On May 29 in the evening, situated at the riverside of Suoxihe in ZJJ Wulingyuan, Xibu street showed a gorgeous lamplight. Surrounded by the campfire, tourist guests at home and abroad as well as local Tujia people were dancing and singing in a fervent and happy atmosphere.As a tourist transformation and leasure cultural tourism, Xibu street is a landmark building in Zhangjiajie. After one year’s development, it has became a prosperous “Night Economy” Combined with local customs, sightseeing, leasure, shopping and dinning, it also turned to be one the biggest comprehensive tourist area in Hunan. It is said that over 3000 people came to visit Xibu street every day since the upcoming of this summer.By Emma

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On a recent vacation aboard the cruise ship, Redditor eatababy took a tour of the ship’s facilities (at a cost of approx. $150) and documented the entire experience. He uploaded a comprehensive 104-picture gallery to Imgur where you can see not only the ‘behind the scenes’ areas but the main areas and rooms as well.

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The Children’s Day is around the corner, how to celebrate the yearly children’s festival is a hotly discussed topic during those days among adults and kids. A upcoming film Let the Panda Fly, directed by Zhao Bandi will screen on June 1st the Children’s Day. Tianmen Mount has screened on this film and became a blessing mountain.In order to make their dreams come true, kids in this film arrive at Tianmen Mount with a special intention in that Tianmen Mount is the NO.1 blessing mountain in Xiangxi. Kids pray faithfully in front of the mountain and finally all the dreams are realized. At the end of the movie, kids gather at the foot of Tianmen Mount to celebrate their dreams and life. The dream of kids is to let the panda fly.Tianmen Mount, located in Zhangjiajie is an internationally famous scenic spot. What is more, it has screened for several times. Such as its appearance in movie Little Tailor and television series Buddha Jigong 3.By Aileen

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On May 30th, the special edition of “Impression of Hunan” of Hunan Daily recommends nine destinations in Hunan for parent-child tourism, in which Wulingyuan Scenic spot and Zhangjiajie giant salamander science and technology museum have wonderful introduction.First, the special edition presents the unique sandstones and hoodoos of Wulingyuan, the world natural heritage and world geopark, with the theme of reading growth dairy of sandstones and hoodoos.Second, the special edition introduces the world first giant salamander science and technology museum–Zhangjiajie Giant Salamander science and technology museum, with the theme of visiting dragon’s neighbour–Giant salamander.At the same time the paper presents Wulingyuan’s preferential and free policy for students: from June 1 to May 31th,2014, the primary and secondary school students, who are under the age of 19 and have their ID Card(passports and residence booklets) and student’s cards and other valid documentations from all over the world, can enter Wulingyuan’s core scenic spots withou charge(except 65RMB for e-car fees).

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On May 30th, Tianmenshan, a documentary released by WWL World Wing Outfit Fight Alliance, is awarded the best film of Film Week of Red Bull Outdoor Limit. The documentary records the impressive feat of the American extreme adventure master–Jeb Chris who flied through the Tianmen Cave in wings dress in 2011.On September 24th, 2011, the extreme challenge activity–2011 Wing Outfit Flying Through Tianmen Mount, was held in Tianmen Mount. Nine masters of wing outfit flight from six countries conducted the jump with Tianmen Mount cable car and top of the cliff as the jumping-points respectively, performing the wonderful wing outfit flight show. On that day, the most excellent wing outfit flier–Jeb Chris, successfully flied through the Tianmen Cave with unpowered wing outfits, which shocked the world.Translated by Crystal

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27 country music groups from 27 countries have accepted the invitation to 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week scheduled to open at Huanglong Cave Ecological Square on August 31, 2013, according to the organizing committee of the event on June 4. Visitors and music fans will be lucky to enjoy world leading artists' tour performances at most popular scenic spots of this world natural heritage site such as Huanglong Cave, Baofeng Lake, Laomowan, Tianzi Mountain, Tianmen Mountain and Xibu Avenue.Among the guest performers are the Indian dancer Prathibha Prahlad who was honored as the most innovative and epoch-making artist by the media, and Jean-Francois Maljean, the prestigious Belgium pianist. Some outstanding bands and troupes will stage their fantastic performances including Chinese Dong Brothers, German Sound Workshop widely known in Europe, indigenous and enchanting South African Drum Band and the Peru traditional religious opera troupe "Dancing with Monsters"Translator: Guo YanSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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According to the Tourism Department of Wulingyuan District in Zhangjiajie, Wulingyuan Scenic Area received 5,000 European and American tourists from January to May, a two-fold increase from a year earlier. Since the view of "floating mountains" in the global blockbuster film Avatar was shot in Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie held a series of activities and revived the depressed European and American markets in 2010. Media groups from Europe and North America like NBC and RAI highly publicized the splendid scenery of the scenic area, bringing numerous tourists and travelling salesmen from Europe and North America.A series of extreme challenge activities were successively launched in Zhangjiajie to promote the city abroad, including Breath-holding Contest in Baofeng Lake, Wingsuit Flying Contest in Tianmen Mountain and Spideman Climbs Highest Outdoor Elevator. The city's reputation is also enhanced via its culture soft power embodied in the past two sessions of International Country Music Week, attracting many famous Western bands and creating plentiful celestial music. Mark Levine, hailed as father of American modern country music, visited Zhangjiajie for five times within five years and volunteered to promote the city by composing songs and writing essays.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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After China Southern Airline's initiative of opening a Zhangjiajie-Taibei direct flight on April 15th, Taiwan TransAsia Airways has followed by opening a Taipei-Zhangjiajie direct flight on June 2nd, along with Taiwan UNI Air opening a normal charter flight between Zhangjiajie and Taiwan's Gaoxiong on June 3rd.On Mondays, Tuesdays and Sundays each week, the 3-hour Taipei-Zhangjiajie Flight takes off from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 15:50 and arrives at Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport and the return flight commences for Taipei at 19:50. From June 3rd on, the newly-opened normal charter flight will take off from Gaoxiong at 14:50, arriving at Zhangjiajie in 2 hours and 40 minutes, and will return to Gaoxiong at 18:50 each Monday.These flights between Zhangjiajie and Taiwan will greatly facilitate Taiwanese wishing to tour Zhangjiajie. Via the 3-hour direct flight, they can now comfortably and safely get to the beautiful city instead of transferring in Guangzhou or Changsha.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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The awarding ceremony of 2012 Hunan Top Ten Cultural Events and Figures was held on May 31, 2013.The top ten cultural events are as follows: Hunan spirit refined as loyalty, sense of responsibility, seeking truth from facts, and striving for prosperity; three Hunan artworks carried on Shenzhou-8 spacecraft to travel in the space; the First College Students' Experience of Rural Culture in Hunan to discover more beautiful villages; 11 historical and cultural cities signed the "Changsha Declaration" in Changsha; the village library campaign concluded, promoting reading to all of the province's population; China South Publishing and Media Group acclaimed as the only culture publishing and media enterprise of the sample unit of governance index in Shanghai Stock Exchange; the First Hunan Internet Cultural Festival held to offer a network cultural feast; the mass arts performance "100 Arts Groups Competition" held in Changde; Xiangxi dance "Pursing Love" debuts in 2012 CCTV Spring gala; and the Hunan Cultural Development Plan in the 12th "Five-Year Plan" period introduced.The top ten cultural figures are well-known sculptor Lei Yixin, professor Ouyang Youquan at Central South University, Xu Yaping, president of the Yueyang Finless Porpoise Protection Association, Hunan TV host He Jiong, Chen Jiehui, general manager of the Hunan Grand Theatre, Xu Yong, deputy general manager of the Hunan Daily Press Group, Zhang Qing'e, president of the Anhua Meishan Culture Park, Chen Yanglong, inheritor of the under-glaze colors porcelain, Zhao Baoquan, president of the Happy Elderly Newspaper, and Shen Hong, a librarian from Children's Library in Hecheng District, Huaihua City.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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"Dark Tea Impression", China's first dance performance that features dark tea culture was presented to the public at Qindao Performing Arts Center, Changsha on May 30. It is the first time for Hunan to stage its national intangible cultural heritage, Anhua dark tea.Anhua dark tea has been known and recognized in recent years for its unique healthcare function, and its production technique has been listed as an item of national intangible cultural heritage.The "Dark Tea Impression" aims to popularize the history, culture, and healthcare value of dark tea. The 20-minute dance performance is composed of such key chapters as tea sacrifice, tea growing, tea-leaf picking, tea making, transportation and its spread to as far as the western regions and Eurasia. The dazzling video and audio effects, as well as 3D visual effects give a high quality representation of the profound dark tea culture on the Ancient Tea Horse Trade Road.Dark tea used to be a component of the ancient sacrificial ritual.Tea-leaf picking dance"Dark Tea Impression" is a dance performance that interprets the culture and history of dark tea.Translator: Liu FenSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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