There is one train come to Zhangjiajie from Wuhan, it is better for you to take a trian or the express train from wuhan to changsha first ,then take a bus get to zhangjiajie , there are lot of buses run very hour from changsha to Zhangjiajie.

2011-07-29 22:28 View：4729

According to a press conference held on July 26, Zhangjiajie has been authorized as one leg of 2011 Asian Beach Volleyball Tour in China. The event will be ceremoniously held here from Sept.29 to Oct.4. Liu Shuhua, Zhangjiajie Vice Mayor, and Han Wei, a leader from Asian Volleyball Confederation, and other officials attended the conference.The event is undertaken by Asian Volleyball Confederation, Volleyball Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of China, Hunan Provincial Sports Administration, and Zhangjiajie Municipal Sports Bureau. In this September, the most excellent athletes of 50 teams from 20 countries such as China, China Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and India will participate in fierce competition with their best skills in Zhangjiajie, which will be a joyful and exciting experience for Zhangjiajie citizens and tourists from home and abroad.This is the first time for Zhangjiajie to host the beach volleyball competition. On the one hand, the Asian beach volleyball tour will bring the unrivalled natural beauty and unique folk flavor of Zhangjiajie into full paly, which can boost its reputation and further promote its tourism development. On the other hand, after hosting the game for five consecutive years, Zhangjiajie can build an international volleyball grand event in accordance with its city feature, with the characteristics of volleyball sport including “fashion, Sunshine and Passion”, which can push forward the development of China’s beach volleyball sportTranslator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

2011-07-29 06:47 View：1689

There is no direct bus between this two cities. so the best way is that you take a bus about 2 hours from Guilin or Yangshuo to Liuzhou, take a train about 11 hours get to Zhangjiajie, there are 2 trains runs everyday, No. 2012 start from Liuzhou at 21:09, Arrive at Zhangjiajie nest morning at 08:27am, No.K1474, start at 21:47pm, arrive at: 09:11am. We hope you can make it .

2011-07-27 23:44 View：2962

On the afternoon of July 25, the mass selection for challengers who will participate in the snooker exhibition match with Mark Williams ended in Zhangjiajie Minmin Billiard Club. This activity is hosted by Zhangjiajie Municipal Tourism and Sports Bureaus.It is said that the final three challengers, who were selected from 92 snooker fans, will take part in the activity titled “ Mark Williams’ first China tour after he ranked the world number-one snooker player ” that is scheduled to be held at Zhangjiajie Sunshine Hotel on July 28. They will play snooker with Mark Williams there, presenting an exciting snooker exhibition match in beautiful Zhangjiajie. Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

2011-07-26 23:36 View：1909

Changsha, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The second phase of a restoration project for an ancient village in central China's Hunan Province is expected to be completed in 2012.The first phase of the project was finished in 2010, in the village of Yutou Dong in the province's Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, while the second phase of the project is currently under way. A road and parts of several buildings in the village will be restored by the end of this year, according to Yang Shaoyong, head of the county's cultural relic management department.Architectural styles dating back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties have been well-preserved in the village. However, many of the structures in the village are dilapidated and will likely collapse, according to the archaeologists.The village was built between the years of 1368 and 1398, according to the archaeologists. There are currently 182 ethnic Dong families living in the village.Source: English.xinhuanet.com

2011-07-23 00:11 View：1656

The working conference on Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area's declaring National 5A Tourist Attraction was held on July 22 in Changsha. 5A (AAAAA) is the top class in the normative grading system for quality standardization and evaluation of tourist attractions (areas/spots) in China.Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei stressed that Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, the name card of Changsha City, is a key venue for leisure, tourism and patriotism education. Declaring National 5A Tourist Attraction is a hard task to be carried out within a limited time and under a strict requirement of high quality.Concerned department should take this opportunity to upgrade the hardware and software environment in this area, ensuring a sound implementation of the renovation suggestions from Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau. Projects and index that fall below a certain level must fulfill the plan by the end of July.It is revealed that Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area will take Yuelu Mountain, Orange Isle, Yuelu Academy, and Xinmin Institute as a whole to create and declare a national 5A-level tourist attraction.The preparation has now entered the sprint stages, striving to receive the assessment from China National Tourism Administration in August and realize the promotion within this year.Vice Mayor Chen Xianchun attended the conference.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2011-07-24 00:08 View：1998

Recently, camera crew from Far-off Home of CCTV Chinese International Channel visits Tianmen Mountain for filming natural wonders, historical and cultural sites and leisure features there. This shooting will make a 45-minute feature program about the mountain that is scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV 4 in July, 2011. The host and photographer are at work in Guigu Pathway During the filming process, the camera crew was overwhelmed by magnificent and precipitous Karst landform, amazing clouds sea, and human wonders like Guigu Pathway (pathway on the cliffs) and Tianmen cable cars. The Photographer is filming Karst landform of Tianmen Mountain According to director, this program will represent Tianmen Mountain as a unique and grand world geological park to people from around the world. Far-off Home is a high-end tourism program introducing China’s natural beauty and folk custom to overseas audiences, which will be shown on 23:26 from Monday to Friday weekly. It will also be aired through Asian, American and European Channels.The host is interviewing a tourist from Thailand. She said that she is stunned by fantastic landscape of Tianmen Mountain and other scenic spots of Zhangjiajie.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web 

2011-07-25 23:57 View：2296

On July 20, Zhangjiajie Mayor Zhao Xiaoming met with a Thailand tourism delegation headed by Aakapeng, Counselor of the Thailand National Tourism Administration. The two sides held friendly talks on strengthening tourism cooperation and communication, and signed the cooperative framework agreement. Vice Mayor Liang Bi also attended the meeting.Mr. Zhao Xiaoming gave a brief introduction of Zhangjiajie’s social and economic situation, in particular tourism industry, to Aakapeng. He said, “As a famous tourist destination in China, Zhangjiajie boasts unrivalled quartz sandstone peaks and gorges worldwide, which is called Zhangjiajie Landform. Similarly, as an important tourism country in Asia, Thailand has charming tropical folk custom and unique Buddhism culture, which is a major source of tourists for Zhangjiajie. There is much room for two sides to carry out tourism cooperation.”During the meeting, Aakapeng said that although this is his first time to Zhangjiajie, he has been deeply attracted by the picturesque landscape in Zhangjiajie. He sincerely invited Mayor Zhao Xiaoming to lead a delegation to participate in the tourism exposition held in Thailand next June, which will make more Thailanders know about Zhangjiajie’s natural beauty and folk custom.According to the framework agreement, the two sides will establish the coordination mechanism on tourism cooperation so as to promote the communication in all areas of tourism industry and realize the publicity information sharing between them.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

2011-07-22 16:34 View：2096

“2011 Zhangjiajie Country Music Festival” to be held in Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie City, China from September 10 till 18th, 2011. The 2011 Zhangjiajie Country Music Festival, is approved by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, hosted by Hunan Provincial Department of Culture and Zhangjiajie Municipal Government, and organized by Huanglongdong Investment Co. Ltd.The basic conditions for volunteers:18 years of age, and voluntary for the event more than 10 days of continuous service,And can master English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Georgian and other 22 foreign languages ​​in any one language, excellent level of spoken, have basic Chinese language communication skills and knowledge of country music.Once hired, the organizing committee will provide volunteers for Transportation costs(In China), Free clothing, Free scenic passes, Free room and food, Insurance and other facilities, the committee will be awarded for each volunteer 2011 'China Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week volunteer certification.Registration website:www.icmfc.comTranslator: SHUIRESource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

2011-07-21 16:32 View：2650

On July 20, Director-General of Japan Tokushima International Tourism Administration and his delegation visited Changsha. Liu Xiaoyue, deputy director of the Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Hunan Province hosted a symposium with the guests in Changsha to discuss exchange and cooperation in the future, and exchange views on officially signing friendly-relationship agreement.Deputy Director Liu remarked that Hunan and Tokushima inked a letter of intent to establish friendly relation in last September. She hoped that cooperation agreement can be sealed in October this year through bilateral efforts. In addition, she hoped practical exchanges should be carried out in such fields as trade, tourism, culture, education, medical treatment and physical culture to promote common development and prosperity.The Director-General agreed with Liu, and promised to facilitate the establishment of friendly relation.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

2011-07-20 16:30 View：1706