hunan's outsourcing industry via observation, exhibition, presentations, simulation operations, and discussions. Most of the guests showed keen interest in designing software such as the automatic control system for agriculture sector, and also pledged to propel in-depth cooperation with the related enterprises in the province. The Trade Service Office of the Department of Commerce, Hunan Province received the delegates, and introduced Hunan to African visitors so as to promote bilateral cooperation. African guests take photo with directors of the Changsha National High-Tech Industry Development ZoneDelegates visit Changsha Software Park.Delegate speaks at a symposium with directors of Changsha Software Park. Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-07-30 09:44 View：926

On July 29th, Fuhan, the broker of Mark Leeven who is the “Father of Country Music” in America, broke the news that during the 2013 International Country Music Week in Zhangjiajie she will together with Mark Leeven sing the popular Zhangjiajie folk song “Build Lampstand by Massin Tree” which is a classical song in Shangzhi(a county in Zhangjiajie) folk songs as intangible culture heritage, telling Chinese story with American country rhyme.In order to better propagate “world natural heritage” and “our country music”, Mark Leeven and Fu Han decides to combine an“In Side Out” group by integrating broad and profound Chinese language with flowing English to present a unique feeling of traditional folk song. Perfect merge of Western and Eastern culture in folk song will definitely bring you a brand new visual and auditory feeling. This group is rehearsing intensively. At the scheduled time, western terz guitar and China’s urheen will be integrated together to create a colorful and hierarchical sound effect.“Build Lampstand by Massin Tree”, a song which has been singed since a very long time, originated in Shangzhi County in Zhangjiajie. It has ever been performed by famous singer Song Zuying in Golden Hall of Vienna. The 2013 International Country Music Week in Zhangjiajie will be held from August 31st to September 4th. Everything is under intensive preparation now.By Patricia

News 2013-07-29 11:20 View：1074

Guided by CCTV senior director Yang Dongsheng and famous soprano Lei Jia, Programme group of 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week came to inspect Tianmen Fox Theater. With the purpose of collecting materials and preparing for the closing ceremony of 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week, they acquainted the actual situation of Tianmen Fox Theater.That day, the programme group also saw famous live musical based on beautiful natural landscape Tianmen Fox-New Woodcutter Liu Hai with great interest.At the end of August, Broadly concerned 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week will open in Yellow Dragon ecological square. And closing ceremony will be held in Tianmen Galley Theater in September 4th.Translated by Becky

News 2013-07-29 11:14 View：961

The First Hunan (Yuanling) Sports Festival unveiled its curtain in Yuanling County of Huaihua City on the morning of July 27. As a grand outdoor sports event covering tramping cliff, river tracing, bicycle riding and other items, the festival attracted thousands of outdoor lovers from such outdoor alliances as Changsha, Wuhuan to Yuanling to appreciate the county's landscape resources and experience local customs.Themed with "Conquer Heimu Cliff, Race in Youshui River", the event aimed to promote the unique landscape and push forward the leapfrog development of ecological and cultural tourism of the county through outdoor sports participated in by grassroots professionals and the general public.The event was mainly made up of competitive events and experience activities. The former consisted of competitions of canoe drifting, dragon boat racing and Eryou Mountain climbing, while the latter included mountain bicycle riding, river tracing and tramping Heimu Cliff.The hosts present the flag to outdoor enthusiasts.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-07-29 09:42 View：917

On July 25, seven experts led by Zhang Zhiping, senior engineer of the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage and former director of the Chinese Cultural Heritage Research and Protection Center of Historic Buildings and Monuments visited the "Hundred-mile Dong Culture Gallery", Pingtan Village and Hengling Village in Tongdao, to survey the comprehensive treatment in the Shuangjiang River area.The villages of Dong ethnic group were officially included on China's World Cultural Heritage Tentative List in 2012. The treatment project involves three townships (Longcheng, Pingtan, and Huangtu), eight administrative villages, 8.2 thousand citizens,15,000 mu (1,000 hectares) cultivated land, 8.71-kilometer river channel, and a total investment of 16.1388 million yuan.The experts pinpointed the ecological effects of river improvement and highlighted its planning and preservation. In the choice of revetment material, consideration should be given to the protection of the cultural heritage, the geological condition and the flood impact. Consequently, to protect the ecology along the river bank, it was recommended to use traditional dry masonry block stones.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-07-29 09:41 View：917