Located at the junction of the three counties of Shimen, Taoyuan and Cili, the “Chengtuo Stockade” is hidden by its stockade rock and has never been discovered. The stockade lies in the Lianghekou Village of Mengquan Township, Shimen County, to the east of Chengmen Stockade, a local scenic spot. Piled up by five huge round red sandstones, Chengtuo Stockade is shaped by a dustpan-sized rock at its top, looking like a sliding weight of a steelyard. It reaches a height of over 20 meters and is as smooth as a mirror. It is said the stockade’s name “Chengtuo” (chèng tuó in Chinese means sliding weight of a steelyard) is originated from the rock’s shape. The local legend says that at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, Li Zicheng (1606-1645), the Daring General, ordered to bury the treasures in various cellars when he was chased by soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. He also entrusted his young son to a family surnamed Jiang and gave the treasure map to them. The Jiang family’s descendant Jiang Guangye, one of the richest men in China, discovered the scenic spot Chengmen Stockade, 10 kilometers away from his house when he was planning to build a summer resort. During the work at his summer resort in Chengmen Village, Jiang Guangye found Chengtuo Stockade, but left the project unfinished because of his failure to get on well with the villagers. Geologically, Chengmen and Chengtuo Stockades were shaped by running water and weathering on the basis of folds and breakage incurred by the eastward movement of Hunan and Guangxi after the Ordovician. Translator: Zhu Mengxia Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the morning of July 10, Yuan yanwen, leaders of Hunan Raising livestock Bureau of aquatic products arrived at Golden Stream Whip in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park with special presents. They are fifty giant salamanders. Leaders of Zhangjiajie municipal party committee have attended the releasing activity.In releasing activity, participants are expected to put the giant salamander back to stream gently and tenderly. When touching the cool water, the giant salamanders swim into the cracks of stones or water grass for light sensibility inherently. After adaption to the water temperature, they will swim into deeper waters slowly and comfortably. Thereby, the Golden Stream Whip is a new home to the 50 giant salamanders. The releasing activity on July 10 has attracted many visitors for photographing.Giant salamander originated from its sound, which seems like the crying of a baby. A staff also states that this name contains other meaning, that is the giant salamander is a child-delivering fish legendarily speaking. During recent years, Zhangjiajie municipal party committee has cooperated with tourism and giant salamander raising industry. Gradually, the giant salamander will be a new propaganda card for Zhangjaijie.By Aileen

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During this July 15th to July 19th, The tourism product promotion seminar led by Vice-mayor Mr Xiang has entered the middle south China. This promotion seminar aims at introducing and promoting Zhangjiajie’s tourism products as well as the preferential policies.The staff have sincerely sent the invitation to every friends in middle south China and expected your visit in Zhangjiajie soon. More than 70 travel agencies and media friends have received a sincere invitation.In order to popularizing the promotion effect, the staff walked into villages to hand out pamphlet and introduce rich tourism resources of Zhangjiajie.An increasingly growing number of people in middle south region of China has a better understanding of Zhangjiajie and holds an intention to visit Zhangjiajie in leisure time.By Aileen

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Zhangjiajie introduced its new-developed miracle individual travel mode at the marketing promotion held in Xi'an on July 23, 2013. These newly developed products for tourists in China and the whole world at large target individual tourists. Zhangiajalie Tourism Group Co., Ltd. has been working creatively hard for two years to develop this product. The new product attracted a lot of tourism entrepreneurs at the marketing promotion.In their makerting promotion, Fan Yuntian, deputy secretary of the CPC Zhangjiajie Municipal Committee briefed participants on Zhangjiajie's various tourism products. Hu Zhiwen, deputy mayor of Zhangjiajie and president of the marketing promotion announced that the miracle individual travel package will be launched online on August 28. The first 1,000 tourists who buy the package will be awarded with free tickets to Wulingyuan Core Scenic Area and Baofeng Lake.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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“Zhangjiajie, People over the entire world come…We share culture together. We share soul together. We shine together from country music to rock….”, Nobody would guessed that the song named Zhangjiajie was delicately created by South African Band. A staff from the committee of Zhangjiajie Interational Country Music Week introduced that the song composited by South African Band to welcome the festival. It will be sung at the open ceremony of the music week on August 31.By the name of South African Drum Art Troupe, it is a very famous country music art troupe that are good at perform various ethnic songs and musics, full of strong ethnic flavor of South African and very interactive. It participated many domestic art festivals like China International Folk Art Festival. Besides, it performed at South African Pavilion, receiving warm reception from audience at home and abroad.Since the host of the festival in 2009, many countries from five continents took active part. in particular for South African. Renowned for the rainbow’s country, it various music styles won widespread influence in the first term, customer impressed by its will beauty. In the second term, the South African king Jungle Band showed its original dance culture. The public are wondering what the South African Drum Art Troupe will bring to us. Let see and wait what will happen.It is said that the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week will be held from August 31 to September 4. In the period, travelers can not only enjoy the world natural heritage, but also attend to the shows performed by 32 bands at home and abroad for free.Previously held Zhangjiajie International Country Music WeekDrum dance in South AfricaBy Emma

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After the show of international blockbuster Avatar in global, the tourism administration of ZJJ Wulingyuan has organized a serials of marketing activities themed with “Pandora is too far; ZJJ is very close”, which has received strong response outside China. On July 15th, in the first “China Best Tourism Slogan” activity, held by Global Times·Global Tourism, the slogan, brought by the tourism administration of ZJJ Wulingyuan, “Pandora is too far; ZJJ is very close” is voted as “the most network influence tourism slogan”.Avatar arouse global film fans’ cheers and appreciation, but it also provoked another contend for the prototype of Hallelujah Mountain. Zhangjiajie and Mount Huang, the two famous scenic spots started to strive for Avatar’s shooting location on the Internet. Thus Zhangjiajie attracts numerous tourists by Avatar’s popularity. Afterwards, Wulingyuan scenic spot changed the name of “Heaven and Earth Column” for Hallelujah Mountain and actively advertised on the Internet, which attracted attention from netizens and media. Hundreds of thousands tourists both from home and abroad came to see the real floating mountain.According to the report, “China Best Tourism Slogan” activity is to enhance the market thoughts, innovative ideas and professional spirit for China’s tourism. Through the release of the voting results, it outlines a tourism destination in China that dare to improve its tourism marketing and attract the hearts of tourists.Translated by Crystal

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National first-level actor, famous singer Tan Jing recently appeared in “Tianmen Fox Fairy” theater. This is another famous singer took the chance to experience the particular charm of “Tianmen Fox Fairy” after Song Zuying.Tan Jing was full of affinity smile on the face. Throughout the play, she listened to the song eagerly. With great interest, she tried to learn from Fox Fairy actors to perform some simple movements, totally immersed in the beautiful landscape live-action music drama.Watching the show, Tan Jing thought that the play was great. The fusion between Sangzhi folk songs and music element was very good. With first-class lights and moving music, it built a live-action performance in tianmen mountain canyon.Translated by Sophia

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On July 16th, Luo zhibin, member of Zhangjiajie standing committee and scretary of municipal party committee organization department, and vice mayor Gong minghan come to the road construction scene of Blue Harbor second project, surveying the implementation of downtown construction, with relevant perosns from Zhangjiajie’s live built bureau, planning bureau and land and resources bureau accompanied.According to report, the road construction project of the newly-built area and the Zhangjiajie Dong neng tourism commercial cultural square project is planed in line with the practical situation of Zhangjiajie downtown, and its fixed position is the international tourism sevice center and Zhangjiajie’s landmark buildings.Checking the project in the construction scene and listening to the report of progress, Gong minghan makes arrangement of the next stage. He requests since now three headquarters are to be established officially, relevant sectors should present the project plan, road net plan to advance the launch of the project. At the same time, demolition of relevant areas should be pushed according to rules and regulations and relocation areas and construction plans should be arranged as soon as possible.Luo zhibin indicates the three projects are connected with each other and is the key point of city construction; every sector should increase their senses of responsibility, urgency and mission, strengthen cooperation with sectors, emphasize the key point and boost the construction.Translated by Crystal

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