Have you ever seen the propaganda film-A Bite of China? Then, are you interested in these appetizing foods? If you want to have a taste of these foods, you may come to Xiang Xi, where numerous special and palatable dishes meet all your flavors. Here, I would like to recommend you one type of dish -Tu Jia Fried Bee Pupa.

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On August 8th at 5 PM, on the meeting about the evaluation of zhangjiajie world geological park, the UNESCO geological experts gave full affirmation to the achievement in construction, management, utilization of zhangjiajie nearly four years. Meanwhile ,they hoped the park could be enhanced the management level and strengthened scientific research work. Soon it would become a world class geological park, giving benefit to human beings.Germany geological experts Maria-Luise Frey, Brazil geological experts Flavia Fernanda DE Lima, China geological environment department of land and resources chief ChenXiaoNing, three ladies of the UNESCO geological expert group agreed: the scenery of zhangjiajie world geological park was beautiful with rare resources. It was the “earth’s memory” that nature given to man, which was worth of protecting and understanding.Translated by Sophia#gallery-5 {margin: auto;}#gallery-5 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-5 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

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On the morning of August 8th, the bright sun is shining in the sky, which giving much heat to the earth. Walking in the national forest park,we can see the monkey in JinBian river, appearing in lines. Some climbed in the tree, some played in the crook, others had fun in the water… Thus enjoying the relaxed and comfortable environment. Childlike appearance, lively and lovely expressions, all of these attracted a large number of visitors to take pictures.Translated by Sophia    

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During August 6th to 10th, the youth culture exchange delegation from HeDong county of Korea , which consisted of 20 students and five teachers, will have four-day exchange learning and communication in ZhangJiaJie.Seven years ago, Since ZhangJiaJie and HeDong county form became friendly sister city, the exchange content of two countries extended from government cooperation to exchanged trainees,even the learning between the youth. The communication is bigger and bigger, the effect is more and more successful. The municipal party committee secretary HuBoJun hope that the students and teachers can make use of this chance to take part in more exchange activities, thus making more contribution and valuable suggestions for the economic and social development of ZhangJiaJie.Translated by Sophia

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A lecture on strengthening cultural development and cultural heritage protection in cities and developing globally competitive tourism was delivered by President of the Palace Museum Shan Jixiang, in Zhangjiajie, on August 10. About 800 cadres of the city attended the lecture. With his strategic insight from the aspects of philosophy and history, President Shan examined the challenges and opportunities that the urbanization has brought to cities, analyzed the development trend in urban cultural development and cultural heritage protection, and proposed suggestions on Zhangjiajie's cultural development based on its characteristics. After the lecture, Secretary of the CPC Zhangjiajie Municipal Committee Hu Bojun said that Zhangjiajie will take this lecture as an opportunity to protect the abundant cultural resources and make long-term and innovative plans, so as to promote the integration of culture and tourism, upgrade its cultural strength and develop Zhangjiajie into an influential cultural city with driving forces and local characteristics. Translator: Hao Jingru Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Realistic Brushwork Painting Exhibition of Hunan young army artist Han Bing was unveiled in Changsha Municipal Museum on August 10. Vice Chairman of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee Liu Xiao, Director of high-tech knowledge training class for all senior army cadres in National University of Defense Technology Liu Jifeng and Deputy Political Commissar of the Hunan Provincial Military Region Wei Yongchen attended the opening ceremony. Born in Anren County, Hunan Province, Han Bing is now the Director of Teaching & Research Division of the PLA Art College. After joining the army in 1989, he successively graduated from Culture Management Department of the PLA Art College as an undergraduate and from Music Department as a postgraduate. At the same time, he learned painting and calligraphy from the famous painter and calligrapher Han Shi and formed a unique style of bringing music into calligraphy and painting. The exhibition displays over 60 exquisite realistic brushwork paintings, including fantastic figures, vivid animals in different postures, and simple but elegant flowers and birds. It intensively shows Han Bing's works of his over 20 years' artistic creation. Translator: Wang Rong Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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It was released from the Taohuayuan Airport of Changde City that flights from Changde to Shenzhen will be added to 5 every week since August 16. The new flight will take off from Shenzhen at 18:35 and Changde at 20:50 every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, while on Thursday, the departure time is 20:10 from Shenzhen and 22:25 from Changde respectively.Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Recently, combined with advanced 3-dimentional image production and multimedia information technology, digital exhibition halls of Hunan Provincial Museum (HPM) were officially on line. Logining the official website of HPM  and entering "Exhibition Hall on Line", users can appreciate the items on display and enjoy their charms as if they were really in the hall.The digital halls contain 330 exquisite exhibits in four halls, namely, exhibits of the Mawangdui Tombs of the Han Dynasty, exhibits of ancient pottery works from Hunan's famous kilns, exhibits of bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty in Hunan and exhibits of Hunan's top 10 newest archeological discoveries. On the basis of all live-action shooting, users can virtually wander the halls from all angles to appreciate all the items on display. Pictures of the items can be enlarged with a click and even the emblazonry on wares can be seen clearly. Pictures of 40 important items can be shown with high definition and 3-dimention. What's more, the digital halls offer explanation with real voice.Translator: Wang RongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The construction of Hunan Yanghu Water Recycling Plant was officially launched on the afternoon of August 9. It is the first water plant that adopts the ecological technology "traditional secondary biochemical treatment--- constructed wetland plus natural wetland" in China.The plant is a demonstrative project of the "Two-Oriented" Society construction at the pilot area on the west bank of Xiangjiang River and the key eco-environment engineering. Based on the traditional secondary biochemical treatment technology, three aquatic plant ponds and 12 wetlands will form a special aquatic ecosystem to perform secondary sewage treatment, which can purify the water and absorb odor in the plant. The treated water can reach primary A level, representing the first case of water recovery in the province.It is learned that the 50-square-kilometer water recycling plant (including the Changsha Yanghu District and Hanpu District) now has a daily sewage treatment capacity of 40 thousand tons, which is expected to reach 120 thousand tons in 2020.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On August 8th, 100 Hunan girls chopped 511 kg of red pepper in just 10 minutes. They set a new world record for the largest scale of hand-chopped hot peppers. The record was witnessed by Zhang Jian, senior authentication officer of the World Record Association.That afternoon at a square in Window of the World Park, 100 Hunan girls in red t-shirts, knives in hand, quickly started chopping the peppers in wooden basins as soon as the order was given by the hosts. In a flash, red peppers were minced to pieces. Li Xuanxu, bronze medal winner of the women's 400m swimming medley at the 2012 London Olympic Games, also took part in the activity. Soon afterwards, pieces of chopped pepper were put together to make a special national flag that covered an area of 15 square meters. The pepper flag was made to honor the Chinese athletes competing in the London Games.Translator: Wu LirongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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