The Phoenix Town, one of China’s most beautiful and charming ancient town, once was open to tourists for free if you didn’t visit charging scenic spots. However, the fortunate time is going to be ended and 148 yuan will be charged instead once you step into the ancient town from April 10 on. Thus, the policy has changed from original charge in scenic spots to current charge in scenic area. So hurry and take advantage of  the rest free days to visit the town if you don’t arrange to visit the one charging scenic spots.Actually, the ticket fee is not unreasonably charged. Originally, there were two kinds of charging tickets. One was the 148-yuan ticket with 9 scenic spots allowed to visit, the other was the 108-yuan ticket to enter Nanhua Mountain scenic zone. Now, the new policy allows you to enjoy above two rights  by only charging you 148 yuan.The valid date of the  new ticket is three days. The valid date can be elongated after confirmed by the ticket office if tourists want to stay longer. What’s more, it is not necessary to buy ticket again within one year and tourists who have bought tickets for 3 times will enjoy the right of  lifetime free of ticket.By Patricia

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Brief Introduction of the Dongjiang Lake:Location:Located in the Zixing Conty of Chenzhou City, southeast of  Hunan, Dongjiang Lake is 38 km away from its downtown. The transportation is very convenient.Main Attractions:① The Dongxiang Lake has been acclaimed as “The Oriental Switzerland”. You can enjoy the romantic Small Dongxiang overcast with fog and the spectacular Great Dongjiang Reservoir here. Besides, the Waterfall of Mount Hougu, Efficacious Doushuai Rock, Yongcui Gorge and Fruit Garden are also inviting.② In the Swan Mountain and National Forest Park, mountains contending for beauty, green trees crowding as clouds, murmuring streams, fowls and beasts, singing birds and fragrant flowers give you a sense of freshness of nature.③ Down along the downstream of Great Dongjiang Reservoir by boat, you will reach the Chengjiangkou Scenic Zone where red rocks and cliffs, luxuriantly green woods cover the two shores of the lake.④ There are also some adventurous activities like Dongjiang Raft, Aquatic Parachute, Aquatic Plane, Water Scooter, Lakeside Fishing, Hot Spring Bath and so on.Tickets and Schedule:There are four lines provided for tourists. The A line is a tour around the Dongjiang Lake and costs you 52 yuan. The B line is a visit to Doushuai Karst Cave and is 72 yuan. The C line is the raft on Dongjiang Lake, 212yuan. The D line includes Doushuai Karst Cave tour and Dongjiang Raft and costs you 252 yuan.The opening time is from 8:00 to 18:00.Traffic:You can first go to the south station of Chenzhou by No. 18 or No.26 bus, then take the direct coach from Chenzhou to Great Dongjiang Reservoir to theDongjiangLake.By Patricia

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Recently,with the reputation of “sand painting art palace” national 3A level scenic spots Junsheng museum opened in wulingyuan.As a new painting, sand painting not only has the spirit of chinese watercolor painting, also has dignified oil painting. It has the elaborate picture, as well as anaglyph stereo feeling. Because its made from sand, plants and other natural materials, it won the reputation of “environmental protection type”.In line with the culture concept of “simple, nature, innovation”, the painter Li Junsheng ′s “sand painting” is a blend of thought wisdom of the painter and national emotion, and combines with sand, natural materials, reflecting the painters′ feeling of life. It has a unique style on the contemporary chinese painting.The openning of wulingyuan sand painting hall, marked the depth fusion of “art and market”, “culture and tourism”. Through the pavilion, visitors can not only see a more beautiful zhangjiajie, realizing tujia artistic talents, but also bring another “zhangjiajie” as a permanent collection to home.Translated by Sophia

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As tourists visiting Fenghuang will be required to buy tickets beginning April 10, millions of tourists swarmed into the ancient town during the three-day Tomb-Sweeping Festival. The town met its highest visitor peak on April 5, with many “No Vacancy” signs hanging outside hostels and hotels.From April 10, Fenghuang will adjust the current tourism service management system by charging a standard 148 yuan to enter the greater scenic area instead of offering tickets to individual scenic spots. A visitor to the old town said that he thought the 148 yuan entrance ticket is reasonable and expressed his hope that effective moves will be made by the government so that the money earned would be used toward the management and conservation of the old town.On the first day of Tomb-Sweeping Festival, Fenghuang received 31,600 tourists, a year-on-year rise of 69.89%; however, only about 2,000 tourists bought tickets to scenic spots. “Figures like these put a great deal of pressure on the entire ancient town.” said Cai Long, deputy chief of Fenghuang County.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On April 5, a farmer in Dongma Village of Paiwu Township, Huayuan County has begun ploughing his fields with the help of an ox. Local farmers engaged in spring plowing during Tomb-Sweeping festival find the rainy season facilitates the plowing and sowing.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal 

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The session of the city clusters in middle reaches of Yangtze River, one of the events at Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2013, was convened in the conference center of the BFA in south China's Hainan Province on April 8. The session was jointly held by the four provinces in central China, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, and Anhui. Xu Shousheng, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, attended the session and delivered a keynote speech.At 12:00 that day, more than 200 important guests gathered at the session, including Yasuo Fukuda, chairman of BFA Board and former Japanese Prime Minister; Zeng Peiyan, vice chairman of BFA Board and former vice premier of China's State Council; Zhou Wenzhong, secretary-general of BFA; Zhao Qizheng, former director of the Information Office of China's State Council; and Long Yongtu, former secretary-general of  BFA.Secretary Xu said that the city clusters in middle reaches of Yangtze River are like shinning pearls on the golden waterway of the Yangtze River. With the development conditions of Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster improving incessantly, he invited more global investors to central China and Hunan for investment and participation in construction of this city cluster.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: hunan.gov.cn

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The ceremony for picking tea in Nanyue Mountain, following the traditions of ancient times, was held on April 7th.  This marked the start of Yunwu tea season in Hengshan Mountain, Hunan province.  After conducting the ceremony - offering sacrifices and declaiming eulogies, the representatives from tea associations and tea growers of various provinces gathered to be the first in harvesting the Yunwu tea - a tribute to the emperors since Tang dynasty and a pilot field for cultivating organic tea.Translator: Xie RunchaoSource: hunan.gov.cn

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The former residence of He Long is located in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie city of Hunan Province.It was an ordinary wooden house which ride south. He Long’s grandfather He Liangshi build in Qing dynasty. Later on, it became inheritance of He Long’s father He Shitao. His sisters, brothers and him were born here, and spent their childhood and adolescence here. Because of their large family, He Long’s father used three board to separate into six rooms. The median house had red gold plaque of “He Long Gu Ju” four words which wrote by Deng Xiaoping. In 1919, the ordinary house was burned by the reactionary. Then He Long’s father soon rebuilt, to the 1925, it had a expansion into the courtyard. In 1929 it was destroyed by the local reactionary group, only leaving the groove of the door and a residual wall. During the period of the culture revolution, He Long was framed up, so the rest wall was destroyed.Now,the former residence of He Long restored in 1977.In 1983, Hunan Provincial People’s government made it in the key cultural relics protection units.Translated by Sophia

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He Long memorial hall was built in 1996. The Museum exhibited 337 He Long’s life pictures, 138 pieces of cultural relics.The exhibition is divided into five parts. That is “persistent saving ambition”, “outstanding proletarian strategist”, “outstanding chinese sports founder”, “the important leader of military and national defense construction “, “forever place in the hearts of the people”. It shows fighting life, brilliant life of helong.Memorial museum in addition to visitors, also opens to the revolutionary tradition of educational base. It has been included in the “national 100 red classical scenic spot” and “national list of selected thirty lines of red tourism”.Translated by Sophia

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The museum is located inJiefang Road, zhangjiajie. It complements with the world-class zhangjiajie mountains, setting off each other, which is the national patriotism education demonstration bases and the provincial cultural relics protection units.The revolutionary site building built in the late Qing Dynasty, which was the Catholic Church of Western missionaries. Later on, when the Red Army stationed in, this produced great influence events, such as historical process of the Chinese revolution andChina’s future, the fate of the great army and great place, and 166 founding general marshals.The sites has clean slate, lush evergreen trees, and beautiful flowers. Solemn and fresh as it is, visitors and guests feel a fresh air.Translated by Sophia

2012-04-19 00:23 View：4913