When The Buddha JiGong 3 is on screen, the background is very beautiful. The landscape is so charming, with the highest elevation of the natural cave spectacle, tianmen mountain. So we can see visiblily that zhangjiajie is so famous.The first 24 minutes of The Buddha JiGong 3, appearing JiGong lead spirit zen son, etc to fight the devils. The background is landmark attractions, zhangjiajie tianmen mountain, which is the birthplace of the miracle, the world the highest elevation of the natural cave. Tianmen cave appeares in the myth slice, in fact, this explains the beautiful mountain, beautiful water of zhangjiajie, beautiful people, more fairy place to live.Translated by Sophia

2012-09-20 23:26 View：3787

Aizhai Bridge over Dehang canyon is the longest suspension bridge all over the world with a main span of 1176m. Its bridge towers about 350m above the ground and owns worldwide renown for creating four worlds first.On sept.15th, the first International Base Jumping Festival in 2012 and Adil’s hire-wire walking challenge have made their debut on Aizhai Bridge—the world first suspension bridge in Jishou. Adil, known as China’s High-altitude king as well as the sixth descendant of “Dawazi” (means walking a tightrope in Uygur language) walks together with his two apprentices on a tightrope of 1432m and succeeds in two-times transposition, creating a world record for longest threesome high-wire walking.By Brenda

2012-09-20 23:25 View：3119

On September 17th, reporters at the service seat of WuLingYuan mark door, found that xibu street workers give visitors the wulingyuan scenic tourist map “.“This kind of tourist map is practical, marked with wulingyuan main attraction position, and the distance from xibu street which facilitate reasonable arrangement of tourists visiting.”The staff introduce, from now on,it will distribute 4000 free scenic tourist map to the tourists every day. It not only provides convenient for the vast number of tourists visiting zhangjiajie scenic core, but also will let the visitors further understanding of Xibu street.ZJJ Xibu street, located in the SuoXi river of wulingyuan city, opening to tourists from home and abroad this May 16th, for the only free visit scenic spots of zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

2012-09-19 23:22 View：1332

As reported, thanks to Hunan province’s successive holding of international tourism festival, tourism commodity exposition, and international forest conservation festival and so on, Zhangjiajie witnesses the coming of more and more overseas businessmen as well as visitors, which making the autumn tourism become much more popular home and abroad. Tianzi Mountain, Huangshi village, Yuangjiajie and other scenic spots are hugged by numerous tourists these days.Other than the often seen South Korean visitors, western visitors also catch your eyes from time to time. According to the principal who is in charge of Yellow Dragon Cave, at least 10 different nationalities involved amid those overseas tourists recently. In recent years, it is self-evident that Zhangjiajie’s tourism awareness has been improved greatly by means of the successful holding of a series of creative international marketing activities.Translated by Becky

2012-09-19 23:21 View：1147

30th anniversary Celebration of Jishou City Dragon dance performance at People's Square of Jishou City by ethnic minorities The 30th anniversary celebration of Jishou City was grandly held at People's Square of Jishou City, Hunan Province on September 22. Citizens in distinctive native costumes sang and danced gaily to celebrate their hometown's birthday. Thanks to national support policies and unremitting efforts made by the people of all ethnic groups, Jishou City has taken on a brand new look since its founding 30 years ago. Till now, the city boasts convenient transportation and favorable location with several national and provincial trunk roads and southern section of Jiaozuo-Liuzhou railway running through it. In 2011, the per capita disposable income of urban residents and per capita net income of rural residents increased to 16,330 yuan and 4,093 yuan respectively, an average annual increase of 11.4% and 13.3%. With the industrial expansion in sectors of agriculture, industry, and services, the value-added of the three main industries increased 26 times, 146 times and 164 times respectively. The city's comprehensive economic strength ranks among the top 20 in Hunan. Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-25 23:18 View：2042

Hunan Provincial Commodity Price Control Bureau released public notice on September 22 that with the approaching of Mid-Autumn Day and National Day, Hunan will lower ticket prices of a group of tourist attractions from September 30 in a bid to create a favorable environment for tourists and promote tourism consumption. The admission fee of "Five islands and one village" (snake island, bird island, monkey island, crocodile island, lock island and folk culture village) in Zixing City of Chenzhou will reduce from 120 yuan to 100 yuan. The ticket price for the 4A scenic spot Qianzhou Ancient Village in Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture will drop from 100 yuan to 80 yuan. Citizens will be admitted to the 4A national scenic spot of Wanfo Mountain in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County of Huaihua City at 100 yuan instead of the previous 120 yuan. The entrance ticket of the 3A city park of Yuqiao Village of Liuye Lake in Changde City will be reduced from 45 yuan to 30 yuan. The cultural relics under provincial protection Long Family's Compound in Xintian County of Yongzhou City can be accessed at 30 yuan, 10 yuan lower than that of the previous. In addition, ticket prices of the 4A national scenic spot Nanhuashan Culture-themed Spot in Fenghuang (Phoenix) County and the 3A scenic spot of Lu's New House in Hengyang City and Chunxi Village in Pingjiang County of Yueyang City will go down. The 4A scenic spot Dayong Town in Zhangjiajie will be open to tourists for free.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-24 23:14 View：1398

Changsha launched the 2012 Car-free Day themed with "Love Changsha, Green Travel" on September 21 and the First Alliance for Cities of Green Travel was founded. From 6:00 to 18:00 on September 22, cars under 7 seats (apart from taxis, police cars, ambulances and school buses) with even tail numbers on car plate are forbidden to travel in the area surrounded by the East 2nd Ring Road, South 2nd Ring Road, Xiangjiang Road and Sany Avenue, the Orange Islet Bridge and the Xiangjiang Tunnel of Yingpan Road; those cars are also not allowed to travel in the area among Furong Road, Laodong Road, Xiangjiang Road and Wuyi Avenue.Translator: Zhangshu Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-23 23:12 View：1314

Fourteen students from Changsha University of Science and Technology are pedaling their way to Zhangjiajie.A low-carbon campaign themed with "Subsidize low carbon travelling; Bring your micro-blog to see the sea of forest in Zhangjaijie" concluded successfully at Wulingyuan Scenic Area of Zhangjiejie on September 20.The campaign, launched on June 28, attracted over one thousand low carbon travelling-lovers from provinces and municipalities including Hunan, Hubei and Chongqing. The youngest participant is only ten years old and the eldest 67. The low carbon journey totaled approximately 300 thousand kilometers.This event has promoted not only Zhangjiajie's tourism brand, but also the concept of travelling with low carbon and environment protection. It is learned that free-ticket and grants were provided by the scenic area to participants, first of its kind nationwide.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-23 23:11 View：1372

The 2012 Tourism Working Conference on Mid-Autumn Day and National Day Holiday was held by Hunan Provincial Government on the morning of September 20.The holiday tourism nationwide will start on September 24. Hunan is expected to meet its highest travel peak in the upcoming eight-day Golden Week holiday from September 30 to October 7. According to a sample survey by Hunan Tourism Bureau, 90% of Changsha citizens intend to travel in the holidays, significantly higher than the number of last year.The free-pass policy was issued this year that passenger cars with seven seats or less and motorcycles will get a free pass on toll roads, bridges and tunnels during the Spring Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day, Labor Day and National Day. This will put unprecedented pressure on the country's highways during the Golden Week holiday. Therefore, one or two designated lanes for passenger cars are scheduled to set on main highways during the holiday to facilitate the traffic.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-21 23:10 View：1447

The press conference on 2012 Zhangjiajie Forest Protection Festivalheld on the evening of September 18 attracted more than 120 journalists from 60-plus domestic and overseas media. The conference marked the opening of this "Enjoying Natural Beauty and Promoting Ecological Civilization" themed festival at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on September 19. Visitors are expected to witness a series of marvelous activities including the opening ceremony of this festival, gala performances, unveiling ceremony for Bronze Statue of Wu Guangzhong-great master of traditional Chinese paintings and shooting ceremony of "Dream in Zhangjiajie". Zhangjiajie National Forest Park as China's first state-level forest park was founded in September, 1982. During its 30 years, the park has developed from a forest farm into a prestigious tourist attraction. Its operation philosophy has evolved from "a park for sightseeing" into an ecological park and a park spreading ecological culture. Launched in 1991, Zhangjiajie Forest Protection Festival is said to be the only public celebration for forest protection. Translator: Guo Yan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

2012-09-20 23:07 View：1259