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On September 23, After passed the preliminary assessment by Hunan Tourism Bureau and the check and evaluation from National Tourism Bureau, Changsha Yanghu Wetland was approved as a national 4A tourism attraction by National Tourism Attraction Rating Board.Located in the southwest of Changsha, Yanghu Wetland scenic spot covers an area of 4.85 square km and is the largest city wetland in south-central China with a total investment of RMB5.5 billion, including the project fund of RMB800 million. Since its openness, It has received over 1 million tourists and held ten major activities, such as Wetland Flowers and Plants Art Festival and Wetland Environmental-oriented Concert.By CrystalSource from：Hunan Daily
2013-10-01 00:00
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The traditional moon worship ceremony on the evening of Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar) was restored at Tianxin Pavilion in Changsha, attracting many citizens to participate in. This year the festival falls on September 19.Young people dressed in traditional Chinese costume chanting oration at the moon worship ceremony on the pavilion.Mass artistic performances were staged to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival at the pavilion.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2013-09-21 07:35
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On April 5, a farmer in Dongma Village of Paiwu Township, Huayuan County has begun ploughing his fields with the help of an ox. Local farmers engaged in spring plowing during Tomb-Sweeping festival find the rainy season facilitates the plowing and sowing.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2013-04-08 01:53
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Changsha's Kaifu Temple adorned with colorful lanterns with fun lantern riddles attached at the Lantern Festival Blessing Ceremony.The fourth Kaifu Temple Fair will be open at Kaifu Temple Cultural Square to celebrate the coming peaceful and joyful Lantern Festival, which falls on February 24 this year. Everyone is looking forward to seeing the lights, sending lanterns into the sky, wishing for blessing, guessing lantern riddles, tasting local snacks and joining in raffle drawings.Celebrate Lantern Festival at Changsha Meixi Lake on February 24.The lantern show, covering a total area of 7.6 square kilometers, is considered the largest Chinese New Year lantern show in China. Through marvelous combinations of light and shadow, it is truly a feast for the eyes of holiday visitors. The show will be open for one month.In this light festival, the lighting arrays, formed by the combination of more than 50 groups of large-scale colored lights joined with the current Meixi Lake landscape lighting, create the lake into a vast sea of lanterns and lights, deeply reflecting the integration of tradition, stylish features and world elements.The show makes use of the leading domestic LED cold lighting as it's main light source, which is 70% more energy efficient than traditional light sources.Colorful lights to illuminate Changsha's Martyrs' Park Nianjia Lake in celebration of Lantern Festival.The first Changsha Nianjia Lake Water Lights Show, themed "Happy Changsha", is set to create a cheerful festive atmosphere for citizens and tourists through a display of colorful traditional and modern light art.Food fanatics enjoy delicious snacks from around the country at Changsha's Window of the World.From February 10-24, Changsha Window of the World will offer diversified folk customs and snacks from across the country, literally providing a taste of home for tourists this Spring Festival!World's best tulips to be exhibited at Hunan Botanical Garden to celebrate the 2013 Lantern Festival.Visitors to Hunan Botanical Garden will feast their eyes on an indoor flower show highlighting 60,000 of Dutch tulips, 20,000 hyacinths, 5,000 hippeastrum and 1,000 Luoyang peonies.Translator: Guo YanSource: enghunan.gov.cn
2013-02-22 16:59
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