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Richly endowed by nature, Hunan has different foliage sceneries in different seasons. The most significant part of the early winter is watching colorful leaves, especially golden gingko leaves. Here we pick out some good places for enjoying the eye-feasting scenery.Yunlu Temple, Yuelu MountainChangsha’s oldest gingko tree is located near Yunlu Temple on Yuelu Mountain. Steps around the temple are covered with gingko leaves, looking like golden carpets.Gingko Tree Scenic Belt on Furong RoadGingko trees are planted on both sides of Furong Road, stretching from Bayi Bridge in the south to Qingzhuhu Avenue in the north. The gingko tree scenic belt on Furong Road is the first and longest of its kind in downtown Changsha.Dahu Town, LiuyangThere stand three old gingko trees on a small hill in Fengtian Village, Dahu Town, Liuyang City. The biggest one is so thick that even six adults cannot get their arms around. It is said that the average age of the three trees hits 4,600 years.Fuqiu Mountain, Taojiang CountyFuqiu Mountain, known as “little Hengshan Mountain”, is famous in central China since ancient times. Fuqiu Temple on the mountaintop, originally built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), is an important religious venue in Taojiang County. There are 22 thousand-year-old gingko trees thriving in front of the temple. One is as tall as 20 meters, and it is said that it was planted by Rong Le—the first Chan master of the temple during the Emperor Gaozong's reign (649- 683 AD).Baogai Town, HengyangBaogai Town boasts Hunan’s largest gingko plantation base—Gingko Park. The park is home to nearly 90,000 gingko trees. Visitors are enchanted by the overwhelming golden scenery.Fuyan Temple, Hengshan MountainThe gingko trees in Fuyan Temple is famous at home and broad for their long age, height, and magnificent shape, attracting numerous tourists.Tongzi’ao Village, YongzhouIn Tongzi’ao Village stand more than 200 gingko trees. Driving tour fans and photography amateurs crave for capturing the golden scenery in the village.
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Peng Bo, a six-year-old drummer from Baojing, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, won the gold prize in the 11th World Chinese Youth Art Festival.This event was co-hosted by the Malaysia Branch of the World Federation of Overseas Chinese and the China International Cultural and Arts Communication Association and undertaken by the organizing committee of the “Chinese Culture Wu Zhou Xing” program. It was staged in a theatre of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with over 1,200 candidates from three countries and two regions participating in it. The contest was divided into group A and group B for the youth, children and preschool players. Accompanied by his mother, young Peng Bo participated in the Children group A’s competition on behalf of Hunan. His performance of “Shanwa (kid in the mountains) Playing Drums” won the gold prize with the highest score of 9.88.Young Peng Bo is performing on the stage.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2015-08-27 08:26
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The first China (Wuling Mountain Area) Grand Three-stick Drum Arena Competition & Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Festival kicked off in Longshan County on November 26. The folk art festival aims to enhance cultural exchange across borders of Hunan, Hubei, and Chongqing, promote the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in Wuling mountain areas, and strengthen citizen’s sense of responsibility to safeguard their hometown. At 8 am that day, the performing teams started their show along the streets, attracting tens of thousands audiences. Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-11-29 17:11
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The Cross-strait BMX Challenge was held in Huangshi Village in Zhangjiajie of Hunan Province on November 8. Sixteen contestants from both sides of Taiwan Straits took part in the downhill competition along the 3.86-kilometer-long mountain-peak track with an elevation of 432 meters. After fierce contest, Jiang Sihan, a bicycle rider from Taiwan, won the championship with the result of seven minutes and 22.36 seconds. Bicycle riders are jumping through the platform.Contestants are in the fierce downhill competition in the mountain-peak track.Bicycle riders are jumping through the platform.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-11-10 13:35
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The 2013 China Domestic Tourism Trade Fair commenced on the morning of April 19 and will last till April 21. More than 1,500 exhibitors from tourism-related sectors like tourism organization, travel agency, scenic spot, hotel, media and press from 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan participated in the event.Themed as "Splendid and Happy Hunan", the Hunan pavilion displayed classic scenic spots and tourism products of 14 municipalities and autonomous prefecture in Hunan. Numerous buyers and tourists were fascinated by the extraordinary mountains and stones in Zhangjiajie, charm landscape with mountain adjoining river in Changsha, wide expanse of mist-covered waters of Dongting Lake and primitive simplicity of Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town. Traveling guide, tourist map, promotional CD and souvenir are available at the booth.Bu Yuehui, deputy inspector of Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau, introduced that the convenient transportation system formed by Wuhan-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway and 14 expressways built last year in Hunan will greatly enhance public attention about tourism market and attract more visitors to the province.The 2013 China Domestic Tourism Trade Fair commenced. Ms. Bu Yuehui (R) is in the interview with journalists from Beijing Morning Post and Radio Beijing. Visitors ask for tourism catalogues in Hunan pavilion. Visitors inquire for tourism products in Hunan pavilion.Translator: Wang BilianSource:enghunan.gov.cn
2013-04-20 17:38
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Jean-Yves Blondeau, a French roller skate designer and performer, tests his courage by skating down a winding mountainous road in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Sunday. Wearing a multiplewheel roller suit, Blondeau took less than 20 minutes to skate 10.77 kilometers from the peak of Tianmen Mountain to its base, descending at an altitude of 1,519 meters. Jean-Yves Blondeau, a French roller skate designer and performer, tests his courage by skating down a winding mountainous road in Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Sunday. Jean-Yves Blondeau, a French roller skate designer and performer. Source:China Daily
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