In recent years, Hunan has witnessed rapid development in environmental protection industry. According to the Environmental Protection Department of Hunan, Hunan has been included in the top ten list of China’s environmental protection industry. Its number of environmental protection enterprises has increased from 760 in 2008 to over 1,100 in 2014, with the output value growing from 40.7 billion yuan to 135 billion yuan. At present, Hunan has three environmental protection enterprises with a turnover of one billion yuan. The environmental sanitation equipment produced by Environmental Industry Company of Zoomlion Heavy Industry, with its 6 billion yuan of turnover in 2014, occupied the largest share in domestic market. The Yonker Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. has made great efforts in such fields as air pollution control, refuse disposal and soil remediation, earning a revenue of over 0.9 billion yuan. Statistics showed that the annual growth rate of output value of Hunan environmental protection enterprises has reached above 25% in recent years.The rise of “Green Hunan” has relied greatly on its strong research and development as well as advanced environmental protection technology. Now Hunan has over 10 national and provincial research centers in heavy metal pollution prevention and industrial waste gas pollution control. With the combination of industry, university, research center and capital, Hunan environmental protection enterprises have taken part in the decision-making in formulating national environmental standards and have taken the lead in zero release of industrial furnace, control of PM 2.5, plant environmental management, heavy metal pollution regulation and environmental monitoring.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Hunan will showcase the achievements and growth potential of its cultural industry at the 11th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) held from May 14 to 18.Themed “Interconnection, integration and innovation”, Hunan delegation will center on promoting an integrative development of media. Hunan’s strategic layout and main achievements in cultural innovation industry, as well as the progress of “Internet Plus” action plan and digital programs and products of Hunan cultural enterprises will be exhibited at the fair.Hunan Pavilion at this fair emphasizes participation, practicability and internationalization. Various interactive activities such as performance and lottery drawing will be laid on to encourage audience participation, aiming to lead online to offline experience and thus transformed potential visitors into customers of the exhibiting enterprises. Meanwhile, the pavilion highlights the merging of Hunan features and international elements, to promote Hunan culture to the world.During the fair, Hunan delegation will organize the 2015 Chinese Culture Brand Release Ceremony & 10th Anniversary of Chinese Culture Brand Release, as well as promotion conferences for Hunan’s key programs on integrative development of media.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the evening of May 4, China’s first large-scale tourism performance on intangible cultural heritage, “Fantasy of Zhangjiajie”, was staged at the Zhangjiajie Theatre. With a total investment of 41 million yuan, the performance reflects Zhangjiajie's landscape, intangible cultural heritage and local folk custom. It consists of such five chapters as “Nirvana · Tianmen Mountain Opens”, “Heyday · Tusi (a system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties) Manor”, “Blood-rain ·Southeastern Yongding”, “Lingering · Top of Zhangjiajie”, and “Dancing Trippingly · Mountains and Streams”. It comprehensively displays Xiangxi (western Hunan) culture via plots and stories in an original manner in about 80 minutes.Live performance of the “Fantasy of Zhangjiajie”Translator: Hao Jingru

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In the natural heritage Huanglong cave, people can watch drama culture.On April 19, people in Wulingyuan Huanglong cave square can see a hot scene: an endless stream comes into see the misty rain in Zhangjiajie.Every night, around 2,000 tourists visit huanglong scenic spot.“Misty rain in Zhangjiajie” demonstrates Zhangjiajie ecological culture, enriches the connotation of the products of the scenic area, which is gradually favored by the marke.In order to further develop the huanglong scenic area “Night tour” project, huanglong scenic spot also starts night tour project from April this year in the national tourism caves.The hole is wonderful.Huanglong cave scenic area through quality upgrading, the reception ability is improved. “Misty rain in Zhangjiajie” lights up the night sky and extends the service time, to a certain extent, it also reduce the stress of core wulingyuan scenic spot travel peak.Translated by Sophia

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On April 21st, the west road glass replacement has completed. It is expected to show on the labour vacation. Zhangjiajie tianmen mountain west glass plank road officially opened on October 1st, 2011, the feeling of adventure has attracted visitors from home and abroad. On March 2015, the road has been received tourists more than 4,300 thousand people.Translated by Sophia

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Yesterday was the 46th world earth day. Hunan announced 10 world-class geological relics, Zhangjiajie sandstone hoodoo landscape, SangZhi dragon fossil origin, and Zhangjiajie tianmen mountain were on the list.Geological relics are earth’s legacy in the evolution process of various trace, recording the history of the earth, with significant evolution, including the stratigraphic section, the fossil record, minerals, and other geological relics.This list is helpful to promote the development of tourism economy. At the same time, it also is a kind of spur to promote the city environmental work to do better.Translated by Sophia

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On the arrival of the 46th “World earth day”, in the world natural heritage Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie world geological park museum is free of charge for one year. According to statistics, Zhangjiajie world geological park museum has received 500,000 chinese and foreign tourists at home and abroad, which has become the focus of the Chinese and foreign tourists in wulingyuan for tour experience attractions.Zhangjiajie world geological park museum is Zhangjiajie world geological park iconic venues for universal geological science knowledge.Museum includes new electronic reading machine, photoelectric 3D projection, sound and light combination of three-dimensional Zhangjiajie geological park sand table, etc. It has built the world’s first fusion of sound, light, electricity, audio-visual, body feeling of zhangjiajie landform 5D experience pavilion, becoming a new bright spot.In 2014, Zhangjiajie world geological park smoothly passed through the United Nations “Big test”. Meanwhile it played an important role in Zhangjiajie world geopark museum.UN experts praised the “Zhangjiajie world geological park museum was the best geological museum and the geological popular science education base in the world “.Translated by Sophia

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In the most beautiful April day, It is a good time for a spring outing.April 25th, In Zhangjiajie Huanglong hole ecological square, green willows, floral flowers and green grass shade, are the symbol of spring. Tens of thousands of visitors is going to have an outing to admire the view.Translated by Sophia

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On April 22nd, Group after group of South Korean tourists visit Wulingyuan scenic area core Yang Jiajie cableway. Since this year, in Yang Jiajie scenic spot, we can see many gorgeous South Korean tourists, and hear the praise of Yang Jiajie beautiful scenery. According to incomplete statistics, April 21, Yang jiajie cableway has received more than 360,000 guests, including 18% in South Korea.In April last year, as the opening of Yang Jiajie cableway of opening, magnificent peak has quickly become the popular attraction for Chinese and foreign tourists. As a core “Rising star”, Yang Jiajie ropeway makes a “Resource integration” with Tianzi mountain, Baofeng lake, and so on. The tourist market shares continuously “Inflation”. Yang Jiajie scenic spot in South Korea guest’s eyes, the peak wall wonders are “The miracle of miracles”. Such a height jagged stone group, it can completely be preserved, is rare, and has a very high scientific, ecological and aesthetic value.This year, Wulingyuan scenic area has a reception of has more than 63,000 people from south Korean team.Translated by Sophia

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On April 25th, The world’s first installation tunnel elevator – Zhangjiajie tianmen mountain elevator official began the normal operation.Mountain elevator runs in the tunnel, All the day from the bottom to the top of the hill. With a total of 12 segments, a total escalator cascade operation length of 897 meters, it has the hoisting height of 340 meters, a total span of 692 meters. There are 16 sets super high overloading bus type escalators, three high overloaded bus type escalators, having one-way transmission capacity of 3,600 people/hour.The tianmen mountain elevator is one of the most difficult, high technical requirements and the highest construction hoisting height in the world. It becomes a new miracle.Translated by Sophia

2015-05-04 18:13 View：2098