On November 1st, Zhangjiajie will welcome 2013 China Water-skiing Championship and the performance of jet skis. 13 representative teams coming from Hong Kong, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Hunan and so on, including about 120 players. They will compete in 9 competition items.This is the first time for China Water-skiing Championship and the performance of jet skis enter Zhangjiajie, which means a organic integration of water-skiing and world natural heritage. That will also help improve the popularity and reputation of Zhangjiajie. Without doubt, Zhangjiajie will be positively driven to build a world-known tourist attraction.Translated by Becky

2013-11-01 21:16 View：885

There is a waterfall flowing from a 200 height. It looks like a white silk that hanging from the sky. During the rainy days, people can see the rainbow across this waterfall. And during the flood season, it looks like a dragon flying in the sky.It is located at the entrance of Zhangjiajie Baofeng Lake Scenic Area.Translated by Sophia

2012-11-08 21:15 View：4965

On Oct. 29th,The fourth session of China’s most desirable places has been held in Beijing, Sponsored by China TV Association of tourism and undertaken by BTV, the laurel has been granted to 20 scenic spots including Hunan Hongjiang Ancient Commercial City,Shanxi Pingyao Ancient city, and Shandong Mount Tai Scenic spot.Located in the convergence of Yuan River and Wu River, It originated from the Spring and Autumn periods, formed in the flourishing Tang Period and then thrived in Ming and Qing Dynasty. It is renowned for purchasing tung oil(China wood oil), wood,white wax,opium. As a material distribution center of five provinces including Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan and economic, cultural, religious centers in southern part of western Hunan, it has been crowned as “Xiangxi(Western Hunan) Pearl”, “Small Nanjing”, and “Southwest Metropolitan”. Today, according to experts, The Ming and Qing ancient buildings are still well-preserved in the ancient commercial city, with a total of 380 several buildings covering an area of about 200,000 square meters,such as the sub-cellar houses, temples, Escort agencies(Chinese security company), banks, traders, importers, workshops, shops, inns, brothels, newspapers, tobacco shops.By Brenda

2013-11-01 21:14 View：1169

Located 10 kilometers northwest of Lixian County, Changde, the 6000-year-old Chengtoushan Cultural Site, is the earliest city that China discovered. The site has twice been listed top ten archaeological discoveries nationwide, in 1992 and 1997, selected as one out of hundred key archaeological discoveries during the 20th century in China in 2001, and displayed in 2010 Shanghai World Expo. The site reserves the amazing world's earliest rice fields, well-preserved pottery kiln and hierarchical tombs. From 1991 to 2012, Hunan Cultural Relics Archaeological Institute conducted 13 archaeological evacuations and unearthed over 16000 pieces of cultural relics. Besides, the world's earliest paddy field site, well preserved China's most complete layout of the ancient city, as well as the castle and the most distinct formation culture were discovered here. The site, representing the development of the neolithic culture in the Yangtze River Basin, is comparable to the ancient civilization of the Yellow River Basin known as the cradle of Chinese civilization. Lixian Chengtoushan SiteTranslator: Shen ZuolinSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2013-11-04 20:40 View：2370

The 9th Hunan-Taiwan Financial Cooperation Forum was unveiled in Changsha on November 1. Distinguished guests from across the Taiwan Straits including Governor of Hunan Province Du Jiahao, Vice President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Li Yafei and member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee Hong Yu Cin attended the Forum.After the opening ceremony, 13 contracts, totaling 3.596 billion USD, were signed in agriculture, cultural creativity, electronic information, mechanical manufacture and infrastructure construction. 26 projects were introduced and 4 billion USD were attracted.The three-day forum features the business cooperation between Hunan and Taiwan, the exchange between the two sides, and the inspection and cultural visits in Hunan. During the period, the headquarter building for Taiwan businessmen laid its foundation stone and ceremonies were held to mark the signing of the headquarters project as well as the Jiulong Vegetable Research Center and Demonstration Base project. In terms of exchange and communication, forums including the Cultural Creative Industrial Cooperation Forum and the Modern Agriculture Cooperation Forum were held. The guests also had inspection visit to Hunan-Taiwan Jiulong Vegetable Research Center and Demonstration Base, some of Changsha's cultural scenic spots. Hunan-Taiwan cooperation will be further deepened to propel Hunan's new-type industrialization, new-type urbanization, agricultural modernization, informatization and "Two-Oriented" Society construction.Translator: ZhangshuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2013-11-03 20:26 View：1044

The National Water Skiing Championship 2013 that coincided with a motorboat exhibition match is taking place on the Lishui River in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province. More than 120 athletes of 13 teams from Hong Kong, Beijing, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Hunan are competing in nine different items of the event. Preliminary rounds in six events (slalom, jump, wakeboard, kneeboard, ski racing, and barefoot) are held on November 1. On November 2, the opening ceremony will be held, together with some individual finals and a wide variety of aqua shows, including trick water skiing and motorboat performance. Audiences can experience firsthand the thrilling water skiing and motorboat racing. November 3 features the championship finals, the motorboat racing finals, and the award ceremony. Combining performance, art, excitement, and skills, the event is expected to bring unprecedented visual impact of water sports to audiences and visitors.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2013-11-02 20:23 View：890

Photo taken on Oct 29, 2013 shows ships moored near the Chenglingji port of the Dongting Lake in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on Oct 29, 2013 shows the dry lake bed of the Dongting Lake in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province. Photo taken on Oct 29, 2013 shows ships moored near the Chenglingji port of the Dongting Lake in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province.Photo taken on Oct 29, 2013 shows the dry lake bed of the Dongting Lake in Yueyang, central China's Hunan Province.Source:Xinhua

2013-11-05 20:19 View：8502

On the morning of October 30, Second Hunan Internet Cultural Festival, jointly sponsored by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, the Internet Publicity Office of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, and the Provincial Internet Information Office, opened in Changsha.Centered on "Chinese Dream: Hunan Chapter", this internet cultural festival focuses on the idea of "Dreaming". Seventeen internet cultural activities have been specifically undertaken by such units as Hunan Official Web Portal .These activities include a series of activities related to "My Chinese Dream--- Dreaming Hunan", the government affair microblog forum themed "Hunan is My Home, Construction by All the People", the “Growth Road of Young Mao Zedong” internet pilgrimage, the internet broadcast exhibition of “Discovery of Beautiful Hunan”, the “Chinese Dream, Hunan Love” thematic cartoon creation competition, and "International Friends Eye on Hunan" internet micro-film show.The "International Friends Eye on Hunan" internet micro-film show, undertaken by the Hunan Official Web Portal, is the only activity specially held for international friends living in Hunan. The activity is aimed at displaying international friends' living experiences in Hunan and Hunan's impression in their eyes via photographing their experiences, and providing a platform for international friends to show, exchange and communicate, and integrate in Hunan. The activity is scheduled to officially start in the middle of November this year. Details of the activities will be released on the Hunan Official Web Portal soon.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2013-11-01 20:15 View：1885

ZJJ Wulingyuan late autumn, The landscape is like a painting. The yellow and red leaves dresses up the whole scenic spot, making the Chinese and foreign tourists become intoxicated to ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic.It is understood that since late October, everyday ZJJ Wulingyuan appreciates more than 10000 tourists from home and abroad.Translated by Sophia

2013-10-31 15:55 View：3051

On Oct 29th, According to the CPC Hunan Party Committee’s requirements on Taiwan working group, The journalists from Taiwan United Daily News arrive in Zhangjiajie and start the three-day field interview in terms of Zhangjiajie’s unique tourism products and investment environment.It is reported that excepet the exclusive interview on the administrators of ZJJ Wulingyuan site, the interviewing group of Taiwan United Daily News will make surveys in Tianzi Mount, Yanjiajie, Golden Whip Stream, Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake and Charming Xaingxi and other natural cultural attractions, and come to ZJJ Yellow Dragon Cave CO., LTD and Tianzi Mount ropeway Co., Ltd to make deep inspections into the work and life situiation and investment states of the Taiwan businessmen.According to Liu zefang, The journalist from Taiwan United Daily News, Zhangjiajie is one of the most favorite travelling places for Taiwaneses;in line with what they have seen and heard in Zhangjiajie, They will issue full page of reports on Taiwan United Daily News, United Evening news and Economic Daily with pictures, and publish same reports on Taiwan United Daily News website, promoting Zhangjiajie’s tourism resource, landform, scenary, investment project and development expectations from a multi-angle, which may extend Zhangjiajie’s reputation and popularity in Taiwan and attract more Taiwan businessmen to travel, invest and do business in Zhangjiajie.By Crystal

2013-10-30 15:54 View：1225