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The closing ceremony of the fifth Furong Cultural Festival and art performances of outstanding programmes were held in Furong District, Changsha on the morning of Oct. 19, 2016. Themed on “China Dream”, the festival has organized 20 contests in various fields since this March, such as music, dance and comprehensive category. It greatly helps to enrich people’s cultural life. The photo above shows a singing performance made at the ceremony. Translator: Xiao Juan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal
2016-10-19 11:01
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Zhuzhou Fantawild Dreamland was open to the public on August 18, 2016. As the second phase of the Fantawild Tourist Resort in Zhuzhou, the Dreamland consists of 25 large scale entertainment projects with independent intellectual property rights, and more than 200 scenic spots, including ten indoor themed cultural zones and 15 outdoor ones.Translator: Yu JiangjiangSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2016-08-20 11:21
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Zhangjiajie, a site of world natural heritage well-known at home and abroad for the setting of the movie “Avatar”, and Venice, acclaimed as the City of Water, inked the tourism and cultural cooperation framework agreement to build world's most classic landscape tour, on June 19 of local time, Venice, Italy.The agreement covers tourism resources sharing, mutual passenger source, and exchanges and cooperation in tourism and culture. Investors of both sides are encouraged to develop tourism projects in their counterpart, promote each other via information platforms, and share the latest achievements made in tourism and culture innovation. The two sides also exchanged views on the annual meeting system for tourism cooperation and irregular project cooperation and communications.Zhangjiajie of Hunan Province and Venice of Italy sign the tourism and cultural cooperation framework agreement. Employees of Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain Passenger Cableway Co., Ltd. and Zhangjiajie Yellow Stone Village Passenger Cableway Co., Ltd. exchange views with their counterparts of a Veneto tourism group.Translator: Lv Xuefen
2015-06-19 15:10
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On April 4, tourists swarmed into Fenghuang Ancient Town, bringing a festival tourism boom. Fenghuang Ancient Town, known as "China's Most Beautiful Town”, appeals to vistors for its unique natural and cultural landscapes.Visitors take photos at various scenic spots of Fenghuang Ancient Town. Translator: Yang ChengfeiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2015-04-06 23:51
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On February 6, some women of the Miao Minority played chess in Shanjiang Miao Folk Custom Garden of Fenghuang County. On the accassion of the New Year, the county has started a series of featured activities such as making glutinous rice cake, tug-of-war and bonfire celebration, enriching the public’s cultural life.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2015-02-11 09:56
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Zhangjiajie Vice Mayor Cheng Danfeng held a symposium with a visiting delegation of the Travel Association of Chinese led by its president Huang Ruirong, exchanging views on bilateral cooperation on economy, culture, and tourism on January 30, 2015.At the symposium, members of the Travel Association of Chinese pledged that they will make use of the association's advantages in resources to promote Zhangjiajie so that more Taiwan people will get better understanding of the city and come here for sightseeing.Cheng hoped that both the Travel Association of Zhangjiajie and the Travel Association of Chinese will expand the exchange channels between Zhangjiajie and Taiwan in cultural ties, trade cooperation, and tourism development to expedite the sustainable common development in tourism.A symposium is held in Zhangjiajie for the visiting delegation of the Travel Association of Chinese.Cheng Danfeng, vice mayor of Zhangjiajie, delivers a speech.The two sides exchange gifts.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2015-02-01 17:15
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An activity was launched on May 30, 2014 in Zhangjiajie to collect the most beautiful guidewords for charming Xiangxi from all the tour guides in the country, with big prizes of nearly one million yuan. Zhou Fang, vice chairman of the CPPCC Zhangjiajie Municipal Committee, attended the opening ceremony. The guidewords are required to showcase tourism performance of charming Xiangxi, a card of Zhangjiajie's cultural tourism, as well as relevant contents. The guidewords, ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 in word count, should also be fluent, thoughtful, practical, originative, and aesthetic in language. The deadline is November 28 this year. The electronic version should be sent to the mailbox 2897761556@qq.com. The final results will be released on March 28, 2015. One will be selected as special prize, with 200,000 yuan, one as the first prize with 100,000 yuan, three as the second prize with 50,000 yuan each, five as the third prize with 20,000 yuan each, and 90 as prize for excellence with 2,000 yuan each. The launching ceremony of the activity to collect the most beautiful guidewords for charming XiangxiTranslator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-06-01 17:02
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Organizers released the preparations, schedules and events for the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week at a press briefing on August 15 in Beijing.The music week, to take place from August 31 to September 4 in China's world heritage site Zhangjiajie, is themed "World's natural heritage, our country music". Following the principle of frugality, grandness and profound effects, the festival is expected to be a far-reaching international event. The organizers will line up more than 300 musicians and are promising a mix of 8 domestic music groups and 25 country music bands from 23 countries and regions. Six events running throughout the week consist of the opening ceremony, the international country music tour, gala night, Harley riders and music in Zhangjiajie, "Cultural Dream of Zhangjiajie" forum session, as well as the award and closing ceremony. Colombia David and his jazz band perform for the audiences. Ebullient dancers showcase passionate folk dances. Translator: Liu FenSource: hunan.gov.cn
2013-08-19 11:23
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The longest glass bridge and highest bungee jumping platform on the planet--innovations that "shocked" the world--are both found at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic area, a World Natural Heritage site. With an annual increase of 30% in tourist reception capacity, it has leaped to national 4A level status within a few years and has now become the highlight of the Zhangjiajie East Line Tour. On January 8, scenic area staff reported that they received nearly 659,000 tourists from home and abroad in 2012, a growth of over 30% from the previous year. The scenic area continues strive towards perfecting tour routes, boat tours, parking lots and other reception facilities. Meanwhile, it utilizes its geographic advantages to further enrich the tourism experience, with the construction of the world's highest and longest glass bridge (an investment of 200 million yuan) now entering the crucial stage. Polls show that over 93% of visitors to the Grand Canyon in 2012 had a "great experience", and it has been voted as one of the Netizens Ten Best Cultural Scenic Spots. Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2013-01-12 09:40
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