On March 23th, 2013, “Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Promotional Miles Walking”group smoothly returned to zhangjiajie, ending a week of promotion activities on north tourist market of china. 10 excellent tour guides with the form of folk songs and dances, had a propaganda to the odd mountain and different water of zhangjiajie. Zhangjiajie is popular among the local residents, travel business and media attention.2013, “Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Promotional Miles Walking” officially launched on March 17th, it successively entered in handan, hebei, shijiazhuang, tangshan and other large and medium-sized cities, beijing and tianjin municipalitiesr, distributed 10000 tourism publicity materials to the north market, succeeded in sending zhangjiajie landform scenery in north China，thus further enhancing the visibility and reputation of zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (1st L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd R) are welcomed by Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (2nd L) and his wife Salma Kikwete (1st R) upon their arrival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 24, 2013. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)DAR ES SALAAM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Sunday for a state visit to Tanzania aimed at enhancing friendship and cooperation between China and the East African country.China and Tanzania enjoy a traditional brotherly friendship, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of both peoples, Xi said in a written statement upon arrival, hailing the two countries as all-weather friends.The Chinese president said his visit is aimed at consolidating the traditional friendship, charting the course for future cooperation and promoting common development.He said he is confident that the trip will inject new momentum and vigor into the development of the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries.Xi was warmly received at the airport by his Tanzanian counterpart, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.Since China and Tanzania established diplomatic ties in the 1960s, the two countries have maintained close high-level contacts, enhanced political mutual trust and expanded practical cooperation in a wide range of areas.China has become Tanzania's largest trading partner and second largest source of investment. Bilateral trade reached 2.47 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 15.2 percent year on year.The Tanzania visit by Xi, his first to the African continent since he became China's president earlier this month, fully demonstrated China's commitment to growing its relations with African countries."No matter how international landscape may change, China will continue to support and promote Africa's efforts to achieve peace, stability, prosperity and development, seek strength through unity and participate in international affairs on the basis of equality," Xi said in a joint interview with reporters from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or BRICS, last Tuesday.China and Africa have forged a profound friendship over the past decades. The two sides have supported each other in the course of national development, and coordinated well in dealing with international issues.The China-Africa relations have grown more vigorously since 2000, when the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was established to further bilateral cooperation.At the FOCAC Beijing Summit in 2006, China and Africa decided to build a new type of strategic partnership, which has deepened bilateral cooperation in all areas in recent years.The two sides are actively implementing the follow-up actions to the fifth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC, said then Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at a press conference earlier this month."China and Africa will especially promote cooperation in such fields as investment and financing, assistance, African integration, civilian exchanges, peace and security in Africa," Yang said.China became Africa's biggest trading partner in 2009. In 2012, bilateral trade grew to 198.4 billion dollars.China's investment in Africa has also registered strong growth. By June 2012, China had invested 45 billion dollars in Africa, including over 15 billion dollars of direct investment.Meanwhile, over 2,000 Chinese companies are operating in 50 African countries, and more than 85 percent of their staff are Africans.China has also stepped up assistance to Africa, with more aid focusing on improving the well-being of local people, poverty reduction, disaster preparedness and mitigation, and capacity building.Tanzania is the second leg of Xi's maiden foreign trip as president, following Russia.After his Tanzania visit, Xi will travel to South Africa and the Republic of the Congo.In South Africa, Xi will attend the fifth BRICS summit in the city of Durban on March 26-27, the first to be held on the African continent.Source: xinhuanet

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On March 20th, provincial tourism industry development group released 2012 annual “3521 tourism creation project” of hunan province, announcing the second batch of strong provincial tourism county. NingYuan successfully created strong provincial tourism county.In recent years, NingYuan combined with good ecological environment, cultural heritage, regional advantages, good tourism resources, broadened the financing platform, increased investment in tourism infrastructure construction, optimized the environment of tourism development, in the scenic spot capacity and service level, it has made remarkable achievements.Translated by Sophia

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On March 20th, 2013, “Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Promotional Miles Walking”group went into the coastal city of tangshan, hebei. Tangshan invited citizens to zhangjiajie resort to experience American sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” with “suspended mountain”, a real beauty.Tangshan is located in eastern hebei province. It is important for foreign portal. Tangshan is one of the core city of urban agglomerations, with a total population of nearly 8 million people. The distance from tangshan to zhangjiajie is about 1650 km, the transportation is convenient. Over the past years, tangshan has put more trip to zhangjiajie tourist train.Translated by Sophia

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First tourist-dedicated train to Shaoshan arrived on March 24. 690 tourists from Sichuan Province became the first passengers of this new train.Xiangtan Tourist Administration underwent tremendous hard work to realize this project. . It strove for support from railway departments and on February 28, invited higher-ups of 98 travel agencies from across China to hold an on-the-spot investigation of various scenic spots in Xiangtan so as to sign several agreements regarding this train.Up to now, 12 tourist-dedicated trains to Shaoshan have successfully made way to the destination from the Northeast, Central, West and East of China, with 600 to 1000 passengers on each train. It is predicted that until the 120th Anniversary of Mao Zedong's birth on December 26, at least 20 special trains would have arrived in Shaoshan.Translator: Wang RongSource: hunan.gov.cn

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On March 20th,the world natural heritage zhangjiajie wulingyuan scenic area held a large spring tourism product introduction meeting in changchun,jilin.Wulingyuan scenic spot has the world natural heritage, world geopark, the first national forest park, the national first batch of 5A level scenic spots and so many other golden signboard. Especially in 2010, “zhangjiajie landform” won the international geological and geomorphic experts agreement, as a business card. In 2012, wulingyuan scenic spot tourism scale reached more than 17 million people,including 700000 overseas tourists, tourism revenues were over 7 billion yuan, the reception hit a record high.In 2012, with the team approach, jilin nearly 20000 guests went to zhangjiajie wulingyuan scenic area, year-on-year growth of 24%; Guests from zhangjiajie to jilin are more than 18000 people, up 25% from a year earlier. Early march, changchun, shenyang railway opened zhangjiajie to kunming K2288/2285 passenger trains,northeast people were more convenient being in and out of zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

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BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kremlin in Moscow has witnessed the launch of "Tourism Year of China" 2013, which will look to help boost the travel industry for both China and Russia.Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the opening ceremony. Analysts say the attendance of the two countries' presidents will hopefully provide a boost for the tourism business.Xi said tourism is the best way to enhance the sense of neighborhood and Putin warmly introduced China to all Russians.This year's campaign will involve 382 activities, 235 hosted by China and the rest by Russia."Only travelers can tell how the bilateral relationship is going," said Xing Guangcheng, an expert on Russia research with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.According to Russian tourism official data, 343,000 trips were made from China to Russia in 2012, up 47 percent year on year.Diao Shuang, manager of European businesses with China Youth Travel Service, said younger tourists are also heading to Russia."In 2011, 70 percent of tourists to Russia were elderly," Diao said, "but this year 40 percent are younger than 45."Meanwhile, the number of Russian tourists to China is the third largest in the world and has been since 1997. Some 2.43 million trips were made in 2012 and another 172,700 trips from Russia to China in January, up 27 percent year on year."Tourists from Russia has outnumbered any other European or American countries in the last two years." said Cheng Jie, deputy general manager of European businesses in China Travel Service.In border cities in northeast China, shops and stall holders carry out business making deals in Russian and many Russian tourists visit local Chinese people, living peacefully and happily.Renowned as "Twin Cities," Heihe of China's northeast Heilongjiang Province neighbors Russia's Blagoveshchensk. More than 7,000 Russians each day go shopping in Heihe during the busy season.Zhang Guangqiang, Far East Travel Service executive general manager in Russia's neighboring Jilin Province, said traditional Chinese medicine like acupuncture as well as beautiful scenery attracts many Russians."Many Russians have mistaken Chinese people as wearing grey or blue suits," an experienced Russian guide Nikolay Amurov said, "but they have found China to be such an attractive country."He said China's coastal cities like Beidaihe of north Hebei Province and Sanya of south Hainan Province fascinate Russians besides cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.In 2011, Hainan Province accommodated 220,000 trips from Russia, up 51.9 percent year on year, according to the China National Tourism Administration.Zhu Shanzhong, deputy director of the administration, said the country aims to attract more Russians to southwest Yunnan and Sichuan provinces."Surging costs become the biggest problem in developing tourism between the two countries," Cheng Jie said, "airline, hotel and catering all face price increases which hinder tourists."The lack of experienced and professional tour guides posed another challenge for Chinese enterprises to explore the Russian tourism market, which long for opportunities created by the "Tourism Year" to tackle this plight.Source: Xinhua

News 2013-03-25 00:42 View：1215

On March 20th,a snow dressed up tianjin very beautiful. In the morning, the tourism and service college in nankai university had the awaken thick spring,zhangjiajie tour guide groups had a happy communication with the students,opened up a new marriage era of famous mountains and famous university.On communication field, zhangjiajie guide groups performed zhangjiajie Yang opera,lanterns,folk songs, so many national nonmaterial culture of folk custom programs,showing the world natural heritage zhangjiajie beautiful scenery,and giving souvenirs and gifts of the zhangjiajie tourism propaganda. Activity got the positive response of the teachers and students of nankai university, tourism professional students said that the exchange had a guiding significance to further understanding of tourism. They expected to have the opportunity to go to zhangjiajie to carry out social practice activities.Translated by Sophia

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