On January 13, a grand banquet attended by over 300 villagers was held in Zhangwan Village of Hangsha Township of Baojing County in Western Hunan. As the local tradition of butchering pigs began, the whole village was filled with cheers and laughter of villagers who worked hard in the past year.It is learned that Zhangwan Village, the furthest administrative village in Hangsha Township, houses 122 households of more than 480 residents, of which 100 residents working in other places. Most of residents in this village are Miao people. The Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau of Baojing County invested 140,000 yuan to provide running water for each family, harden 2,300 meters of roads, build a tea garden with 200 mu (13 hectares) and a seeding base with 10 mu (0.67 hectares) and organize a Miao drum team.Now most Miao people choose to celebrate the New Year in lunar January, except those living in southeast of Guizhou and some parts of Guangxi and Hunan. Miao people in these areas follow the tradition to celebrate the New Year in October, November and December. Besides worshiping ancestors and enjoying a banquet, Miao people hold other grand activities to embrace the New Year, such as offering sacrifice to Dragon Spring and the God of Farmland and dancing to the Lusheng music.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On January 8, the Culture & Art Committee of the China Chamber of International Commerce Hunan Chamber of Commerce (CCICHCC) was launched in Changsha, aiming to promote international communication and cooperation in Hunan's cultural industry. Provincial leaders and some veteran comrades including Xiao Yayu, Shen Ruiting, Yu Haichao, Luo Haifan, Yan Yongsheng, Tang Zhixiang, Luo Guiqiu and Wang Tingming attended the launching ceremony. Jointly initiated by over fifty famed culture and art enterprises in Hunan Province, the Culture & Art Committee of CCICHCC involves such industries as culture, art, sports, news, jewelry and auction. At the launching ceremony, paintings of oil painters like Liao Shiliang, Liu Yeqing, Xiang Wenwen and Yin Ni were exhibited. Representatives from international cultural organizations like American Federation of Musician and Art En Voyage also exchanged ideas with Hunan artists on the spot. Translator: Yin Xiaodong Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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It is about 14 hours train to zhangjiajie from guangzhou.the start time is being in the afternoon(14:00pm and 20:00pm).

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ZJJ Lou River Drifting is a quality scenic spot invested and managed by Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Ltd Company. It is known as the “mini three gorges”. Along the river, spots cover densely, including more than 100. In addition, masses of stone elephant, stone horse, stone pig, stone gong, stone horn etc. stand there, clustered egrets fly in the blue sky and coupled mandarin ducks paddle beside the water.There are only about 28 kilometers between Wulingyuan and the dock of Lou River. Its drifting section lasts for 38 kilometers, which can be divided into two parts: upstream and downstream: the former has a length of 16 kilometers, ending at Jiangya Hot Spring Resort Village and the latter 22 kilometers, ending at some place (links with provincial road 305,which allows a convenient transportation there) 10 kilometers’ away from Cili County, Zhangjiajie City.In conclusion, Lou River Drift is considered as the most wonderful on-water amusement around Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Translated by Becky

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ZJJ  Zixia Taoist Temple is the first one promoted to the national AAA  scenic spot in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan district, at the beginning of 2011. As an important venue for religious activities sanctified by the provincial government, Zixia Taoist Temple is filled with incenses and pilgrims all the year round. Owing to its beautiful scenery and convenient transportation, it enjoys a good reputation of “the first Taoist temple in western Hunan”.Located in Wulingyuan District,Zhangjiajie City,Zixia Taoist Temple is where the Zhangjiajie Taoist Association Site seats. There stores the inscriptions, dedications and religious relics of many famous calligraphers within this Taoist temple.ZJJ Zixia Taoist Temple with a history of nearly 500 years, was first built in Jiajing years, Ming Dynasty. Later, it was destroyed in discord times. Thanks to the development of tourist industries, believers of Tao and the government’s approval, Zixia Taoist Temple was then expanded in 1992, relying on religious believers’ donation from place to place and the Zhangjiajie government‘s allocations. Zixia Taoist Temple has more than 30 temples of different sizes totally. Moreover, the name “Zixia Taoist Temple” was inscribed by famous Chinese calligrapher Shen Peng.Translated by Becky

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1, Tourist visa: one type of visas. Some countries issue visas to tourists, which is what we call “tourist visa”. It features short staying period, about 30 days in general, 90 days at most, no extension of maturity. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to work, nor do anything that is irrelevant to tourism in that place.2, Visa-free: It means no visa is required from one country to another. One can stay there for 7 days to 6 months. And it is generally bilateral.3, Landing visa: One can go to another country without a visa, but he should take passport and entry license issued by related offices of destination country to issue a visa after reaching the country’s port. This visa is usually unilateral. It would be better for Proposer to get in touch with the embassy of that destination country in advance. Avoid acting  blindly, so as not to fail to obtain the visa on arrival.4, Schengen visa: according to the Schengen Agreement, its member states issue uniform visas to short-term stayers. Once gaining the schengen visa, one is approved of traveling freely in all of the member countries within the valid period.5, Interregional visa: It is a kind of visa that one applies in non-nationality located countries, or the third counties visa. Nowadays, many countries permit interregional visa. There is a high success rate of applying for it, under the circumstances of one learns the visa policies of every destination country related to his traveling lines beforehand.Translated by Becky

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1, The overall environment: most of Zhangjiajie vegetations are evergreen, so no silent swish of falling leaves and lifelessness even in winter. Instead, Zhangjiajie mountains and water still keep spiritual and vigorous.2, Winter weather: You’d better get to know something about ZJJ weather condition for fear of overcast and rainy days, before you decide to pay a visit. If you are lucky enough, you may encounter snow, which is a kind of blessing during your winter trip.3, Preferential policies: Parts of scenic spots have sales promotion, so please pay close attention to official announcement.4, Accommodation: Downtown hotels tend to have a high use ratio, with normal heating generally. Comparably speaking, baddish hotels within the scenic spots are slightly worse.5, Transportation: Trains hardly show any differences both in off seasons and boom seasons. However, airplanes change largely, because sometimes a few airlines may decrease or even stop their scheduled flights.Translated by Becky

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At the beginning of the New Year, good news was released by ZJJ Wulingyuan Tourist Administration: two special spots–ZJJ Giant Salamander Science and Technology Museum and Xibu Street were officially authorized as national AAA  scenic spots. In this way, Wulingyuan owns 3 national AAA scenic spots up to now.Since 2012, ZJJ Giant Salamander Science and TechnologyMuseum and Xibu Street have upgraded their hardware and software construction in different fields vigorously, firmly in line with Scenic Spot Quality Grade Division and Evaluation. According to incomplete statistics, both of these two ZJJ scenic spots received more than 300,000 home and abroad tourists in 2012.Translated by Becky

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Tongdao Wanfo Mountain, situated in Taipingyan village, Linkou town, Tongdao autonomous county, Huaihua city, Hunan province, is the biggest scenic spot in Tongdao with an area of 28.04 km² and one of the biggest Danxia landforms in China as well.Wanfo Mountain scenic area also won the laudatory title of “the Great Green Wall” for five scenic spots of Wanfo Mountain,Fairy Cave,Qixing Mountain,General Mountain and Ziyun Mountain scattering over the Danxia landform.In the scenic spot, “Sole Tall and Graceful Crag”, “Ancient Qixing Nunnery”, “Fairy House”, “Male Lion Looking Up at Moon”, “Heaven-Holding Pillar”, “Beauty Yearning For Husband”, “the Divine Land of Conch ”, “Golden Turtle Foraging for Food”, “Natural Bridge of Magpies”(the name is originated from a fairy tale and means a chance for meeting of lovers after long departure), “Forest Maze of Thirty-six Curves” are top ten exquisite scenic spots. And you must be indulge in its unique beauty and miracle landscape.By Brenda

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Huaihua Culture Town of Dong Nationality in Hunan Province, located in Xiangshipo Provincial Forest Park in Dong nationality autonomous county of Zhijiang, enjoys superiority that the Culture Town is 6 km away from Huaihua downtown, over 20 km from Zhijiang Memorial Hall of the Victory of the Anti-Japanese War and the Acceptance of the Japanese Surrender, adjacent to Hunan-to-Guizhou railway and 320 national road, and borders Wushui River in the south.

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