It is learned that in this year, with the openness of ZHANGJIAJIE-TAIPEI regular flight and the further expanse of Southeast Asia routes, the entry and exit flights and personnel of ZJJ port maintain a rapid growth. From January to May, the number of entry-exit personnel stood 32,773 and flights 246, an increase of 126% and 156% respectively. Besides, the entry-exit passenger flow volume of Zhangjiajie airport increases to 10.4% from 4.1% of last year.So far this year, with the development of Zhangjiajie’s out-ward economy, and access to enormous tourism resources, Taiwan flight has been opened, Sino-Korea flight develops well and Sino-Tailand flight is “overheating”. There are eight China and foreign aviation companies operate flights from Zhangjiajie to South Korea busan, Daegu, Cheongju, Bangkok,Tailand, Taipei, Taiwan and Gaixiong.The increase of new flight routes and waypoints and normalization of entry-exit flights further enhance the international level of Zhangjiajie port and expand the reputation and influence of Zhangjiajie tourism brand. The city’s relevant sectors are strengthening the reclaim of external markets. As the entry-exit flights and personnel are increasing, they will exceed the total volume of 2012, Zhangjiajie’s “World Tourism Destination” forming.Translated by Crystal

2013-06-24 16:19 View：1081

From June 14th to June 20th, social photo shooting group of channel CCTV record films folk customs and farming culture in Wangguping Town, Yongding District.In recent years, under the plan of party committee and government of Wangguping town, Tujia Diaojiao building and win-rain bridge and other unique architectures have been maintained and protected and folk customs and culture have been actively organized and searched, which protect and salvage Tujia cultural heritages and foster the inheritors of folk customs and skills. Thus Tujia folk customs and culture brand of Wangguping town has formed, introducing a group of distinctive ancient villages, especially Wangguping town honored national key cultural relics protection unit.The one week’s shooting of Wangguping town by Social photo group is to think highly of Wangguping town’s protection and development of folk customs and culture. The group shoots win-rain bridge, water-povwered roller room and oil press room, detailed recording Tujia people’s daily life in these ancient buildings.Social photo group is to advocate folk customs and farming culture in Wangguping town and in terms of cultural inheritance, it focuses on the scenes where the cultural inheritors pass on cultural essence and skills of Tujia people to pupils.Translated by crystal

2013-06-25 16:19 View：1092

Currently, in order to facilitate the majority of tourists to learn about Tianmen Mountain more quickly and convenient, ZJJ Tianmen Mountain scenic spot introduces “Smart Guides” platform, which embodying travel strategies in Tianmen Mountain, tour of the scenic spot, service guidance and history and humanism, etc. Tourists can have a comprehensive understanding of Tianmen Mountain and customize themselves a unique travel journey in Tianmen Mountain as soon as they scan the two-dimensional code of the “Smart Guides” on the phones.Except conventional scenic spots, routes,etc, “Smart Guides” platform of Tianmen Mountain also sets up a participational and interactive “Photo Wall”, which enables tourists to show their photos as they like.Special tips, the two-dimensional code of Tianmen Mountain “Smart Guides” has been printed on the home page of navigation map provided for free in the scenic spot. QR code add system for scenic spot signs and bulletin boards is under work. the two-dimensional code photographing of the “Smart Guides” should be stored into your phone for the sake of convenient search.Translated by Crystal

2013-06-23 16:18 View：1140

In June,16th afternoon, A special Zhangjiajie tourism promotion conference has been staged in Wuzhou Hotel, Shenzhen. Practitioners of Zhangjiajie tourism act the roles of “younger sisters of zhangjiajie ecological tourism”, including names of“younger sister of fresh air”,“younger sister of clean water”, “younger sister of green food” for investment and tourism promotion in Shenzhen, along with the mayor.In the meeting, Xu xianhui highlighted the introduction of the fresh air, clean water and green food in Zhangjiajie, and he also sent a invitation to visit and breath in Zhangjiajie and then to enjoy in Zhangjiajie. And those “sisters” also have given a very wonderful and unique “Respiratory Exercises” with national features in the conference，and Specialties including bottles filled with Zhangjiajie fresh air, organic giant salamander have been given out in the meeting.As is reported, in this tourism investment promotion conference, Mayor Xu has brought 33 key advantaged projects covering the areas of urban infrastructure, tourism, new industry, modern agriculture, culture and sports and other fields with a total investment of nearly RMB40 billion， aimed at canvassing business in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Zhangjiajie tourism projects also become customers“bonanza”, including the total investment of $350 million in the seven stars mountain ecological tourism resort projects and 18 projects totaling 12.7 billion yuan containing zhangjiajie international characteristic tourist commodities street project with a investment of 5 billion yuan.By Brenda

2013-06-26 12:37 View：1137

On June, 19th, Zhangjiajie 22 local authors from Wulingyuan have conducted a variety of literature and art activities in Zhonghu County on the theme of “Beautiful Wulingyuan and glamorous Zhonghu County”.This activity is sponsored by Wulingyuan Federation of literature and art circles, under taken by District writers association, and co-organized by People’s government of Zhonghu County.It is aimed at presenting the charming natural scenery, folk spirit and humanistic spirit of Wulingyuan in the form of literature and art, showing the spirits of wulingyuan people, and stimulating people to better wulingyuan area and bring out the passion to realize the great Chinese dream， so as to pay a tribute to the 92nd anniversary of the communist party of China.According to resourses, all the excellent literary works generated in the event will be published in the first edition of the wulingyuan literature in 2013. In addition, all authors will also show the charm of Zhonghu County by excellent pictures and accompanying essays on the Internet。By Brenda

2013-06-25 16:16 View：1050

On the upcoming of summer vocation, since June, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic spot has carried out the tourism policy without charge for a year to primary and secondary students across the country. In order to make this policy known by more people, the education department of Yongding district and tourist administration print 2,862 invitation letters and send them to the education departments across the country, advocating the preferential policy to primary and secondary students.On June 19, in the dealer management system of the post office, the writer sees 2,862 invitation letters that introduce Zhangjiajie scenery to all over the country. These letters, with the title of “on the Letters of Inviting Primary and Secondary Students Across the Country to Freely Travel Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Core Scenic Spot”, introduce the main contents of the policy to the education sectors. Many scenic spots pictures, such as Huangshi Village, Tianmen Fairy Fox, Golden Whip Stream and Ten－Mile Gallery, have been printed on the back of these letters, presenting travel strategies to these students with pictures and words.According to the report, these invitation letters costs nearly one week from their design and print, and the national postal service address databases have been purchased for the sake of convenience, making it quiet convenient to inquire organization address of the education sectors across the country.The person in charge of the local education sector expresses his wishes that the primary and secondary students across the country or even the world can turn Zhangjiajie into a comprehensive practice classroom and regard Zhangjiajie as their base for social practice, so that tourism consumption in Zhangjiajie will be expanded and new contributions will be made to Zhangjiajie’s tourism.Translated by Crystal

2013-06-23 16:15 View：1297

Recently, Zhangjiajie landform sceneries,such as the world natural heritages Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi Village and Golden Whip Stream, have been printed on the stamped postcards and appear in Zhangjiajie tourism scenic spots.The writer witnesses in the postal service of Tianzi Mountain that the sceneries that selected in the cards embody many excellent scenic spots of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spots, including ten sets: excellent Zhangjiajie(grating), excellent Zhangjiajie(ordinary), Yuanjiajie, Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi Village, Yellow Dragon Cave, Golden Whip Stream, Tianmen Mountain, Baofeng Lake and ZJJ Grand Canyon. Along with the postage, these postal scenery postcards can be affixed a stamp and be mailed, with appreciation and collection values to domestic and foreign tourists. At the same time, it is very rare in China that 3D technology has been used firstly on the excellent Zhangjiajie(grating).According to the staffs in the postal service, there ten sets of scenery postcards are very popular among tourists from many places and have become a new favorite of Zhangjiajie tourism and culture souvenir market.On the “National Tourism Day” of this year, the first set of the regular stamp–Beautiful China has been officially released, including the first sheet of stamp being Zhangjiajie landform scenery of Zhangjiajie core scenic spot.Translated by Crystal

2013-06-26 12:37 View：1129

In order to further enhance the visibility and influence of the zhangjiajie, promote zhangjiajie tourism development and opening to the outside world, ZJJ Tourism Promotion and Hong Kong press conference has been held at the Metropark hotel on causeway bay, Hong Kong ,on June 19th morning. Xu Xianhui, Vice secretary of municipal party committee and Mayor, Cheng Danfeng, Municipal committee and deputy mayor, Zhang yuanci, vice chairman of the CPPCC and city business bureau director have attended the meeting.During the meeting, Xu Xianhui has elaborated the basic situation, the development strategy of zhangjiajie, and its tourism investment, and so on and so forth from the perspective of “beautiful Zhangjiajie”, “Green Zhangjiajie”, “Amorous Zhangjiajie”, and” Open Zhangjiajie” As a tourism leader in Hunan and the Wuling mountain area, he says, the depression effect of zhangjiajie tourism, ecology, culture, circulation industry development were becoming stronger, which is accelerating strides forward to achieve the goal of being a well-known domestic and foreign tourist destination. In 2012, the tourism industry scale of Zhangjiajie has come to the top compared to similar tourist cities at home, with 35,9million Chinese and foreign visitors and 2.16 inbound tourists, realizing the tourism income of 20.9 billion Yuan.By Brenda

2013-06-22 16:14 View：945

On June 19, as one of the activity of 2013 Hunan(HK) Investment and Trade Negotiation Week, Hunan state recommendation–Major investment projects news conference is held in HK. Source from the news conference has been learned that Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain wonderland international health resort project has been released with a total investment of 3.5 billion, and the Seven Stars ecological tourism resort project has been signed a contract. Xu Xianhui, deputy party secretary and mayor, Zhang ci yuan, vice chairman of Zhangjiajie CPPCC and the head of Zhangjiajie business bureau, have attended this meeting.Afterwards Xu Xianhui also attends Hong Kong and Macao CPPCC conference.Further reading:ZJJ Seven Stars ecological tourism resort project with a total investment of 350 million dollars, plans to bring in 150 million foreign investment in the first phase.The projects include ZJJ Daping county Seven Star Mountain,Jiaoyin Mountain, Xiami Street porch and Ruanlingyu Parking lot of ZJJ Yongding district, covering a area of 20,000 mu. It will further boost tourism development in ZJJ Yongding district.Translated by Crystal

2013-06-22 16:13 View：960

On June 17, source from Guangzhou Railway Group learned that high-speed rail from Hangzhou to Changsha of Shanghai–Kunming high-speed rail is planed to open in September, 2014 and thus at that time it will cost four hours to travel from Changsha to Hanghzhou by high-speed rail.The total length of Hangzhou-Shanghai high-speed rail covers 933 kilometers with speed `target value of 350km/h. The operation time from Hangzhou to Changsha will be shortened to 4 hours from 6 hours.According to the report, the railway transportation means from Hangzhou to Changsha are ordinary train and bullet train, including three ordinary trains between the two places, starting from Shanghai. It costs 12 hours from Hangzhou to Changsha. The only one bullet train–D105 from Hangzhou to Changsha starts from Shanghai and costs six hours.Source from Hunan DailyTranslated by Crystal

2013-06-21 16:13 View：1779