The eighth day of the La Month (the twelfth month of the Chinese calendar) is a day celebrating Laba Festival. This year it falls on Jan. 17th.Over 10,000 villagers around Luxi County, came to Pushi ancient town to watch local operas and featured performances, and enjoy traditional Laba porridge and Laba beans.People get free Laba porridge at Nanyue Temple. As a tourism promotion activity of Hengshan Mountain, this was the fifth session of holding such charitable event to offer traditional Laba porridge to thousands of tourists and citizens.Changsha Metro Group and its subordinates for metro operation and advertisement, together with BESTORE, launched a gift pack presenting activity to celebrate the Laba Festival and greet the coming Year of the Monkey.Dress-up Monkey King and the other three major roles in the Journey to the West presented 5,000 gift packs to citizens that day at the railway stations and Wuyi Square Station of Changsha Metro Line 2.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Tourism departments of Hunan’s 13 cities and one prefecture recently held a meeting on the work of tourism of the province and finalized the new tourism planning blueprints during the 13th Five-year Plan period (2016-2020). To promote a splendid Xiaoxiang and happy Hunan, distinctive tourism activities to be held in 2016 for prospective tourists were planned by each city and prefecture, as follows:Changsha: offering four city sightseeing tour linesHengyang: planning a new tour for appreciating time-honored culture at Shigu Academy and natural scenery on Dongzhou IslandZhuzhou: offering a cruise route around Xiangjiang’s three featured islandsXiangtan: recommending Zhaoshan MountainShaoyang: offering a variety of festive activitiesYueyang: holding Dongting Lake Ecotourism FestivalChangde:building an exotic shopping street featuring authentic Germany flavorZhangjiajie: building 16 tourist service centers and opening new tour busesYiyang: recommending the elements on “hometown of Olympic champions and a paradise for sports and recreation”Chenzhou: constructing a 142-km-long greenway for sightseeingYongzhou: boasting newly-opened trains and flights to metropolis of Shanghai, Shenzhen and KunmingHiaihua: offering classic travel routes from Huitong, Jingshou to Tongdao for tourists experiencing Dong and Miao minorities’ culture and picturesque sceneryLoudi: turning Shuifu Wetland Park into a comprehensive tourist resortXiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture: opening two rural tourism travel routes for tourists feeling the mystery of Tujia ethnic group and experiencing authentic Miao cultureTranslator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Zhangjiajie grand canyon scenic spot, A year and a half of the global free open policy in primary and middle school students under the age of 19, end on December 31, 2015. A complete packaged. On January 3, Zhangjiajie grand canyon scenic spot, According to data, from June 10, 2014 to December 31, 2015, it has received a total of 56,000 eligible students from all over the world.As Zhangjiajie eastern tourist scenic spot, it is the first time to provide free ticket policy to the global students for up to a year and a half. Through the implementation of the policy, it aims to further develop the beautiful China, ecological civilization education propaganda, focus on popularization of ecological and environmental protection knowledge, and cultivate construction of ecological civilization concept of primary and middle school students.This policy, in addition to effectively stimulate the student market, it also strong drives huge family self-help groups. The personage inside course of study, 56,000 students in tourism, almost two times at least accompanied by relatives in Zhangjiajie, but also brings a series of derivative consumption.Zhangjiajie grand canyon scenic area is adjacent to the world natural heritage Wulingyuan scenic area, is a national 4A scenic spot. In addition to its unique tourism resources, the completion of the world’s longest bridge is attracting global attention.Translated by Sophia

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On January 7th, Scenic tourist attraction Zhangjiajie Yuan Gujie，Huangshi village area, Tianzi mountain, people can see the first snowfall in 2016, which brings a lot of surprise to visiting tourists around the New Year.It is understood that ZJJ Wulingyuan snow begins at 9 am, mainly concentrated in the core area of high altitude areas. The fog in scenic area is very thick, so the top of the hill, and branches and the way are already a white layer. In some observation deck, visitors from time to time take photos. That morning, Wulingyuan traffic police department is on duty, to strengthen the duty of the important sections. Huangshi village cableway, Yang Gujie cableway, the normal operation of transportation tools are in orderly.Snow is very beautiful, visitors pay attention to safety first. Influenced by cold air, Wulingyuan will appear a rime, BingGua beauty. Local tourism department reminds, snow visitors should pay attention to prevent slippery and frostbite.Translated by Sophia

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By the morning of January 9th, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan district photographers’ association and Baofeng lake have co-hosted “Drunken beauty love in the lake” photography creation activity successfully. More than 40 local photographers and photography fans take an active part in photography.Although the weather is light rain, and fog makes the place is full of mystery, photography creation passion is also heightening. It is understood that the photography enthusiasts have produced nearly thousand pictures of “Drunken beauty love lake”.Translated by Sophia

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On January 12nd, upgrading for a year, Zhangjiajie Tianzishan mountain cableway has entered the stage of debugging, which will be open to tourists before and after the Spring Festival.New Year’s day in 2015, ZJJ Tianzi mountain cableway all shut down into the capacity upgrade. Renovation project is on the site, after transforming, the total line is 2097 meters long. At the same time, it also sets up 78 cars. Ropeway after modification, running speed is 6 m/s, on the basis of original increased by 33%. During the period of transformation, the visitor center, all the supporting service facilities are synchronized to upgrade.New ropeway not only has set up a more convenient “Air channel” for Chinese and foreign tourists, but also adds a beautiful scenery line, especially solving the queuing problem effectively. It can improve the satisfaction of Chinese and foreign tourists.New Tianzi mountain cableway operation, Huangshi village cableway, The dragon ladder, Yang Gujie cableway four air traffic lanes, will solve wulingyuan scenic area queuing problem.Translated by Sophia

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On January 12nd, Hunan provincial people’s government information office in its official WeChat public platform has reported “Hunan culture” grabs an eye on “United Nations”, where Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan world natural heritage landscape is the most “Stunning”.In early January this year, at the United Nations headquarters in New York state building, “Here is Hunan-Hunan culture walk into the United Nations” exhibition activities, unique Zhangjiajie landform scenery has attracted nearly batches of thousands of diplomats based in the United Nations headquarters from more than 150 countries and the United Nations agency staff to watch scenery. The exhibition activities, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan provides 300 tickets for the United Nations headquarters staff and 50 free cards.Wulingyuan is the resort of Zhangjiajie scenic spot. In 1992, because of its natural beauty, it has been listed as a world natural heritage. After 20 years of development, Wulingyuan has become the domestic and foreign well-known tourist destination.Translated by Sophia

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Since Jan. 13rd,2016，The world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie again ushered in snow weather. Huangshi village, Yuan Jiajie, Yang Jiajie have shed silver, Which is taller and more handsome.Translated by Sophia

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After the snow, Attendance scenery is more beautiful. On January 15th morning, stranger sunlight in the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie tianzishan mountain scenic area, A sea of clouds, the clouds of the snow scenery are particularly magic, attracting a lot of the fairy tale world “Snowman” to scream.For Tianzi mountain cableway quality upgrading, visitors enjoy tianzi mountain snow beauty, besides mountaineering tourism channel, still need to take Yuanjiajie eco-cars to Tianzi mountain. But the qualitative transformation is drawing to a close, it is expected to be met with domestic and overseas visitors during the Spring Festival in 2016.Translated by Sophia

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“Le road trip” on January 10th, The global seven most fascinating viewing bridge, you dare to go out? Among them, Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge was selected.“Le road trip”, according to Zhangjiajie grand canyon glass bridge, touted as the world’s longest and highest completely transparent glass bridge. A total length of 430 meters, 6 meters wide, the deck is apart from the bottom of about 300 meters, can stand 800 people. Laid of bridge deck are all made of transparent glass, and has the world’s highest bungee bridge center station. The glass bridge is completed, which will become the world’s first diagonal alpine valleys glass bridge.In fact, Zhangjiajie grand canyon is as a world-class, the most highest and longest bridge, becoming the international typical engineering of bridge construction.Translated by Sophia

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