On September 22nd, Yangjiajie cableway company spread good news:The cableway in 2015, has received 1.6 million tourists, which counting the 59% of the total tourists at a time. This set of data shows that Yangjiajie ropeway has become the world natural heritage Zhangjiajie “Golden air corridor”.

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Dragon hall is located in “China’s best tourist cave” Huanglong hole. With nearly 2,000 different forms of stalagmites, it is known as the “Underground” Zhangjiajie.More magical cave dripping, several of these stalagmites in the growth of root shape looked majestic and magnificent.And the scenic area will be the stalagmite forest, which is vividly called “Rocket base”, and of such as rocket in order of height of stalagmites named “Huanglong no.1″, “Huanglong no.2″.“The base”, now has become one of the most absolute landscape in Huanglong hole, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad to come here.Translated by Sophia

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A female dance team from Hunan Normal University, in the city of Changsha, Hunan province put on a dragon dance performance in Sinan county, Guizhou province, on Sept 23, the opening day of the 2nd national dragon dance competition.The county, which is near the city of Tongren and has many natural recourses, beautiful scenery, wetlands, and a stone forest, pulled in more than 44 dance teams from Anhui and Hunan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region for the competition.Dragon dance team from Sinan county, Guizhou at the 2nd national dragon dance competition, on Sept 23.Female dragon dance performers at the 2nd national dragon dance competition, Sinan county, Guizhou, Sept 23. Source: XinhuaPhoto:Tao Liang

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On the morning of Sept. 23, 2015, the 15th China Shimen Orange Festival launched at the Orange Isle in Changsha. A series of featured activities, such as Miao Girls’ traditional dance, Shimen orange eating contest and photography exhibition themed on Huping Mountain, attracted many people’s attention.Translator: Zhan PingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Themed “Smart City & Green Commuting”, the launching ceremony of Changsha Public Bike Rental System & Thousand Citizens Test Ride was held in Changsha on Sept. 22, the very day of the World Car Free Day. The city’s first public bike rental service will be open to the public soon.The first phase of the system construction was initiated this April with its stations placed in Xianjiangxincun Community of Yuelu District. Up till now, 100 stations have been built in Yuelu District and Tianxin District. 100 more are expected to be added and put into use by the end of this year. 50,000 bikes will be in use in 2,000 planned places within five years.A public bike rental system is a network of shared bicycles available for short-term use. The system is based on a tiered pricing policy and the first hour is free. Residents between 16 to 65 years old can get the service done with an ID card.The public bike rental system aligns with the city’s transportation plan of making cycling a viable, sustainable transportation option and establishing a comprehensive public transport network that integrates public bus, subway, public bike, taxicab, and bus rapid transit.Free ride for one hourA thousand of cyclists are ready to start.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Huan Jishou International Drum Cultural Festival 2015 will take place in Jishou City of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture from September 18 to 20.Themed "Vitalize the World with Drum Dance", the festival aims to foster a world-famous festive brand and advance integrated development of culture and tourism in western Hunan by means of a government-led, market-oriented, society-supported and public-participated development mode.This year marks the 58th anniversary of the founding of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture on September 20. On the special occasion, the three-day drum festival, which is even bigger than the previous two events will invite 300 participants of 16 drum teams from home and abroad, including Britain, Burundi, Australia, Colombia and Iran.Nine themed activities will be held to celebrate the festival, including the opening ceremony and international drum culture exchange attended by drum teams from five continents, a nationwide "China Miao Minority Drum Dance Contest", a special art performance, a summit on protecting intangible cultural heritage and developing rural tourism of Xiangxi, an international food expo, and investment initiative presentations by entrepreneurs from Hong Kong and Shenzhen in Jishou.The 2015 Jishou Drum Cultural Festival kicks off at the People’s Square of Jishou City on Sept. 19. Seventeen drum teams from home and abroad attended the festival to promote cultural exchange via drum performances.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Creative Activities in Zhangjiajie to Mark 2015 Hunan International Tourism Festival,As part of the 2015 China Hunan International Tourism Festival, Zhangjiajie Tourism Presentation Conference was held on the evening of Sept. 14. Tourist representatives of Russia, South Korea, Italy,U.K., and provinces and regions of China were invited to the conference. Vice Mayor of Zhangjiajie City Cheng Danfeng delivered a speech at the conference. Vice Mayor Cheng said that a series of creative activities on tourism will be held in the second half of 2015 to celebrate the Festival, including Zhangjiajie International Aviation Tourism Festival 2015, Zhangjiajie 24 Hours (second season), Zhangjiajie Outdoor Bicycle Carnival 2015, and the Fourth Wingsuit Flying Championship. The glass skywalk on Tianmen Mountain, the longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge, is expected to open to the public for the occasion.Vice Mayor of Zhangjiajie City Cheng Danfeng delivers a speech at the presentation conference on the evening of Sept. 14 as part of the 2015 China Hunan International Tourism Festival. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

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An interviewing team invited by the 2015 China Hunan International Tourism Festival visited core scenic areas in Zhangjiajie including Baofeng Lake, Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Cave, Tianmen Mountain and Yuanjiajie, to explore its natural beauty and unique charm.Photo taken on Sept. 15 shows the scenery of the Baofeng Lake scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, known as a natural treasure embraced by continuous mountains. Tourists take photos at the Baofeng Lake scenic spot.A Tujia girl in traditional costume greets the guests in a wooden building on Baofeng Lake. Photo taken on Sept.15 shows the view inside the Huanglong Cave, which can be enjoyed either on foot or by boat.Photo taken on Sept.15 shows the fascinating spectacle of the Huanglong Cave. Its natural wonders include hundreds of thousands of stalagmites, columns and stalactites are everywhere, which earned it the title of "An underground magic palace”.

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Guests of Hunan International Tourism Festival Explore Mysterious Fenghuang On Sept. 16, an interviewing team invited by the 2015 China Hunan International Tourism Festival visited Fenghuang ancient town to explore its rich culture and unique charm.Situated in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient Town is home to Miao and Tujia ethic groups, named for the mountain on its back that resembles a phoenix spreading wings.The Chen Baozhen Museum is known as a cultural landscape in Fenghuang Ancient Town. Built in the fifth year of the reign of Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty (1866), the Former Residence of Shen Congwen now hosts the handwritings, manuscripts, objects and portrait of the late famous writer.The Tuojiang River is the mother river of the town, flowing through it and nurturing its people from generation to generation.Enchanted with the music of Shaogong Haozi (Boatmen's songs), visitors take the Wupeng Boat (Boat with black awning) to observe the century-old Tujia stilted buildings on both sides of the Tuojiang River, a total different experience.Real-scene drama: Fenghuang Town in Misty RainReal-scene drama: Biancheng (The Border Town)

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On Sept. 17th, an interviewing team invited by the 2015 China Hunan International Tourism Festival arrived at Lingling East Station to start their investigation tour along the Hunan section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway. The team consisted of mainstream media from Hunan and other provinces along the railway, and visited Royal Ceramics, porcelain exhibition hall of Hualian Ceramics Co., Ltd.，the New Century Ceramic Art Museum in Liling City, and the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan in Yanling County.Under-glaze colored porcelains produced by the Royal CeramicsIn 1974, the Royal Ceramics was designated to produce porcelain articles of daily use for Chairman Mao Zedong which were legendarily named “Chairman Mao porcelain” in later generations.Porcelain exhibited in the New Century Ceramic Art MuseumCeramic works, an integration of under-glaze colored porcelains and traditional Chinese paintings, are created by artists of the Chinese Artists Association.A teacher from Zhuzhou Painting and Calligraphy Association paints on a porcelain.The Mausoleum of Emperor Yan in Yanling County of Zhuzhou CityRed Army Slogan MuseumHomemade gun used by the Red Army

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