The seminar on the feasibility of tourist parkway connecting Loudi’s Shuifumiao Scenic Spot and Residence of Zeng Guofan was held on June 1, 2017. The seminar focused on the topics of possible challenges ahead for the project and how to attract investment.The 150-kilometer-long tourist parkway (a total investment of about 5 billion yuan) will be Hunan’s first sightseeing road focusing on all-for-one tourism. All-for-one tourism reorganizes tourism resources, promotes integrated development, achieves co-construction and sharing, and promotes coordinated development of the economy and society. Upon completion, the parkway will connect scenic spots in 8 townships, including Shuifumiao National Wetland Park, Cai Heseng Memorial Hall, Xiangshan Scenic Spot, Jiufeng Mountain Forest Park, and of Zeng Guofan’s Residence. Entertainment venues featuring local culture will dot the route. Travel routes will be customized for those driving. The project aims to promote Loudi’s industrial development, and improve the quality of tourism services. Translator: Xiao Juan

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Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. For thousands of years, the Festival has been characterized by dragon boat racing, and eating Zongzi. This holiday will provide ample chances for all to be involved in celebrations.It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of the most important festivals as well. There are various celebrating activities on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, among which eating rice dumplings (Zongzi, the steamed glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) and dragon boat race are important customs.There will be a 3-day holiday for the coming Dragon Boat Festival, starting from May 28 (Sunday) to May 30 (Tuesday, the Dragon Boat Festival).As Dragon Boat Festival is not included in the highway toll-free dates like Spring Festival, Tomb-sweeping Festival and National Day Holiday, passenger cars with seven seats or less have to pay highway tolls as usual.Translator: Xiao Juan

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On May 29th, the world parkour world skills competition was held in Zhangjiajie Tianmen mountain national forest park. 50 parkour players from home and abroad was on the track of “Ladder” skills for level 999. In the end, the Ukraine contestant Eric seized every racing, becoming the “Double” champion.Translated by Sophia

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First China (Yiyang) Dongting Lake Eco-culture Tourism Festival Slated for Mid-JuneThe First China (Yiyang) Dongting Lake Eco-culture Tourism Festival and Watersports Festival will take place in Yiyang from June 16 to 18, 2017, according to a press conference held by the People's Government of Hunan Province on May 15.Themed “Beautiful Yiyang with mountains and lakes”, the festival will feature a series of activities, includinglive-action performance on Dongting Lake; “Davos” forestry forum-first eco-civilization and green development international forum; canoeing competition and water stunt shows; south Dongting Lake tour; Dongting Lake-themed evening gala; tourism product trade fair; tourism promotion conference; and food festival.“The festival provides visitors with magnificent lake view, delicious aquatic products, and fisherman culture,” said Liu Guolong, vice mayor of Yiyang City. Liu added that visitors could watch live-action performances featuring Hunan culture while visiting Dongting Lake.The festival aims to fully demonstrate the achievements made in Dongting Lake economic zone, and ecological civilization progress.

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On May 29 morning, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Baizhang gorge becomes very spectacular in the uav aerial camera. The mountain is red ochre. Sunlight in Baizhang gorge like soldiers are guarding Wulingyuan miraculous land, to welcome the visitors from all directions.Wulingyuan world natural heritage, world geological park has been regarded as a “Meeting room”.Translated by Sophia

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The 13th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fair (ICIF) released the list of the ‘Most Beautiful Ancient Villages’. Eight Hunan villages were on the list.Free from any business factors, evaluation criteria were set for the choice of the ancient villages all over the country as follows:Having long history and boasting profound Chinese traditional culture;Having well preserved ancient architectures with distinctive local characteristics;The buildings enjoy high technical level, and artistic and ornamental values, easy to attract tourists.Being well-known.The eight selected villages are:1. Ganyantou Village in Fujiaqiao Town, Lingling District, Yongzhou City 2. Shanggantang Village in Xiacengpu Town, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City3. Longxi Village in Panshi Town, Qiyang County, Yongzhou City4. Tantian Village in Lijiaping Town, Shuangpai County, Yongzhou City 5. Wubaotian Village in Shangpuxi Yao Town, Chenxi County, Huaihua City 6. Gaoyi Village in Gaoyi Town, Huitong County, Huaihua City7. Banliang Village in Gaoting Town, Yongxing County, Chenzhou City8. Zhangguying Village, Zhangguying Town, Yueyang County, Yueyang CityTranslator: Pang Yuehui 

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The Russian St. Petersburg Liaison Committee on May 30 announced that its Chairman Yevgeny Dmitrievich officially signed a letter regarding the establishment of its Information and Consulting Center in Changsha. It says the Russian St. Petersburg Municipal Government Information and Consulting Center in Changsha will be settled at Changsha National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in the second half of this year. The center started preparations in last October, during which a series of exchange activities was held. This March the Russian St. Petersburg Liaison Committee delegation visited Changsha to investigate the location for the center. After establishment, the center will have three divisions, two sections, and one office: the divisions of economy, trade, and investment; culture, tourism, and education; and general affairs; the sections of liaison and organization; and the office. The center is a foreign resident agency of St. Petersburg City, under the jurisdiction of the St. Petersburg Liaison Committee. It aims to introduce the City to China, so as to promote Sino-Russian pragmatic cooperation in economic and trade, science and technology, society, and civilization. Translator: Yu Jiangjiang Source:Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the morning of May 29, on the ecological square of Huanglong hole shows a vibrant summer scenery, which welcomed all over the world guests. Many tourists also found the changeable dragon clouds in the sky. It is reported the clouds image appears in the morning, which lasted less than ten minutes, later will gradually dissipate, into the other image.According to the interactive encyclopedia, it is not mysterious for the sky to appear dragon-shaped clouds. The clouds in the sky are in a different climate, light and shadow under the condition of formation of the illusion. Only after people tend, the visualize had a lot of good will.Translated by Sophia

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