Granted as the “Copy of Xishuangbanla”and “Nouthern Natural Forest Park”, Mangshan in five ridges of the southern part of Yizhang County is a picturesque green treasury where trees and mountains rising one after another. Mild climate, sufficient rains and privileged natural condition have bestowed this mountain with a variety of forest vegetation, which forms a unique and interesting pattern made up of plants from both tropical zone, subtropical zones and temperate zone, some of which even from frigid zone. As is initially estimated, there are at least 1500 flowering plant species and 700 kinds of woody plant. Mangshan is home to some ancient and rare plants including Tsuga longibracteata. What a forest museum it is! And it is also famous for the finding of boa constrictor. A gorgeous place that I wish to have a chance to go!By Brenda  

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On July 2, the organizing committee of  ZJJ International Country Music Week issues a notice that invites the grassroots singers and bands both from home and abroad to play in Zhangjiajie at the end of August.Disregarding of their ages, places, performing numbers and styles, these grassroots bands can apply for in the official website of Music Week as long as they display the charms of different country music.With the certificates signed by the organizing committee of ZJJ International Country Music Week, these grassroots bands can freely enter into many scenic spots, such as ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Tianzi Mount,Baofeng Lake and Tianmen Mount, etc, showing their talents in music.Translated by Crystal

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On July, 12th, according to information from a dispatch meeting on Wulingyuan Key projoect construction, the establishment of ZJJ Wulingyuan Visitor Center, with a total investment of 360 million will be launched this year. It is said that once the project has been completed, the biggest parking center in Hunan which possesses an area of 55557 square meters and 715 carports including 492 stalls for cars comes out. It can holds 100,000 cars at the same time.As is said by its principal, the visitor center will be planned ecologically, culturally and humanizedly as to abide by the planning principles. It is aimed to show the features of ZJJ landform and folk customs and become one of the comprehensive tourists service centers characterized by international standards and local colors through high standards of tourism service facilities, distinct image of scenic area entrance, the perfect traffic distribution system.By Brenda

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ZJJ“June 6” (“6.6”) which is of over 600-year history is a festival in memory of Tan Hou who is the God in Tujia people’s heart. June 13 is equal to June 6 as lunar calendar. This year’s “6.6” is the 641st of Tujia people’s.ZJJ Tujia Folk Custom Garden, with a good wish of inheriting and carrying forward folk custom and culture of Tujia nationality, held a lot of activities like sacrificial ceremony, sacrificial rites performance, dragon dancing, water pouring, tasting special local food and so on. At that very day, thousands of citizens and tourists attended this cultural feast of Tujia characteristics.By Patricia

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Brief  Introduction:Ancient Huangsi Bridge Town, originally built in 686, is China’s best preserved town of Tang Dynastyso far. It is said that the bridge has profound relation with Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in ancient China. Although having been through countless battles, it has still been magnificent.Traffic:You can, start from Fenghuang, take minibus to Ah Laying, which will cost you 6 RMB, then to Huangsi Bridge from Ah Laying by electromobile, which only costs you 2 RMB.History:Huangsi Bridgein ancient time was called Weiyang Town and it has a history as long as 1300 years. In 1794, the biggest uprising of Miao nationality in history ever broke out here. Historians also regard this uprising as the civil war inside the Qing Dynasty.Huangsi Bridge, as a part of Southern Great Wall, has been a forward battle field of Miao and Han nationality.Note:The ticket price is 40 RMB (students can get 20% discount). The price is negotiable. What’s more, you can have a tourist of Miao nationality explain for you for free.By Patricia

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According to the news from Zhangjiajie official website, with consistent severe heat in recent period, guests have been shown preference for rivers. It has became a lively scene for traverlers seeing people playing in the river or on the river by boat. Up to now, the world natural heritage has accepted thousands of domestic travers and those beyond border who came to avoid summer heat.Guests at home and abroad playing water in Souxi RiverGuests paddling a boat above the crystal-clear riverBy Emma

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According the source from Zhangjiajie official website on June 12, a renowned blogger named Bin Yu unconscientiously shoot a photo of Buddha in the cloud when visiting Tianmenshan Temple, vivid and lifelike.At that moment,Mount Tianmen was soaked in the warm sunshine after rain against blue sky and white cloud. The photo showed that Buddha sitting in the cloud, followed by guards. They looked a lifelike anaglyph.Built in Ming Dynasty, Tianmen Temple is surrounded by Mount Tianmen, which is the center of Buddhism in Xiangxi. It is said that breath-taking wonders like “Tianmen spraying mist”, “the glory of Buddha”, “the mirage” and so on.By Emma

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Source from infrastructure project construction headquarters of Zhangjiajie core scenic spot has learned that “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang (a historical national hero in Zhangjiajie scenic spot)” will be settled in Tianzi Mount in the form of stone carving. Now the designing scheme has been released and it is supposed to visit the stone carving at the end of October.Tianzi Mount, the excellent tour line of the world natural heritage site–Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic spot, gains its name for Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang) who was the peasant uprising leader during Ming dynasty and proclaimed himself Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang). These extremely strange rocky crags are relevant with Emperor Xiang’s campaigns. It is said that “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang” will be located between two famous scenic sites: the Imperial Brush Peak and Fairies Spreading Flowers, facing the Emperor Pavilion. Underneath the seal, a table of Emperor Xiang(Xiangwang) will be constructed on which “Ode of Emperor Xiang” will be inscribed introducing the sagas of him. Besides, it presents the historic and cultural values of “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang”to tourists.The Effect Picture of “Emperor Seal of Xiangwang” Stone CarvingTranslated by Crystal

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According to report from media, Avatar, once won the top-grossing movie around the global will make its sequel–AvatarⅡ within this year and screen it in 2015. A insider from Zhangjiajie who once received Avatar shooting team exclaims that many scenes of the movie will combine the technologies of underwater photography and motion capture, at the same time, it is supposed to add large amounts of factors of Zhangjiajie landform scenery.After the release of Avatar in 2010, it has received international attentions for it found views of Zhangjiajie to make its prototype of Pandora Hallelujah floating mountains. Kevin Arnold, the executitive director of Avatar once asserted in public: the record of global top-grossing 3 billon USD much attributes to the view of Zhangjiajie, which creats the miracle in filmdom.After the movie’s release in the third year, AvatarⅡ eventually starts its new actions. According to report, AvatarⅡapplies 3D location shooting, transfers Pandora that implants many factors of Zhangjiajie scenery under the water, which mainly represents the underwater story of Pandora.As to how many factors of Zhangjiajie scenery will be implanted into the new movie, and how to be presented? There is no accurate information yet. Insiders think that there is a perfect tacit aggrement between Avatar and Zhangjiajie. It will be a kind of deletion or regret if the movie lacks of Zhangjiajie sceneries even if the underwater story of Pandora is rather fascinating.As the new of Avatar’s release continuously spreads, there arises a burst of “Avatar Heat” on the Internet, on which a video that edits with Zhangjiajie scenery as a background has been uploaded and creats 50,000 click rates after twelve hours. Thus it can be seen netizens’ expectations and attention on AvatarⅡ.Translated by Crystal

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Miao Village of Miaoren Valley, located in Shanjiang Town,Fenghuang County,Hunan Province, is only 2km away from Shanjiang Town and 18km away from Fenghuang Ancient Town. It is a landmark of pure culture of Miao nationality in Fenghuang.Miaoren Valley consists of several scenic spots like “rafting on flat lake”, “Hmong King Cave”,“Zaogang Hmong Village”and so on. It’s said that the last King of Miao Nationality in western Hunanhad ever lived here. That’s why it is called “Hmong King Cave”. In the cave, three curtain of waterfall falls from the sky with the roaring of breakers. Climing on Hmong King Cave, going through a 200-meter underpass and by second boat, you will arrive the “Zaogang Hmong Village”.Miaoren Valley has been called“the living fossil of Miao nationality” for its perfectly preserved uncanny national scenery and ancient Hmong village, which has been publicly considered by domestic and oversea scholars. Here, you can not only have a taste of western Hunan’s sense of mystery, original folk culture, but also special food of Miao nationality.Besides, beautiful natural scenery makes tourists not wanting of leaving this holy land. Within the narrow and long valley, there is cave hiding behind valley and valley behind cave, which is just like a maze. It’s really a great gift from God for people living in this land. What’s more, all year around, mountain flowers are in blossom, birds are racing in singing and streams are murmuring in the valley. The first mystery here must be the “Invisible Head of Hmong King” that the head of Hmong King can’t be saw by naked eye but can be captured by camera. Standing in the valley, you will definitely be shocked by the tear of earth’s crust ten thousands years ago.By Patricia

2012-07-18 15:06 View：2982