June 5th, is world environment day. Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan district around the theme “Green water castle peak is the jinshan silver”, organized each scenic spot to carry out environmental protection propaganda activities, advocating energy conservation and emissions reduction, low carbon, civilization and green travel and new trends in society.Translated by Sophia

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The seminar on the feasibility of tourist parkway connecting Loudi’s Shuifumiao Scenic Spot and Residence of Zeng Guofan was held on June 1, 2017. The seminar focused on the topics of possible challenges ahead for the project and how to attract investment.The 150-kilometer-long tourist parkway (a total investment of about 5 billion yuan) will be Hunan’s first sightseeing road focusing on all-for-one tourism. All-for-one tourism reorganizes tourism resources, promotes integrated development, achieves co-construction and sharing, and promotes coordinated development of the economy and society. Upon completion, the parkway will connect scenic spots in 8 townships, including Shuifumiao National Wetland Park, Cai Heseng Memorial Hall, Xiangshan Scenic Spot, Jiufeng Mountain Forest Park, and of Zeng Guofan’s Residence. Entertainment venues featuring local culture will dot the route. Travel routes will be customized for those driving. The project aims to promote Loudi’s industrial development, and improve the quality of tourism services. Translator: Xiao Juan

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The 46th World Environment Day fell on June 5, 2017. China’s theme was “Pristine waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”. Hunan’s own theme was “Safeguard clear waters and lush mountains, and build a prosperous, beautiful, and happy Hunan”.The Hunan Environmental Protection Department, the Hunan Citizenship Office, the Xiangjiang New Area Management Committee, and the Hunan Broadcasting System organized environmental protection lectures in Changsha. The lecturers included: “Green Guardian” Mao Jianwei, who has volunteered to protect the Xiangjiang River for 16 years; primary school teacher Xiao Ling an environmental instructor for 13 years; and grass-root environmentalist Liu Bingliang, who has devoted himself to environmental protection for 15 years. More than 500 applauded them.Themed activities were held across the province.Zhuzhou organized primary school, middle school, and college students to visit the digital environmental protection laboratory at the Zhuzhou Environmental Protection Bureau, and they watched environmental protection videos and films. Public suggestions and opinions were solicited for building a "Green Zhuzhou”.Changde’s environmental protection art troupe, the only of its kind in Hunan, staged Changde silk string performances, titled “Changde is an environmentally friendly city”, and “Ode to pristine waters and lush mountains”.The Fenghuang County environmental protection authority employees performed the song “Protecting the Earth” and released a music video to spread eco-environmental protection knowledge to the public.Translator: Pang Yuehui 

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Zhangjiajie Vice Mayor Yong Yan led a delegation to Siem Reap and Sihanoukville of Cambodia, and Louangphabang of Laos between May 20 and May 27, 2017. He signed MoUs of cooperation with the three provinces respectively. Siem Reap Vice Governor Sang Riha, and Sihanoukville Vice Governor Yun Min welcomed more Chinese travelers to visit Cambodia. Taking the opportunity of building friendly relations with Zhangjiajie, they expected to enhance mutual visits of students, businessmen, and teaching staff between Zhangjiajie and the two places. Louangphabang Vice Governor Vong Sha Vanh introduced the Kwang Si Waterfall in Laos, a world natural heritage, and their tourism-oriented economy. China has made a large amount of investments in the province, he said, adding that after establishing ties with Zhangjiajie, both sides will enhance multiform exchange and cooperation in the areas of tourism, economy, trade, culture, and education. Furthermore, government and businesses collaboration will be promoted to achieve complementation. Vice Mayor Yong stated that Zhangjiajie, a world natural heritage and world geopark, has similarities with the Angkor Wat in Siem Reap and the Kwang Si Waterfall. He expected to enhance tourism, economic and trade, cultural, and educational exchange and cooperation with Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, and Louangphabang, to promote common development and prosperity.Translator: Pang Yuehui 

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The Russian St. Petersburg Liaison Committee on May 30 announced that its Chairman Yevgeny Dmitrievich officially signed a letter regarding the establishment of its Information and Consulting Center in Changsha. It says the Russian St. Petersburg Municipal Government Information and Consulting Center in Changsha will be settled at Changsha National Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone in the second half of this year. The center started preparations in last October, during which a series of exchange activities was held. This March the Russian St. Petersburg Liaison Committee delegation visited Changsha to investigate the location for the center. After establishment, the center will have three divisions, two sections, and one office: the divisions of economy, trade, and investment; culture, tourism, and education; and general affairs; the sections of liaison and organization; and the office. The center is a foreign resident agency of St. Petersburg City, under the jurisdiction of the St. Petersburg Liaison Committee. It aims to introduce the City to China, so as to promote Sino-Russian pragmatic cooperation in economic and trade, science and technology, society, and civilization. Translator: Yu Jiangjiang Source:Hunan Official Web Portal

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Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu Festival) falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. For thousands of years, the Festival has been characterized by dragon boat racing, and eating Zongzi. This holiday will provide ample chances for all to be involved in celebrations.It is a folk festival widely passed down with a history of over two thousand years, and one of the most important festivals as well. There are various celebrating activities on the day of Dragon Boat Festival, among which eating rice dumplings (Zongzi, the steamed glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves) and dragon boat race are important customs.There will be a 3-day holiday for the coming Dragon Boat Festival, starting from May 28 (Sunday) to May 30 (Tuesday, the Dragon Boat Festival).As Dragon Boat Festival is not included in the highway toll-free dates like Spring Festival, Tomb-sweeping Festival and National Day Holiday, passenger cars with seven seats or less have to pay highway tolls as usual.Translator: Xiao Juan

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First China (Yiyang) Dongting Lake Eco-culture Tourism Festival Slated for Mid-JuneThe First China (Yiyang) Dongting Lake Eco-culture Tourism Festival and Watersports Festival will take place in Yiyang from June 16 to 18, 2017, according to a press conference held by the People's Government of Hunan Province on May 15.Themed “Beautiful Yiyang with mountains and lakes”, the festival will feature a series of activities, includinglive-action performance on Dongting Lake; “Davos” forestry forum-first eco-civilization and green development international forum; canoeing competition and water stunt shows; south Dongting Lake tour; Dongting Lake-themed evening gala; tourism product trade fair; tourism promotion conference; and food festival.“The festival provides visitors with magnificent lake view, delicious aquatic products, and fisherman culture,” said Liu Guolong, vice mayor of Yiyang City. Liu added that visitors could watch live-action performances featuring Hunan culture while visiting Dongting Lake.The festival aims to fully demonstrate the achievements made in Dongting Lake economic zone, and ecological civilization progress.

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On May 23rd, After the rain, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Tianzi mountain scenic area is full of hoodoo clouds, which lets visitors to experience the complex smoke and mountain artistic conception.Translated by Sophia

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On May 24th, after the rain, Huanglong scenic area is green everywhere. Roaming in the ecological square, visitors can feel the fresh air, a profusion of garden flowers.Translated by Sophia

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Recently, Huanglong music festival organizing committee through its official WeChat public announcement, announced that huanglong music season android version of the APP is launched, the apple version of the APP would also be on next week. All participants and followers can download and install huanglong music festival official WeChat APP.Letting art to embrace technology, auxiliary competition in science and technology, rich content via the Internet. According to understand, making exclusive APP is an innovation. It aims at combining the latest science and technology, via the Internet to simplify the process, the standard order, the comprehensive interaction and share the happiness. It also lets the organizers, participants and followers have a platform for communication and interaction to turn into a domestic and international influential music event.Huanglong music festival (Formerly known as “Huanglong hole” art fair) is to promote the development of the grand music art exchange. It is also the world’s highest award grants music event. In 2017 Huanglong music festival will be held in Huanglong scenic area in August this year, which plans to hold international choral art week and piano art week activities. Event details, and real time can be searched by Huanglong music season APP and music festival WeChat public (zjjhlyyj).Translated by Sophia

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