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December 5 is the International Volunteer Day for Social and Economic Development (IVD). On the street of Zhangjiajie’s Wulingyuan Scenic Area, a group of elderly volunteers celebrated the day by picking up rubbish and supervising civilized travel.In Wulingyuan Scenic Area, eighteen CPC & League Member Obligatory Information Desks were set up at tourist distribution centers such as ticket offices and Tianzi Mountain. 9,600 registered volunteers from 25 volunteer service organizations offered services for tourists by turns.Elderly volunteers (file photo)Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-12-08 15:52
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At 13:24 on November 18, the CRH train 380B slowly entered Huaihua South High-speed Railway Station. On the same day, Changsha-Huaihua section of Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway began trial operation. According to the plan, this section will open to public by the end of this year. At 10:57, the train 0G6501 left Changsha South Railway Station, marking the beginning of around one-month trial run of Changsha-Xinhuang section of Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway. It has been learned from Guangzhou Railway Group that after the official operation of the Hongqiao (Shanghai)-Xinhuang West section of Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway in late December, Huaihua South Station and Xinhuang West Station will be facilitated with 17 pairs of high-speed motor train units for the first time. With this it will take about 100 minutes to travel from Changsha to Huaihua, and 5 hours from Changsha to Shanghai. Translator: Hao Jingru Source: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-11-20 16:56
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On November 14, Mayor of Zhangjiajie Xu Xianhui met with a delegation from Wilmar International Limited of Singapore headed by its president Kuok Khoon Hong to explore available cooperation opportunities.At the meeting, Mayor Xu extended welcome to the delegation, briefed them on the basic conditions of Zhangjiajie, and introduced some key investment projects of the city. He hoped that the delegation could invest in the city after in-depth investigation. The city will actively create favorable environment for enterprise development to realize common growth. In addition, Mr. Xu thanked Kuok Khoon Hong for his contributions to the city’s charitable cause. Kuok Khoon Hong came to Zhangjiajie mainly for Wilmar education program and business investigation. Next, he will visit?Wulingyuan District and Cili County.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-11-14 13:39
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Tongguan Ancient Street & plate-conferring ceremony of “Tongguan—Origin of Marine Ceramic Road” was launched at Cultural Square of Kiln Fire and Ceramic Town in Tongguan Town of Wangcheng District on October 22. Former national politicians, representatives of ambassadors to China, mayor representatives of Cities Alliance, experts and scholars at home and abroad along the Marine Ceramic Road gathered in Tongguan to join hands to build the Marine Ceramic Road in the 21st century.Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee Zhang Xiangtao, Deputy Mayor of Changsha Zhang Yingchun, Secretary of the CPC Wangcheng District Committee Tan Xiaoping, and Head of Wangcheng District Kong Yucheng jointly unveiled the stone tablet of “Origin of Marine Ceramic Road”.Tongguan, known as a ceramic town with a 1,000-year history, is one of the five ceramic towns in China and the birthplace of under-glazed colored ceramic across the world. Wangcheng plans to take 10 years to build Tongguan into a medium-sized city with a population of 100,000 and a new urban area of 10 square meters, as well as a historic and cultural ancient town and a new modern industrial town integrating ancient urban civilization and modern industrial civilization.Tongguan Ancient Street & plate-conferring ceremony of “Tongguan— Origin of Marine Ceramic Road” is launched. Guests are injecting water to the model symbolizing the origin of Marine Ceramic Road.The stone tablet of “Origin of Marine Ceramic Road” is unveiled in Tongguan.An old ceramic craftsman in Tongguan is making a ceramic pot.An actress in Tang-style costume is performing at Cultural Square of Kiln Fire and Ceramic Town.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-10-25 13:46
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Beautiful China, Love in Zhangjiajie. On the morning of August 20th, “ZJJ New found” 2014 eight provinces (Municipalities) TV special invitational competition, From Chongqing, Fujian, Guizhou, Guangdong, Hubei, Henan, Jiangxi, Hunan, A total of eight provinces and municipalities 45 provincial TV media of nearly more than 200 persons participated in field. They will focus on Zhangjiajie landform scenery in 3 days time, Shooting TV program of “The Best” in heart.Concentration during the tour, More than 200 television personalities group will successively come to Wulingyuan Tianzishan Mountain, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, Ten-miles gallery, Baofeng lake, Shooting on the subject of “New found” Zhangjiajie TV specials.Translated by Sophia
2014-08-20 09:49
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On August 15, American Matthew. G. Winter and Changde girl Yin Wanyu held a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony in Zhangjiajie. Among the sounds of suona horn, drums and gongs, the bridal sedan chair was lifted with a thunderous bust of fireworks, attracting attention of locals and tourists.Matthew. G. Winter works as a financial professional in Chengdu. To make his wedding ceremony unforgettable, he decided to marry his girlfriend as per Chinese custom.This year the first transnational Chinese wedding ceremony in Zhangjiejie was held by a French guy and a Zhangjiajie girl in May. In recent years, more and more international couples are choosing to hold their wedding ceremony in the world-famous Zhangjiajie as a token of love for each other.The American bridegroom picks his Chinese bride from her house. The American bridegroom puts his Chinese bride in the bridal sedan chair. The bride strides over a fire pan to remove bad luck. The young couple bow to each other following Chinese wedding customs.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-08-18 16:52
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On July 17, the flood in Fenghuang Ancient Town gradually receded as the rain became smaller. People organized by the local government were busy cleaning the streets hit by the flood. Though the scenic area was still closed, water supply was restored in 50% area and power supply in 85% area of the town. When the disaster fell, the local government quickly evacuated surrounding people and tourists, and set up temporary shelters for tourists at Nanhua Gate, Phoenix Grand Hotel, and the Cultural Square. According to the local authority, up to July 16, 23,772 tourists were transferred, no one injured or dead. Meanwhile, through timely contact between the local government and travel agencies, 33,187 tourists were persuaded to return. The streets and shopfronts near the river were hit seriously, with some places covered by mud of half a chi (about 16.7 centimeters). People were busy cleaning the mud by pumping water from the river.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-07-20 12:29
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On August 3, Setsuya Nakada and his colleague from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), commenced their three-day comprehensive survey and assessment in Zhangjiajie. After the inspection, they would submit a written report to the UNESCO for further evaluation.In recent years, 200 million yuan has been invested in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park for geological heritage protection, including upgrading geological disaster prevention, travel route transformation, field interpretation system and park signs; improving museum of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and establishing a database of geological heritage protection and geological disasters; and actively carrying out science and research activities, setting up Zhangjiajie topography united research center, conducting Zhangjiajie topography international academic seminar, and enhancing training related to geology and geoscience.Final assessment result is expected to be announced in September in Canada at the world conference on geoparks.Expert from the UNESCO inspect Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Experts from the UNESCO inspect the museum of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Xu Xianhui (R), mayor of Zhangjiajie City, meets the expert from the UNESCO.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-08-06 09:03
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The GDP of Zhangjiajie in the first half of 2014 grew by 9.5%, higher than Hunan’s average growth for the first time, and up 2.5% and 3.4% over the same period of 2013 and the full year of 2013 respectively. The tourists and tourism income exceeded the national average level and rose by 11.4% and 14.5% respectively, 20.9 and 18.4 percentage points higher than that of the same period of last year. Scenic areas in Zhangjiajie received about 12.8 million tourists, bringing in tourism revenue of 7.67 billion yuan, with a significant year-on-year increase.In the first half of this year the number of take-off and landing flights at Zhangjiajie Lotus Airport increased by 10.5%, and the number of international flights increased by 62.3% over the same period of last year. The number of overseas tourists and tourists staying overnight in Zhangjiajie rose by 20.6% and 13.2% respectively.Zhangjiajie’s tourism has developed rapidly owing to the preferential policies for primary and high school students, self-driving tourists, and tourists by high-speed railway. In addition, a series of eye-catching marketing events, including wing-suit flying through the natural cave, climbing the “First Ladder in the World” in Zhangjiajie’s Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, and cyclers with DIY colored painting in parts of their body, have played a positive role in attracting more tourists to Zhangjiajie and promoting Zhangjiajie into the international tourism market.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-07-28 08:51
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On the first two days of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the performance of Zhangjiajie-Charming Xiangxi saw over ten thousand domestic and overseas audiences. "The performance is so wonderful that it deserves its reputation," Mr. Zhao, a tourist from Singapore, spoke highly of the performance after walking out of the Charming Xiangxi Grand Theatre in Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie. According to an official from the Wulingyuan Ethnic Affairs Bureau, Zhangjiajie-Charming Xiangxi, a folk play created after 15 years' of efforts, has been staged in the Spring Gala twice. It has been honored as the project for the national cultural industry demonstration base and the national cultural tourism project, and is on the list of the national top 30 cultural brands. It has become a main cultural tourism product for Zhangjiajie, a site listed on the World Natural Heritage, to attract domestic and overseas tourists.Various shows are staged.The audience full of joy.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-06-03 17:06
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