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Zhang Fanshen led a team in a performance of Banban Dragon Lantern, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Cili county, Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Friday, International Women's Day.
2024-03-10 08:59
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On February 19th, Zhangjiajie Citizen Square was full of enthusiasm. Zhangjiajie Lantern Festival will be grandly opened here: Singing lanterns, Dancing dragons and lions, Watching lanterns, Singing and dancing... More than 100 performance teams will perform in the same city, Passionate carnival with nearly 300,000 citizens and tourists.
2019-03-03 14:01
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Photo taken on January 5 shows Gengtou villagers make a dragon lantern at Wanfoshan Town, Tongdao Dong Autonomous County. As the Chinese Spring Festival approaches, the villagers are busy making their intangible cultural heritage item – Duanjing dragon lantern, featuring separated dragon head and body.
2019-01-06 15:49
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On February 26th, According to the data published in half a month from Spring Festival golden week to Lantern Festival, the reception of tourists is 1.068 million persons, with a year-on-year growth of 54%. Among them, the core scenic mountains, 253,000 people once year-on-year growth of 50%.Since Spring Festival, the weather continues to be fine, Chinese and foreign tourists come here to enjoy the sunshine. Especially during Spring Festival golden week, the total reception road vehicles are 42,000, up 200% from a year earlier. As Tianzi mountain cableway has a good reception capacity, greatly cutting down queuing phenomenon.In addition, the spring flowers in Huanglong hole and Huangshi village are in full bloom, looking forward to Chinese and foreign tourists to visit.Translated by Sophia
2016-02-28 16:54
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On February 22, more than 4,000 folk artists including Tujia, Bai, Miao, Dong ethnic people, got together in Zhangjiajie downtown, giving folk shows to celebrate Chinese Lantern Festival. Nearly 300,000 residents and tourists there participated in this pageant. Zhangjiajie, a populated place of 33 ethnic groups, has over 730 items of 17 categories of intangible cultural heritages. The annual Lantern Carnival here, after more than 2000 years, has become a stage for folk arts and performances, and was listed as one of Chinese Major Festivity Cultural Brands in 2012.Zhangjiajie Lantern Carnival is featured with kinds of volunteer performances by the locals from five or six to over 80 years old, including dragon and lion lanterns, Dayong Yang Drama, Maogusi Dance of the Tujia Minority, Drum Dance of the Bai Minority, Nuo Drama, Three-stick drum, and Guigu Qigong.Beyond that, some unique folk arts in Zhangjiajie, which even shined on international stages, enchanted both Chinese and foreign audiences, such as Nuotan Instruments debuting at Barbican Music Festival, Maogusi Dance winning several awards in Chinese folk art festivals, and Dayong Hard Qigong bearing the palms in international martial art competitions. This year, neighboring counties and cities were invited to send performing art troupes to join in the carnival. Thousands of millions of visitors from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, as well as South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Europe and America, participated in this event. Over 100,000 residents from surrounding areas swarmed into Zhangjiajie downtown, to enjoy the carnival.Translator: Pang YuehuiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2016-02-22 16:25
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Zhangjiajie Lantern Show for the Lantern Festival lit up“Monkey” lantern at the lantern showCitizens attracted by colorful lantern setsLanterns with distinct national featuresLED lights on roadsides adding an air of festivityRecreational and sports activities for the masses held from February 16 to 20Special ball carrying gameTranslator: Pang Yuehui
2016-02-19 16:15
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During the Spring Festival holiday of the Year of the Monkey, Fenghuang County received more than 640 thousand visitors and realized a total tourism revenue of 510 million yuan, an year-on-year increase of 15.57% and 9.68% respectively, as released by the Tourism and Culture Bureau of Fenghuang County on Feb. 14.During the week-long holiday, seven New Year-themed activities were held in the county to embrace the Spring Festival and attracted numerous tourists from home and abroad, including collection and presentation of Spring Festival couplets, Spring Festival gala themed “Golden Monkey”, dragon dance, Spring Festival photo exhibition, lantern show as well as opera performances and award presentation ceremony at Lantern Festival.Tourist attractions in Fenghuang Ancient Town such as the Former Residence of Shen Congwen, Yang’s Ancestral Hall and the Former Residence of Xiong Xiling and nearby scenic spots like Miao Museum and Hmong Valley in Shanjing Village attracted crowds of visitors to enjoy a happy holiday.At night, tens of thousands of glamorous and energy-saving LED lamps lit up the ancient town, which fascinated the visitors.Tourists queue up to walk on stone bridge.Crowds visit ancient lanes and streets.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2016-02-15 16:45
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As the Spring Festival draws near, the lanterns were decorated from Jan. 24, and will hang till the Lantern Festival which will fall on Feb. 22, 2016 this year, to add an air of festivity.The photo taken on Jan. 27 shows the red lanterns at the south gate of Hunan Martyr’s Park.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2016-01-29 19:47
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The world first alpine valley musical “Tianmen Fox Spirit & New Liuhai Cuts Firewood” will recover the performance on March 12. All the “Fox spirit” team as soon as possible to take time to practice, in order to give the best and highest level of artistic feast to tourists around the world.Just after the Lantern Festival, more than 500 actors from all over the country have participated in their rehearsal space in the dance, under the guidance of the teacher. In order to guarantee the performance level, dance teacher gives strict demands to student’s every movement and every look, absolutely does not allow the slightest deviation, just to present a perfect performance to the audience.At the same time, Tianmen Fox Spirit the engineering department, theater department also do work overtime to do a good job of everything needed for playback, to fully ensure the playback smoothly.Translated by Sophia
2015-03-10 15:14
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The First China (Changsha) Orange Isle Lantern Art Festival 2015 is to be held at Beach Amusement Park of the Orange Isle, Changsha on December 23, 2014. The festival lasts 81 days till March next year.According to the organizing committee, nearly one hundred sets of lanterns will displayed to make the festival more spectacular, with the best design, and the most original concept. Orange Isle decorated by lanterns will become a world of flaming red covering Changsha sky. A 1,000-meter-long dragon lantern will debut, and is ready for the Guinness World Records.Translator: Lv xuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2014-12-11 16:05
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