16 Excellent Tour Commentaries Were Amply Rewarded with 400,000 Yuan in Yellow Dragon.On the day when the sodality of “Yellow Dragon Cave • Fenghuang Ancient Town • Charming Group of Divine Song” was held on the Spring Festival on Jan. 23, 2013, the Yellow Dragon Cave rewarded 16 distinctive tour commentaries which were nationwide picked out from the selection activity of “Follow Gold Medal Tourists, Tour Yellow Dragon Fairy Cave” with 400,000 Yuan. 100,000 Yuan went to Yang Kai who won the first prize which was awarded by Ye Wenzhi, the general manager of Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment CO.LTD and as well the famous master of tourism planning and the third prize with 30,000 Yuan went to Yang Gongyu, one of members in Writers’ Association in Wulingyuan District.During the competition, nationwide tour guides, literature lovers and travel enthusiasts were attracted to originate tour guide presentations which is of Zhangjiajie folk characteristics and high art level which suited both refined and popular tastes. After fair and professional assessment combining with internet votes, finally 1 first prize winner, 2 second prize winners, 3 third prize winners and 10 winning prize winners were selected out from 82 scripts. In addition, the host, on the sodality, also held grand lottery draw activity. The outstanding winner would win a red Benz with a value of 308,000Yuan.By Patricia

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It is revealed by the Hunan Branch of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) that ICBC will be the first bank in the province to launch the foreign exchange trading service for individual account. This trading service, similar to "paper gold" and "paper silver", is referred as "paper foreign exchange".Customers of ICBC can take up foreign exchange trading through their e-banking (internet banking, mobile banking and telephone banking) where only the transaction amount is recorded instead of using real foreign currency.Currently, there are five foreign currencies available for trading including Great British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Euro. Customer should buy foreign exchange account before he can sell any foreign exchange account with the transaction threshold of 10 units.In addition, "T+0" transaction pattern is employed to individual customer with no limitation to daily transaction times, no handling charge and no taxation on profit. Trading hours start from 7 a.m. on Monday to 4 a.m. on Saturday without interruption.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the day of Lantern Festival on Feb. 24th, the brand new downtown of ZJJ decorated with colorful lanterns was running over with laughter and joy. A splendid grand culture feast which was performed by nearly 2000 people with over 100 excellent mass group’s and professional performing team’s participation exhibited unique custom and sincerity of Tujia people to local residents and tourists.At 10:18 am., the opening ceremony for Lantern Festival got started at the People’s Square. Over 200,000 local people and tourists indulged in the Lantern Festival, on theme of “Beauty in ZJJ, Carnival on Lantern Festival”, which celebrated with the most primitive singing and dancing and the most splendid exhibition of Lantern Riddles. What’s more, spectacular pageant performance, with drums and gongs beating and dragon and lion parading, brought the Lantern Festival to a climax.Night falling, flamboyant festive lanterns lighted the city. Highly hanged big red lantern cages, colorful suspended lanterns and interesting lantern riddles made this city a sea of lanterns. In addition, splendid performances like local play, festive lantern, Dayong Chi Gong, weaving-hand dancing and so on won repeated clapping of audience. The whole city was really a sea of joy.By Patricia

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Have you ever seen the movie Avatar by James Camerons? Then, are you fascinated by the magical and imaginary scenery in the movie and thinking of being personally on the scene? Now your fancy can be come true, for in fact the scene in Avatar is taken shot in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan area.With the help of Avatar, ZJJ enjoys widespread renown and attracts tourists from home and abroad. Now, in order to further propagandize and forge a new image and posture for traveling in ZJJ, and expand and enforce tourism culture industry, Hunan Photography Association, People’s government of ZJJ Wulingyuan and ZJJ Baofeng Lake scenic spot host “Baofeng Lake”—the Second Online Photography Competion of ZJJ, which draws a good deal of photographers and amateur photographers to shoot these beautiful scenery in ZJJ.There are some photos recommended by judges from the competition. Let us have a look as follow.If you have these beautiful and fascinating photos about ZJJ, or any photos you think are unique and enchanting, don not be mean and share them with us online.Let us together enjoy the beauty of ZJJ.By Crystal

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The original performances feast audiences' eyes and create a joyous atmosphere for the local people.The performers tell the stories of Lei Feng to a local child between performances.Farmers watch the stylish show "Flying Dance" at their doorstep.This is an art troupe widely known in Hunan for a long time.They constantly created novel and attractive shows for the public even though there is no fancy stage. They devoted themselves to perseveringly spread Lei Feng spirit with ordinary actions. They actively held fundraising shows for the people in disaster-stricken areas after Wenchuan earthquake and Yushu earthquake. They performed for the soldiers on the frontline who fight against floods even when it was raining. During their performance in the countryside, they voluntarily donated money for aged people who were identified as "Five Guaranteed People", saved the drowning woman and even helped to resolve conflicts among neighbors.They are performers from Lei Feng Art Troupe in Wangcheng District, Changsha.Founded in 1998, Lei Feng Art Troupe has always highlighted the Lei Feng spirit as the soul of the troupe. As a member of Lei Feng's hometown, the cast of the troupe dedicated themselves to spread Lei Feng spirit. They have provided over 2,500 shows in the countryside, and created and rehearsed hundreds of shows well received by the local people like "The Song of Lei Feng" and "Building New Socialist Countryside".Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Sitting in McDonald’s and eating the delicious and clean fast food, enjoying the warm sunshine and beautiful scenery of ZJJ Tianzi Mountain. Is it a dream or fancy? No. This year, before May Day, Tianzi Mountain will launch the first McDonald’s restaurant situated at an altitude of 1,200 meters. Then, tourists both from home and abroad will feast on tasty food as well as fascinating View.It is reported that the McDonald’s to be founded is restructured on the former Tianzi Mount restaurant in a large scale. Before May Day, the first -phase project construction will be finished and the second-phase project will be put into effect in line with the operation state. Besides, there will be founded other sectors with the purposes of having a rest and repasting for tourists as well as corresponding facilities.It is said, founding a McDonald’s on the mountain with an altitude of 1,200 meters is the first time in China. With McDonald’s entry, Wulingyuan scenic spot will become a preferred place for people to go sightseeing.By Crystal

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The 55th Venice Biennale will be held in Venice from June 1 to November 24. A Chinese delegation of seven artists, including Hunanese Shu Yong, will "march" into the contemporary art exhibition.Shu Yong will be the first Hunan artist to attend the Biennale.This biennale is themed "The Encyclopedic Palace", and China will display her art at a dedicated national pavilion.Speaking as a member of the artist delegation, Shu believes that the thought and artistic expression of China's artists have become a way to communicate with the world.This method tends to embody the historical trend at the point of international intersection. Chinese art must "go global" in the internationalized environment.China's other six artists are He Yunchang, Hu Yaolin, Miao Xiaochun, Tong Hongsheng, Wang Qingsong, and Zhang Xiaotao.Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale is the largest international art exhibition in the world. It is known as the "Olympics of the Art World".Translator: He YaoSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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TAIPEI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zeng Peiyan, chairman of the mainland-based China Center for International Economic Exchanges, and Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Kuomintang, expressed expectations Thursday for deepened cross-strait economic cooperation.They made the remarks during Zeng's five-day visit to Taiwan at the invitation of the Taiwan-based Cross-Straits Common Market Foundation.Zeng said cross-strait economic cooperation still has room to grow and will lead to mutual benefit.Lien noted that cross-strait economic cooperation has grown rapidly during the past few years, especially following the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in 2010.Lien said it is important to adapt to emerging situations, use respective competitive advantages and further promote cross-strait economic and trade ties.Source:xinhuanet

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