On April 29, Dong Nationality Cultural Village of Huangdu in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County is bustling with tourists.Visitors from Changsha, Guilin, Guangzhou and other places gathered there to merrily experience Dong people’s culture by tasting savory oil tea, appreciating folk dance and enjoying get-together banquet (he long yan), a feast held in high regard by Dong villages or families as a way of entertaining honorable guests.Translator: Xiao Juan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Changsha Huanghua International Airport (IATA: CSX,ICAO: ZGHA) (simplified Chinese: 长沙黄花国际机场; traditional Chinese: 長沙黃花國際機場; pinyin: Chángshā Huánghuā Guójì Jīchǎng) is the airport serving Changsha, Hunan province, People's Republic of China, as well as nearby cities such as Zhuzhou and Xiangtan. Located about 20 kilometres (12mi) of the city centre in the town of Huanghua in Changsha County,

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It is about 200 km from Changde Taohuayuan Airport to Zhangjiajie city, high-speed drive time about 2 hours.

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There are 16 air routes linking up Zhangjiajie and Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Xian, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shenzhen, Qingdao, Fuzhou, Chongqing, Changsha, etc. In 2011,Zhangjiajie Arial Port passed the inspection and acceptance organized by the General Administration of Customs in accordance with the requirements of the State Council.

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The annual worldwide extreme challenge in Tianmen Mount, Zhangjiajie will welcome the  challenge of Jean-Yves Blondeau,a French man who titled as the incomparable Super Pulley-man all over the world. The twisting mountain road that known as the First Road Wonder in the World with 99 curves will be Jean-Yves Blondeau's target ,and he becomes the first one to challenge  high risk road.Jean-Yves Blondeau,graduated from a school of design in France,who once invented a special kind of clothes with 31 pulleys .Except the pulley shoes ,these pulleys are fixed on elbows, knees, front and back of body.With this clothes,he can act as the Transformer to change his gesture easily while sliding.Last year,Jean-Yves Blondeau slided from the top of the Alps with a speed of 70 miles per hour,which was even faster than the motorbike.However,The twisting mountain road in Tianmen Mount, Zhangjiajie is totally different from the Alps for its steeper slope,sharper curves and higher risky.Whether he will succeed or not , We will wait and see in May 2012. Translated by Aileen

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24 April,Singapore Airlines opens the direct flight to Wuhan,Hubei Province,China.It is the second direct flight after China Eastern Airline opened the first one from Wuhan to Singapore.Therefore,the two-way direct flights between Wuhan and Singapore is launched with six flights per week.The following picture shows the first batch of air-passengers from Singapore arrive at Wuhan.Singapore Guests can choose from Wuhan to Zhangjiajie, they are very close to Wuhan and Zhangjiajie, and the traffic is very convenientTranslated by Aileen

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The Sheba Festival, a traditional festival of Tujia Minority, was grandly celebrated in Furong Town in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture on April 23. Performers presented Maogusi Dance, Hand-waving Dance and Timashen Folk Songs to domestic and international tourists. These performances were chosen from state-level intangible cultural heritage list, showcasing the mystifying customs of Tujia People.It is said that this festival is a special occasion for Tujia People in Xiangxi, when they worship ancestors and pray for a prosperous year. One of the attractions in this festival is the famous and unique sacrifice ceremony.The charming town in western Hunan was named after a famous movie "Furong Town" filmed there in 1986. The town's one-hour sightseeing route is under construction. The project covers 10 state-level tourist attractions including the ruins of Laosi Town, among China’s 2010 top ten archaeological discoveries and Mengdong River, the best place for rafting in the country. Chief of the project Liu Luping said, the new tourist destination will boast its tourist attractions complementary to Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Ancient Town.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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China Ancient Town Preservation & Development Forum themed with " Cross-straits Cooperation in Preserving Ancient Towns" was hosted in Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town, Huihua City from April 21 to 22. Relevant scholars and experts from Peking University, Hunan University and Taiwan University attended the forum.More than 380 ancient buildings dating back to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and the period of the Republic of China (1912-1949) still stand intact in Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town-the country's best ancient commercial town.In recent years, Hongjiang District has vigorously implemented the strategy of "Rejuvenating the District with Tourism Boom". Some projects are being carried out in full swing to restore the core of the ancient commercial town, aiming to reproduce its original style.Participants acclaimed the ancient town as a dynamic museum and a specimen of tracking the country's modern business development. They also put forward numerous valuable suggestions on restoring and preserving ancient architecture as well as furthering studies of the town's unique culture.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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The 2012 China Online Media Reporting Tour in Changsha was unveiled on April 21 and will last till April 25. Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei and Deputy Director of the Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau Liu Zhiming attended the opening ceremony.Numerous outstanding internet media across the country come to take part in the event in Changsha, which will greatly boost the city's tourism and accelerate the province's tourism development. It will surely spread the tourist image of "Happy Hunan People, Beautiful Hunan Landscape".According to an online survey, the ten favorite cultural tourist cities in China are Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Zhengzhou, Kuqa, Danzhou, Hulun Buir, Taizhou, Bozhou and Jiujiang. Mayor Zhang presented awards to these cities at the ceremony.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal 

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A three-day romantic journey in Zhangjiajie of Nanjing tour group came to a happy ending at the afternoon of 20th April .Pursue Love in Zhangjiajie is the very theme.Over 200 tourists from  a Nanjing's tourism column participated a get-together with more than 500 literature and art enthusiasts from a journey club related to Zhangjiajie TV station.It was reported that at the beginning of this March, Zhangjiajie Promotion Group of Yangtze River Delta has signed this theme journey with Follow Me to Travel tourism column of Jiangsu TV station.In 19th April,30 couples from Nanjing tour group tied their lovers' lock when traveling in Tianmen Temple.It is heard most of these couples are silver wedding (25th anniversary )and golden wedding(50th anniversary).Translated by Aileen

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