According to China net of Gardens, on 7th, May, Red stone national geographical park has been listed as one of the top ten scenic spots in Western Hunan, which has added another fantastic resort to Western Hunan.Located in the Northwestern part of Hunan, Red Stone has been granted as Red Stone National Geographical Park in 2005 after being approved by the Ministry of Land and Resources and in 2006, it has been crowned as Youshui (Baihe) Gallery in landscape–one of the top eight scenic spots in new Hunan.With karst, springs, canyons, caves, lakes, waterfalls rolled into one, it possesses high values in terms of geographic scientific research, appreciation, and tourism landscape. Hailed as the No.1 wonder of Wuling scenic area, it can be an ideal place for travel with unpolluted and primitive mountains and forests.Limpid water with reflections of green plants and red stone forest in it awaits you, a paradise for those photographers!By Brenda

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On May 3, a national intangible cultural heritage-Baoqing bamboo -carving won four silver awards and one bronze award at the 2013 China Arts and Crafts "Hundred Flowers Award" event and at the 8th China Cross-strait Arts & Crafts Fair Competition in Putian. The craft shone once again after winning a gold award and two bronze awards at the National "Golden Phoenix" Innovative Product Design Competition earlier this year.The "Hundred Flowers Award" is recognized as China's highest  Arts and Crafts distinction. . The vase entitled The Charm of Chu and Han Dynasty created by Wang Haoyu, a senior artist from Shaoyang City, and the Special-shape Scroll-style Brush Holder created by Lu Fanlin and Lu Haiyan each won silver Hundred Flowers Awards. Bamboo pyrograph Baoqing Impression by Professor Tang Wenlin of the Art Department of Shaoyang University was given the bronze award. The bamboo relief brush holder Searching for Hermit in Xishan created by Tang Chaolin, and the hanging screen Meet Across the Milky Way created by Chen Zhilong took silver awards at the "Arts & Crafts Fair" Outstanding Work Competition.Translator: He YaoSource:enghunan.gov.cn

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According to the Reuters, in order to celebrate the upcoming of the World Earth Day, the global well-known travel website in US–Cheapflights.com selected the World’s Top Ten Charm Forests, including ZJJ National Forest Park on the list.The top ten charm forests are Poland Bending Forest, Japan cragginess and wild bamboo forest, the black forest in Germany and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and so on. Among the world’s top ten charm forests, various marvelous landscapes differ from the luxuriantly green tropical rain forests to the ancient forests, displaying the mystery of natural beauty.In the passage, it says that Zhangjiajie is the first national forest park in China, belonging to national geopark. Besides, it also introduces Zhangjiajie’s peculiar geological features and picturesque scenery and Zhangjiajie is China’s only forest park included in the list and one of the two selected major forests in Asia.Translated by Crystal

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Zhangjiajie,a nominee of “Urban Internet Image List 2012”,is one in three Hunan cities who crowned this reputation.The latest statistics jointly issued by Xinhua net,Urban Environment and Development Research Institution of Chinese Academy of Social Science,Internet Science Research Center of Wuhan University and China Internet Network Information Center made this message authoritative.There are in total 60 cities on this list,including Shenzhen,Nanjing,Zhangjiajie,etc.Through years of continuous development and improvement,Zhangjiajie has received wide confirmation.As a wellknown tourism city ,Zhangjiajie has taken a patch of methods to improve its brand reputation.First of all, the network tourism propaganda of Avadar made a difference.Secondly,Cartoon Mayor speaks for Zhanjgiajie International Country Music Week as well as the Director General in Straw acts in Zhangjiajie version Gangnam Style.Those measures greatly promoted the cognition degree and brand reputation of Zhangjiajie city all around the world.As an important external propaganda portal,Zhangjiajie Online actively fulfill its role in promotion,and creates a favorable media environment for city economy and tourism. Hereby,Zhangjiajie Online received “Governmental Affairs Micro Blog–CCTV Most Popular of the year of 2012” on 30th,Jan,2013.By report,the 60 nominees are going to to have a fierce competition to run for the “Top Ten Images”,“Governmental Affairs Micro Blog Models”awards.By Aileen

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Favorable news from China southern state the flights have increased from Nanjing to Zhangjiajie.Hereby,it facilitates passengers to aboard daily flight between the two cities.It is the airbus-320 that will fly missions and ensure passengers have flights everyday. Following is the details.Nanjing-Zhangjiajie: CZ3926, launches at 23:15 and arrives at 0:55 morrow morning;Zhangjiajie-Nanjing: CZ3925, launches at 20:55 and arrives at 22:25.By report, booking tickets ahead can enjoy the lowest preferential price 280RMB (excluding tax).By Aileen

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The City of Changsha debuted a tourism logo design competition on May 9, inviting entires from all over the world by July 30, 2013. All entries should capture the essence of Changsha's tourism culture, be invitiong,expressive,and aesthetically appealing;A concise design, a clear theme, and a full presentation of a "Happy Changsha" tourism image are required;Each design should be distinctive and instantly recognizable, and must perform well its symbolic duties and lend itself to bothblack-and-white,and color printing; Both computer-made and hand-drawn logos are eligible. A brief statement (no more than 300 characters) explaining the meaning behind the design should be included with a font design for "Happy Changsha" in Chinese and English; Line art, gouache, and watercolor painting can be used to create city landmarks (including Changsha new station of Wuhan-Changsha Passenger Dedicated Line, Orange Isle, Autumn-admiring Pavilion, Yuelu Mountain, Tianxin Pavilion, andYuelu Academy). All submissions will be judged to select 100 works for the second round evaluation. The 10 second-round winners will go on to the final round, where winners will be awarded cash prizes from 50 thousand yuan to 5 thousand yuan: first prize (1 awarded): 50 thousand yuan; second prize (2 awarded): 10 thousand yuan; third prize (3 awarded): 5 thousand yuan.Translator: Liu FenSource:enghunan.gov.cn 

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On 29th April, Morning News ,one of the well-known CCTV news channel has broadcast a piece of news which lasting 6minutes and 33seconds .This report focuses on the Tujia poem culture in Shiyaping village, Yongding District,Zhanjiajie.Located in the southeast border of Zhangjiajie, Shiyaping village is the largest site of Tujia stilted buildings in China。Also, it is a famous tourism village and provincial-rank cultural relic protection site. In 2013, this village was listed on China’s traditional villages thus rated as Zhangjiajie’s shining cultural diamond.Shiyaping village possesses not only the ancient stilted buildings also the historical water-powered rollers, waterwheels and old-fashioned fried workshops. Poem in Tujia is filled with their special characteristics and historical feelings. The daily life, spring farming and affairs between young men and ladies are the main topics of their poems. Tujia people in Shiyaping village can create poems whenever and wherever, even the nonagenarians. Making poems has already one part of their life and passes on from generation to generation. CCTV has comprehensively broadcast it on 29th morning.It helps to reveal the mysterious and traditional beauty of Tujia culture to people all around the world.By Aileen

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According to news from China philatelic portal, China Post will officially release the first set of the“Beautiful China” regular stamps on May 19th–China Tourism Day. Stamp values of the first set stamp include 80 cents, 80cents, 1.2RMB, 1.2RMB, 1.5 RMB and 3RMB.A insider points that as Zhangjiajie’s splendid natural scenery and folk customs have been accepted by tourists both from home and abroad, the entry of Zhangjiajie’s landform scenery to this set stamp will play an important role in promoting, recommending and displaying Zhangjiajie.Regular stamps serves for “National Card”, displaying the country’s culture and features characterized with wide usage, strong utilitarianism of their par values and long usage periodicals. Besides, Zhangjiajie has introduced a serial of stamps such as postcard, tourism passport and individual post. This little calling card is favorable to promoting Zhangjiajie’s popularity and reputation.Translated by Crystal

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