On July, 12th, according to information from a dispatch meeting on Wulingyuan Key projoect construction, the establishment of ZJJ Wulingyuan Visitor Center, with a total investment of 360 million will be launched this year. It is said that once the project has been completed, the biggest parking center in Hunan which possesses an area of 55557 square meters and 715 carports including 492 stalls for cars comes out. It can holds 100,000 cars at the same time.As is said by its principal, the visitor center will be planned ecologically, culturally and humanizedly as to abide by the planning principles. It is aimed to show the features of ZJJ landform and folk customs and become one of the comprehensive tourists service centers characterized by international standards and local colors through high standards of tourism service facilities, distinct image of scenic area entrance, the perfect traffic distribution system.By Brenda

News 2013-07-21 15:38 View：970

In July this year, with the upcoming of summer vocation of the middle and primary school and colleges, Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mount witnesses a summer tourism peak, and family groups and individual tourists take up mainly.In middle summer, Tianmen Mount is with fresh breeze blowing from mountains and jade-green trees. The tourists enjoy the freshness and cozy of the “forest oxygen bar”amid brushes; the glass plank road, Ghost path and volley glass platform are teemed with tourists; they release the excitements of experiencing Tianmen Mount journey, even scream and cry out when they come to the top of the cliff.Special tips:The Tianmen Mount offers preferential tickets to students in a year-round, including child under 1.3 meters with free charge, and students under the ages of 24 enjoying concessionary tickets with student ID cards. The two dimension code of “Tianmen Mount smart guide” have been printed on nameplates and propaganda materials of the scenic spots. Tourists can briefly learn about the excellent scenic spots and routes as long as they scan the two dimension code with phones and they can make their unique Tianmen Mount journey.Translated by Crystal

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The Biggest Mailbox Built up in Japan to Propagandize the Charm of Paper Letters According to Asahi Shimbun, the copy of the mailbox made by the students from faculty of engineering of Yamaguchi University in Japan is honored “the biggest mailbox in the world ”by Guinness World Records.The highest point of the mailbox is 7.2 meters, the horizontal length is 3.6 meters and the longitudinal length 3 meters, with volume of 68 cubic meters, which highs by 5 cubic meters than the former world record.Finished in November last year, the mailbox is placed in the park of Yubu city, shankou county. The maker of the mailbox hopes to propagandize the charm of paper letters through the “big guy”, while the E-mail lacks such kind of charm. From July 20 to September, people can use this mailbox to send off their letters. The students of making the mailbox indicate that they want to express the deepest thoughts of love to the most important person through this biggest mailbox.Translated by Crystal

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“Zhangjiajie, we are from all over the world to you… to share our culture and our souls. From the countryside music to rock, we are wonderful together…” Not many people would have thought that this country music song “zhangjiajie” was meticulously created by South African band.This music band is called South African drum art troupe, which is South Africa’s famous country music art troupe. They can show different ethnic songs, dances and music shows of South Africa. Through it, people can see the African national characteristics, with strong interactive situation. The troupe has repeatedly taken part in Chinese international folk art festival. And in South Africa pavilion of the shanghai world expo, their performance was warmly received by Chinese and foreign audience.International country festival permanently settled in zhangjiajie in 2009, which received a number of countries to actively participate in.South Africa was particularly active in this program.South Africais known as the “rainbow nation”, which has a variety of music style. In the first singles, the wild beauty of South African drum band left a deep impression on the majority of tourists. In the second singles, the jungle band’s performance with aboriginal song and dance still made a lot of memories on the audience.Translated by Sophia

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“It is convenient and economical to travel to ZJJ by direct bus!” On July 14th, nearly 40 tourists from Wuhan take the“Travel Direct Buses”opened by CITS Zhangjiajie West and start three-day ecological summering vocation in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic spot.According to the report,“Travel Direct Buses”is exploratory measure that the tourism administration of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan takes to expand the tourists market in Wuhan. It is to activate the golden road for tourism channel–“Wuhan-Jinzhou-lixian-Zhangjiajie”.Wuhan, with millions of people, is one of the main tourists market for Zhangjiajie, with over 120,000 tourists from Wuhan visiting Wulingyuan in 2012. In March this year, Zhu yongwen, the secretary of Wulingyuan district committee led a promoting team and managed to hold tourism talkfest–“Away from haze; Outing in ZJJ”. In the meeting, the people from Zhangjiajie discussed and exchanged with Wuhan’s travel agencies and Zhangjiajie’s offices stationed in Wuhan, in terms of “the transportation from Wuhan to Zhangjiajie or reverse”, “the latter follow-up of marketing” and “the product packing and design”. Both of them made substantial progress in the opening of “Travel Direct Buses” and image and advertisement propagandas.On April 18th, the“Travel Direct Buses”was opened officially. By now, nearly 30 buses have been departed with over 1,000 tourists from Wuhan being sent. It is planed to send 70 direct buses in this year and hopeful to send about 3,000 tourists. At the same time, on the basis of direct buses from Wuhan to Zhangjiajie, the travel direct buses from Jinzhou and Xiangyang to Zhangjiajie are also planed.In order to maximize the support to the open of“Travel Direct Buses”in Wuhan, Wulingyuan scenic spot will intensify the marketing efforts and image propaganda, especially to the serials of tourism products, like“Travel Direct Buses”.Translated by Crystal

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Source from infrastructure project construction headquarters of Zhangjiajie core scenic spot has learned that “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang (a historical national hero in Zhangjiajie scenic spot)” will be settled in Tianzi Mount in the form of stone carving. Now the designing scheme has been released and it is supposed to visit the stone carving at the end of October.Tianzi Mount, the excellent tour line of the world natural heritage site–Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic spot, gains its name for Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang) who was the peasant uprising leader during Ming dynasty and proclaimed himself Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang). These extremely strange rocky crags are relevant with Emperor Xiang’s campaigns. It is said that “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang” will be located between two famous scenic sites: the Imperial Brush Peak and Fairies Spreading Flowers, facing the Emperor Pavilion. Underneath the seal, a table of Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang) will be constructed on which “Ode of Emperor Xiang” will be inscribed introducing the sagas of him. Besides, it presents the historic and cultural values of “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang”to tourists.The Effect Picture of “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang” Stone CarvingTranslated by Crystal

News 2013-07-17 15:08 View：1163

123 contestants gathered in Changsha on July 4 for a trip to Orange Isle, Yuelu Mountain, and Lunar Lake. Divided into 3 groups,  they experienced the charm of Xiao Xiang and Chinese culture.Get ready.China, I'm here.Hello, ChangshaCalligraphy in Orange IsleThree contestants from France perform Tai Ji in Orange IsleChinese bridge, friendship bondI'm the best!Contestants from European group listen to the presentation about the history, as they watch the beautiful scenery. Inspired by Chairman Mao's great aspiration when he analyzed the world situation, they exclaim, " China, I'm here."They visit the Yuelu Moutain.Beautiful ladies, beautiful scenery.Happiness beyond description.We meet in the Chinese Bridge.Take photos.We play music.Chinese bridge is my Chinese dreamSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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According to the news from Zhangjiajie official website, with consistent severe heat in recent period, guests have been shown preference for rivers. It has became a lively scene for traverlers seeing people playing in the river or on the river by boat. Up to now, the world natural heritage has accepted thousands of domestic travers and those beyond border who came to avoid summer heat.Guests at home and abroad playing water in Souxi RiverGuests paddling a boat above the crystal-clear riverBy Emma

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