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The toll-free policy of expressways in Hunan for passenger cars begins from 0:00 of January 31 (the first day of the 2014 Chinese Lunar New Year) and lasts to 24:00 of February 6. From 0:00 to 6:00 on January 31, drivers don’t have to pick up a toll card at the entrance gate but need to hand it in at the exit gate. From 20:00 on February 6, drivers should pick up and hand over their pass cards as usual. At other times, drivers can enter or exit an expressway without having to pick up or hand over their cards.The policy only applies to passenger cars with seven or fewer seats as prescribed on their driving licenses issued by statutory machinery.Translator: Yang ChengfeiSource: hunan.gov.cn
2014-02-02 17:23
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The Promotion Conference on Western Hunan's Integrated Development of Culture and Tourism, themed "Charming Western Hunan", held at the China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF). Hunan is exploring and practicing the strategy of building Hunan into a province with powerful culture and promoting it globally.In 2013, the province set up cultural exchange exhibition platforms, developed extraverted cultural brands, and improving supportive policies for cultural "going global". Via all these means, the province promoted cultural arts including press and publications, film and TV programs, artistic performance, cartoon game, and industrial art abroad; letting the entire world fully appreciate Hunan culture's charm. All culture related departments of Hunan proactively established supporting system for the "going global" strategy. The Office of Cultural Innovative Industry of Hunan Province included this aim into the key sectors for the province's capital guidance in cultural industry, and provided fund based on fields. Besides, the Hunan Provincial Bureau of Press and Publication set up special fund, giving out awards to export projects that meet the requirements. Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-01-20 18:35
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The fiscal capacity of Hunan Province takes new steps. It was learnt from the meeting on financial work convened on January 13 in Changsha that in 2013, the public financial revenue and local financial revenue of the province exceeded 300 billion yuan and 200 billion yuan respectively.In spite of slowdown of economic growth, policy-supported fee decrease and severe drought and other unfavorable factors in 2013, all tax departments of Hunan took appropriate actions in advance, actively responded and strengthened tax administration, maintaining steady growth in financial revenue. The public financial revenue increased by 36.934 billion yuan to 330.729 billion yuan, increasing by 12.57%. Specifically, the local financial revenue reached 202.361 billion yuan, increasing by 24.145 billion yuan, a growth rate of 13.55%. The fiscal revenue handed to the Central Government totaled 128.368 billion yuan, growing by 11.06%.The financial expenditure of the province came to 463.55 billion yuan, rising 51.65 billion yuan or 12.54%. The 79 counties administrated by province fiscal system realized revenue of 84.284 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 14.85% and 2.28 percentage points higher than the provincial average. The new system drove the financial growth to a great extent.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-01-17 18:34
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Lying in the east of Changsha South Railway Station, the new station house for Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway is under decoration. The Hangzhou-Changsha section of the Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway is expected to open this September, by when it will take only four hours from Changsha to Hangzhou.Shanghai-Kunming High-speed Railway meets Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway in Changsha with intersection in Changsha South Railway Station.To better serve Shanghai-Kunming High-Speed Railway, a new station house is built to enlarge the present station and is consistent with the existing style, according to the director of the construction unit. After completion, it will integrate with the old one to serve passengers of both Shanghai-Kunming and Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railways. At present, the station is under decoration, which is expected to be finished in April. Conditions for integration testing and commissioning work have already been available.Translator: Tang LiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-01-25 18:27
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At the night of Jan 5th, The actors from ZJJ Charming Xiangxi are actively preparing their show rehearsal as the last preparation for the show in abroad. On Jan 17th, on behalf of Hunan province, ZJJ Charming Xiangxi will visit Italy and Malta to give performance on “Happy Spring Festival” sodality organized by the National Ministry of Culture to deliver best wishes to these overseas Chinese, and present the romantic, mysterious happy and passionate Xiangxi minority culture to overseas Chinese and Europeans. It is reported that it is the first time that Hunan private acting enterprise goes to abroad.ZJJ Charming Xiangxi selects over 30 Performer elites to give 11 excellent shows：Cuicui in Border Town, Chasing Lovesickness Mansion, Daughter Gathering and Crying Marriage, etc. All these shows are the results of over hundreds of rehearsals.The person in charge of the Wulingyuan Nationality Affairs Bureau indicates ZJJ Charming Xiangxi is the competitive product for Hunan Nationality performance. It is Hunan’s pride to give show on behalf of Hunan as well as the pride of Zhangjiajie’s people. Besides, it will display Xiangxi multi-ethnic culture, expand Xiangxi’s influence in aborad and boost Zhangjiajie’s popularity in European tourist markets.Rehearsal pictures of programs from ZJJ Charming XiangxiBy Crystal
2014-01-06 12:53
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In the Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision of Changsha City, the 12345 Changsha residents' hotline is being debugged on November 22.From November 26, Changsha residents can dial 12345, the residents' hotline, to voice their difficulties they meet. People outside Changsha, please add the area code 0731, and follow the voice prompt to make selections.The office of the hotline is located in the Administration of Quality and Technology Supervision of Changsha City. Telephone operators answer residents' callings and record problems. They will reply timely to those questions that can be dealt with according to the information stored in the information base. Work orders will be generated for those questions that cannot be addressed promptly. The administrative officers will send these work orders to 108 member units to deal with and reply to.During the pilot operation period, Changsha citizens can propose good ideas or suggestions on the construction of the platform when they are reflecting problems.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2013-11-27 16:31
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The Hunan Province Foreigner Photo Contest, undertaken by the Hunan Official Web Portal,As part of the 2nd Online Hunan Culture Festival is to be launched from November 25th to December 15h, 2013undertaken by the Hunan Official Web Portal. ,The Contest, as part of the 2nd Online Hunan Culture Festival, is the only activity held for international friends working, studying, living and traveling in Hunan. It will offer a stage for them the Hunan Province Foreigner Photo Contest is to be launched from November 25th, 2013 to Decmeber 15h. It will provide a stage for international friends to express their thoughts and views through art, voice their stories and share their feelings concerning life in Hunan,express their feelings and views through photographing art, communicate and strengthen their connection with Hunan, and further promote Huxiang culture to the world.Several events will be held during the Photo Contest including Hunan photography expedition toursphotography vacations throughout Hunan, international photography salonsinternational photo gallery showings, awards ceremony, photo exhibitions and more! 100 international friends will be invited to take a tour and have the opportunity to take photosexpedition tours to in famous tourist attractions, historical sites, leading enterprises, characteristic industries, and new towns around Hunan during Nov. 25 to Dec. 15. During the international photography salons, participants, local photographers and netizens will be invited to share photography skills together. Submitted photography will be showcased at photo galleries throughout the province. Contest participators, local photographers and netizens are invited to attend the events.On the morning of October 30, 2013, the Second Online Hunan Cultural Festival opened kicked off in Changsha. Seventeen internet cultural activities such as a series of activities related to "My Chinese Dream--- Dreaming Hunan" have been launched. The photo contest is the second internet time theme activity undertaken for by Hunan Official Web Portal to undertaken the activity of the Second Online Hunan Cultural Festival. following Last year, it had successfully undertake the activity of "Selection of Top 10 Huxiang Cultural Events" held successfully in 2012.
2013-11-23 13:42
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On the afternoon of November 2nd, The West Hunan delegation of oversea chinese businessmen came to visit ZJJ Wulingyuan cultural tourism leisure investment projects.In the wulingyuan, The delegation groups toured the scholar style international tourism resort projects and Xibu street, which has carried on the on-the-spot investigation. By the introduction and consultation, they showed great strong investment intention in wulingyuan tourism leisure vacation future development. At the same time, they said they would have some investment talks with the relevant person as soon as possible, and looked for cooperation opportunities.Translated by Sophia
2013-11-04 21:43
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Sponsored by China TV travel association and undertook by China Beijing TV Station, The campaign of “4th Most Yearning Place in China” held an award party in Beijing. 20 scenic spots were awarded, Such as Hunan Hongjiang ancient city, Shanxi Pingyao ancient city, Shandong Tai Mountain, Guizhou Xijiang Miao Village and Xinjiang Altay.This election was started from July, 1st this year, more than 120 scenic spots involved. Not only famous scenic spots involved, but also special leisure scenic spots. According to network voting, 60 scenic spots were selected and then selecting committee comprehensively selected 20 scenic spots.Translated by Becky
2013-11-05 21:38
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The 9th Hunan-Taiwan Financial Cooperation Forum was unveiled in Changsha on November 1. Distinguished guests from across the Taiwan Straits including Governor of Hunan Province Du Jiahao, Vice President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Li Yafei and member of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee Hong Yu Cin attended the Forum.After the opening ceremony, 13 contracts, totaling 3.596 billion USD, were signed in agriculture, cultural creativity, electronic information, mechanical manufacture and infrastructure construction. 26 projects were introduced and 4 billion USD were attracted.The three-day forum features the business cooperation between Hunan and Taiwan, the exchange between the two sides, and the inspection and cultural visits in Hunan. During the period, the headquarter building for Taiwan businessmen laid its foundation stone and ceremonies were held to mark the signing of the headquarters project as well as the Jiulong Vegetable Research Center and Demonstration Base project. In terms of exchange and communication, forums including the Cultural Creative Industrial Cooperation Forum and the Modern Agriculture Cooperation Forum were held. The guests also had inspection visit to Hunan-Taiwan Jiulong Vegetable Research Center and Demonstration Base, some of Changsha's cultural scenic spots. Hunan-Taiwan cooperation will be further deepened to propel Hunan's new-type industrialization, new-type urbanization, agricultural modernization, informatization and "Two-Oriented" Society construction.Translator: ZhangshuSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2013-11-03 20:26
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