The Grand Theater of Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Center partially opens to the public free of charge on August 31.The project is designed by Zaha Hadid, a world-famous British visual artist. Seen from high above, it looks like a blooming hibiscus mutabilis consisting of four fluid petals.It is the largest performance venue in the city with a total capacity of 1800 seats. It is designed to host world-standard performances, musicals, dramas, operas, and dances, and contains the required ancillary functions such as auditorium, stage, and backstage logistics.Many dramas will be staged at the Grand Theater. On September 16, the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber directed by Stan Lai will be presented. Between September 20 and 21, the Saint Petersburg State Ballet on Ice will perform ice ballet.For more performances, please follow the WeChat accounts “Meixihu Grand Theater (梅溪湖大剧院)” and “Hunan Xiangjiang Group (湖南湘江集团)”.Source from EnjoyChangsha

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The 8th China (Hunan) Tourism Expo will be launched in Jishou, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, from Sept. 18 to 21, 2017. Nine themed activities will showcase Hunan’s tourism development.The Expo is hosted by the Hunan Provincial People’s Government, and organized by Hunan Tourism Development Committee, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture People’s Government, and Hunan Daily.The 20,000-sqm exhibition hall consists of 100 special designed booths and 200 international standard booths. About 300 exhibitors will participate. There are three exhibition areas – specially designed area, tourism-driven poverty alleviation area, and tourist equipment debuting area.Xiangxi culture characteristics will be displayed in the exhibition hall design, to present the "original ecology of nature and humanity". Environmentally friendly materials will be used, highlighting "zero-carbon" concept.On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the founding of Xiangxi Prefecture, the Expo provides "Xiangxi Tourism Gift Packs", and 10,000 free admission chances. Travelers who drive, or follow the travel agencies, to the Expo will have the opportunity to get the "Gift Packs".The press conference on the 8th China (Hunan) Tourism Expo is held in Changsha on August 28, 2017.Hunan Tourism Development Committee Deputy Director Shang Bin briefs on the Expo at the press conference.Nine Themed Activities of the 8th China (Hunan) Tourism Expo1. "Xiangxi Gifts" Tourist Commodity SelectionThe selected commodities will be displayed between Sept. 19 and 21. The awarding ceremony will be held on Sept. 21.2. Hunan Tourist Commodity SelectionThe selected commodities will be displayed between Sept. 17 and 18. The awarding ceremony will be held on Sept. 21.3. First Wuling Mountain Tourism Development Summit ForumDate: Sept. 18, 2017Theme: Developing all-for-one tourism and promoting targeted poverty alleviationContent: Report of Wuling Mountain Tourism-driven Poverty Alleviation Outcomes; a symposium on tourism-driven poverty alleviation4. Opening Ceremony of the 8th China (Hunan) Tourism ExpoDate: Sept. 19, 2017Venue: Renmin Square, Jishou, Xiangxi5. Xiangxi Tourism Promotion & Xiangxi Key Project Agreements Signing CeremonyDate: Sept. 19, 20176. Hunan Tourist Equipment Manufacturing ForumDate: Sept. 19, 20177. Tourism Promotion FairDate: Sept. 19 and 20, 2017Venue: Renmin Square, Jishou8. Closing Ceremony of the 8th China (Hunan) Tourism ExpoDate: Sept. 21, 2017Venue: Renmin Square, JishouContent: awarding the outstanding tourist commodities; awarding the outstanding exhibitors; and, releasing the tourism development index9. Trips to Tourist AttractionsDate: Sept. 19 to 21, 2017Place: Scenic areas in XiangxiTranslator: Pang Yuehui 

News 2017-08-28 10:14 View：1545

Chinese Valentine's Day Commonly known as Double Seventh Festival(Qixi Festival)Qixi Festival (七夕节),The seventh day of the 7th month on the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on August 2 this year. It celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology, so it is sometimes called the Chinese Valentine's Day.The legend has been handed down for nearly 2 millennia. It says that on the evening, Niu Lang(牛郎) and Zhi Nu(织女) will meet on a bridge of magpies across the Milky Way. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be able to see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in the heavens with their wings.Romantic LegendThe Chinese people believe that the star Vega（织女星）, east of the Milky Way, is Zhi Nu, at the constellation of Aquila（天鹰座）, on the western side of the Milky Way, Niu Lang waits for his wife.Zhi Nu was said to be the youngest of seven daughters of the Queen of Heaven. With her sisters, she worked hard to weave beautiful clouds in the sky, while Niu Lang was a poor orphan cowherd, driven out of his home by his elder brother and his cruel wife.Niu Lang lamented over his lonely and poor life with an old cow, his only friend and companion. The magical cow kindly told him of a way to find a beautiful and nice woman as his life companion.Under the direction of the cow, Niu Lang went to the riverside on an evening, where the seven fairies slipped out of their heavenly palace to bathe.He took one of the beautiful silk dresses the fairies had left on the bank. When the fairies left the water, the youngest couldn't find her clothes and had to see her sisters fly back to heaven without her.Then Niu Lang came out with the dress and asked the youngest fairy, Zhi Nu, to stay with him.Several years passed on Earth, which were only a few days in heaven. Niu Lang and Zhi Nu lived happily together and had two children before the Queen of Heaven discovered Zhi Nu's absence.She was so annoyed she had Zhi Nu brought back to heaven. Seeing his beloved wife flying in the sky, Niu Lang was terrified. He caught sight of the cowhide hanging on a wall. The magical cow had told him before dying of old age: "Keep the cowhide for emergency use."Putting the cowhide on, he went after his wife with his two children.With the help of the cowhide, Niu Lang was able to follow Zhi Nu into heaven. He was about to reach his wife when the Queen showed up and pulled off her hairpin to draw a line between the two. The line became the Silver River in heaven, or the Milky Way.Zhi Nu went back to the heavenly workshop, going on weaving the clouds. But she was so sad, and missed her husband across the Silver River so much that the clouds she weaved seemed sad. Finally, the Queen showed a little mercy, allowing the couple to meet once every year on the Silver River.TraditionsUnlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, it is an important festival for young girls. Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talking about. 

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On August 23, A Tujia painter Li Junsheng began working on his "100-meter Wuling Gravel Painting" at Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie. It will be the longest gravel painting, made of gravel, stalks, and China fir pieces. It will artistically depict the magnificent Zhangjiajie landscape.Tujia painter Li Junsheng makes a 100-meter-long gravel painting at Zhangjiajie Scenic Area.Part of the drafts of Li’s gravel paintingA ceremony marking the beginning of "100-meter Wuling Gravel Painting"Tourists experience gravel painting.Foreign tourists are attracted by the gravel paintings which are made of natural materials.Li Junsheng’s gravel painting works "Ancient Town" (120*110 cm) (File photo)Li Junsheng’s gravel painting works "Immortals on Zhangjiajie Mountain" (File photo)Translator: Pang Yuehui 

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The 2017 China (Hunan) International Tourism Festival will kick off at Yangsha Lake International Tourism Resort, Xiangyin County, Yueyang City on September 25. International and domestic friends will meet to discuss how to promote all-for-one tourism.Themed on “Splendid Xiaoxiang, Vast Dongting Lake, and, Charming Xiangyin”, the festival will provide tourists with customized classic travel routes, including landscape sightseeing tour, tower and island tour, and ancient town tour. They will depart from Xiangyin to enjoy the beauty of Hunan.Xiangyin’s Qingshan Island, Exing Mountain, Zuo Zongtang Cultural Park, Donghu Ecological Park, and Guo Chongtao Square are popular tourist attractions in Hunan.Nine themed activities will be organized, including Yangsha Lake international motorboat competition, the first international chaiyao cultural festival, a symposium on revitalization of celadon ware, Yangsha Lake international golf invitational tournament, cycling around Yangsha Lake, a marathon, and hiking.Scenery at the foot of Exing Mountain (Photo/Yi Hui)The charming Xiangjiang River (Photo/Feng Ye)A bird’s eye view of Qingshan Island (Photo/Wu Dewen)Night viewChangjiadong ReservoirDowntown Xiangyin CountyThe Helong LakeDuanwu CelebrationNanquan TempleYuyao Ancient TownWenxing PavilionTranslator: Xiao Juan 

News 2017-08-25 09:26 View：1680

Zhangjiajie summer has quietly being coming, summer tourism, of course, choose the mountains, where there is water!Zhangjiajie mountain kingdom, Zhangjiajie is also a paradise for water, is the first choice for your summer travel!Of course, summer rafting is summer preferred Zhangjiajie rafting resources are abundant, the following is to Zhangjiajie drifting project recommendedMengdonghe River raftingZhangjiajie Canoe SlalomZhangjiajie Maoyan River summer raftingZhangjiajie Lou River DriftingBy shuire 

HOT News 2017-08-23 16:26 View：13212

On August 21, 12 choruses of more than 500 members performed "The Same Song" on the roof of the Hallelujah Concert Hall at the Huanglong Cave Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie, marking the opening of the 2017 Huanglong Music Season – International Chorus Art Week.The Huanglong Music Season, formerly the Huanglong Cave Art Season, was initiated in 2016 as a large music event for performance, contest, and art exchange.Two parts were arranged this year-the International Piano Week, and the International Chorus Art Week.The 2017 International Chorus Art Week has performers of different age groups and special categories, such as ethnic troupe, public-spirited troupe, and China’s first monk and nun troupe.A special "Roof Concert" is staged on the roof of the Hallelujah Concert Hall. (Photo/Xu Xing)The Hallelujah Concert Hall is known as a "breathing concert hall". (Photo/Wu Yongbing)The Tiantai Temple’s Guangxuan Art Troupe from Hubei Province, China’s first monk and nun chorus, performs at the concert. (Photo/Wu Yongbing)Twelve choruses perform "The Same Song". (Photo/Wu Yongbing)Translator: Pang Yuehui 

News 2017-08-22 16:20 View：1378

In Zhangjiajie national forest park, golden whip sream, tens of thousands of lobsters are competing to open up, bouncing around in the breeze like live shrimps. It has become a unique scenic spot, attracting countless tourists from home and abroad to take photos.Lobster flowers sprout in the spring with the shape of lobsters. Depending on the size of the flower, it can be divided into rice prawns, shrimp and lobster. In bloom, the single bracts are called “Shrimp flowers” and in pairs are called “Prawns”. The flowers are rich in color, bright red and red as coral. The shrimp head has two tendril, and shrimp body is a pattern, as early as one hundred million years ago, which has been hailed as a “Living fossil” plants.Lobster flower likes warm wet environment, generally, which borns in an altitude of 500 meters to 1,200 meters mountain under the bushes and small ditch. It is one of the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan unique old flower seeds, spreading in Huangshi, sand ditch, and other damp places. The lobster flowers are blooming longer, from summer sustainable until September, with very high value of ornamental cultivation.Translated by Sophia

News 2017-08-21 16:22 View：889