2013 Tour of China International Road Cycling Race unveiled its curtain on North Jinxing Road in Wangcheng District of Changsha on the rainy morning of September 23. One hundred and thirty-two contestants competed on the beautiful land of Changsha. Provincial leaders and chiefs of relevant departments including Li Zhiyou, Huang Weidong, Kong Heping, Li Shun, Liu Mingxin and Xia Jianping attended the ceremony. The track of Changsha section measures 41.6 kilometers in length. Each contestant has to circle three times to finish the 124.8-kilometer journey. After fierce competition, Kleim Daniel from Luxembourg Team Leopard Trek won the championship of the section and obtained a yellow jersey, which is awarded to the player who finishes all stages in fastest combined time. Tuguldur Tuulkhangal from Mongolian national team got a polka-dot jersey which is given for the best climber in mountain stages. Shan Shuang from Hengxiang Team of China won a white jersey, which is designed for the best young rider below 25 years old.Rated as International Cycling Union (UCI) 2.1, China Road Cycling Race enjoys much influence home and abroad as one of the four brand sporting events of China, along with China Open, China F1 Grand Prix and Snooker China Open.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On September 21, the Sixth World Go-chess Contest was held on the South Great Wall of Fenghuang Ancient Town, Hunan Province. The two competitors are emerging talents Chen Yaoye (9p) from China and Park Junghwan (9p) from South Korea. After 100 minutes' fierce competition, Chen Yaoye with white pieces defeated Park Junghwan with black pieces, becoming the champion. On September 21, hundreds of boys dressed in clothes of martial arts acted Go-chess pieces on the world's largest Go board. The staff is directing Go-chess pieces acted by boys dressed in clothes of martial arts.Chen Yaoye and Park Junghwan are playing Go-chess on Fenghuang Ancient Tower.Translator: Yang ChengfeiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal 

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During the short holiday of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the high-speed trains were greatly favored by passengers. According to the information released by the Changsha Railway Station on September 21, there were 320,000 passengers in total taking trains in the three-day holiday, 200,000 of which took the high-speed ones in the Changsha South Railway Station.A relevant official from the Changsha South Railway Station introduced that apart from those lines with highest passenger load factors bounding for Wuhan and Guangzhou, the newly-added ones in July this year to Nanjing, Shanghai and Jinan were also well received.Due to the coming seven-day National Day holiday several days later, passengers during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday were mostly back for home visit in a short distance. From September 19 to 21, eight railway stations-Yueyang, Changde, Yiyang, Miluo, Hengshan, Linxiang, Linli, and Lukoupu all received over 100,000 passengers, 32,000 ones per day on average, and 60% of passengers were travelers on short trips.Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On September 19, villagers from Pingtan Village, Pingtan Township in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival by playing Lusheng, singing the Dong Grand Chorus, eating get-together banquet, dancing “Duoye” and worshiping the moon together.Translator: ZhangshuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The 2013 Hunan 3D Magic Art Exhibition was held at the Shuguang 789 City Experience Hall in Yuhua District of Changsha on September 19. The event attracted numerous citizens to experience the stunning visual charm of 3D magic art. Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The traditional moon worship ceremony on the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar) was restored at Tianxin Pavilion in Changsha, attracting many citizens to participate in. This year the festival falls on September 19.Young people dressed in traditional Chinese costume chanting oration at the moon worship ceremony on the pavilion.Mass artistic performances were staged to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival at the pavilion.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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"Fashionable clothing" made from worn-out shopping bags, waste newspapers and old books.Recently, citizens at Dongyi Community of Dong’an Street in Furong District of Changsha had a fair themed “Happy Lifestyle with Low Carbon”. A group of children born after 2005 staged a show on the T-platform with their "fashionable clothing" made from worn-out shopping bags, waste newspapers and old books, looking like real stars.The small-sized fair appeared on the community square with a variety of goods. Residents can exchange for greenery with waste battery in "Green Pawnshop" and share life wisdom at the "Low-carbon Exchange Bar". The community and the Association for Science and Technology of Furong District co-organized a series of activities like quiz on scientific and technological knowledge and bicycling along Liuyang River, in an attempt to popularize the concept of low carbon and energy-saving among people's daily life.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Also known as the "Full Moon Festival" or "Chinese Moon Festival," The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteen day of the eighthlunar month. The reason for celebrating the festival during that time is that it is the time when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. At that day, the moon's orbit is at its lowest angle to the horizon, making the moon appear brighter and larger than any other time of the year.

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With Zhangjiajie official news On Sept 20th, It is informed that on the first day of minor vacation of mid-autumn, ZJJ Grand Gorge granted as natural air-condition has attracted tourists from all directions to spend their festival. The tourists amount both home and abroad is estimated to be more than 2,000 on Sept 19th and passenger flow volume holds the line on a year-on-year basis.In Grand Gorge where cool breeze blows and gorgeous waterfalls flow down everywhere, tourists can hardly take their eyes off the beautiful scenery. On a tranquil and limpid creek with water bubbling, people wander along the riverside besides the inn and enjoy themselves both in the graceful natural landscape either side and history relics and cultural heritage of several generations, such as Qianren Tomb, South Red Flag Canal ect.In order to serve this minor vacation, almost all the staff of Grand Gorge stay at their posts and strengthen their forces at the parking lot, passageway and important junctions to offer warm and thoughtful services to tourists. Thanks to those effective measures and full preparations, no tourists’ complaints has occurred on Mid-autumn Day.By Brenda

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