The Second Online Hunan Cultural Festival was launched in October, 2013. Seventeen theme activities centered on the subject of "Chinese Dream: Hunan Chapter" were organized for the festival, by its undertakers - Hunan Official Web Portal, Voice of China Online Media Co., Ltd, and the Rednet Website.In the activity themed "My Chinese Dream-Dreaming Hunan", over 12,000 Internet users participated in the interactive dream sharing session, after which top ten Hunan dreams were selected.The "Chinese Dream, Hunan Love" thematic cartoon creation competition and the "Online Finance Expo" presented the everlasting dream for wealth. Another dream, the "Digital Hunan", a dream to achieve the annual output value of 100 billion yuan in network culture industry, was kicked off during the festival.The "Hunan Government Affairs Microblog Forum" gathered leaders of government affairs microblog to share experience, as well as to improve the media literacy of government staff.The "Happy Hunan", a large-scale art show, showed Hunan people's happy life by singing. The "College Entrepreneurial Talent Show" presented teenagers' perseverance while pursuing their dreams.This online cultural festival played the network card, presented Hunan's cultural advantage and charm, and attracted attention from all over the world. The Hunan Province Foreigner Photo Contest spread Hunan’s charm to the whole world. The "Growth Road of Young Mao Zedong" Internet pilgrimage promoted the province's red tourism development. Furthermore, the Online Shopping Festival for Hunan Specialties helped Hunan specialties go global online.The festival expanded the global channel for spreading Hunan culture. Over 100 news websites including People's Daily Online, Xinhuanet, Sina, and Tencent reported the festival. The click volume of the online cultural festival thematic activities has totaled over 90 million person-times, and more than 500 netizens participated in the festival by voting, submitting pieces of writing, and joining competitions.Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On February 9th, 10 days of ZJJ Wulingyuan spring scenery photography show ended in Wulingyuan center door.It is understood that during the Spring Festival, There are tens of thousands of tourists from home and abroad in the world natural heritage wulingyuan visited the scenery photography show.The work content was rich and colorful. In addition to reflect the beautiful images in different seasons and Zhangjiajie unique long ethnic folk culture of Wulingyuan Tianzishan Mountain, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie, Huangshi village, Huanglong hole, Baofeng lake scenic spots, It also showed the moral models of the scenic spot.Translated by Sophia

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It was learned from the Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corporation that free WiFi will shortly be available on all regular trains originating in Hunan province for the first time in China.The “WiFi Passenger Train Integrative Services System” has passed performance test, and passengers can enjoy online service during the whole journey. In the carriages installed with the system, passengers can get access to free WiFi service only by switching on WiFi function of their smart phone or computer and inputting the website of railwifi.cn.The system includes such services as “Train Cinema”, “Information for Passengers” and a “Travel Guidebook”. It enables passengers to check ticket information and train schedule, get acquaintance with scenic spots and dining services along the railway, make hotel reservations and appreciate almost 200 domestic and foreign movies.Up to now, Guangzhou Railway has taken the lead in installing 280 wireless devices under 23 normal-speed trains originating in Hunan. After the Spring Festival travel rush, such devices will be placed under remaining 25 normal-speed trains.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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To mark earth day this year, Travel experts in “Cheap flights” website recommend the ten top world’s popular charming forests. These forests had lush tropical rain forest, swamp wetland, also complex and varied natural landscape forest and vegetation. Zhangjiajie national forest park because of charming scenery, natural showed on the list.In 1982, Zhangjiajie national forest park was identified as China’s first national forest park. Because of its uniqueness, in 2004 it was named as “UNESCO” world geological park. The most notable features was the giant column which can be seen everywhere in the park. By the damp climate throughout the year, It had flourishing and very spectacular plants.Translated by Sophia

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In the year of the horse, After the Spring Festival tourism golden week, ZJJ Wulingyuan scenic spot charming spring scenery attracts many good photographers. In Tianzi mountain, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie and Huangshi village, We can see many photographers everywhere. According to incomplete statistics, During the February 7th to 14th, Everyday there is at least 300 photographers who focusing on Wulingyuan.Translated by Sophia

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On February 13th morning,ZJJ Tianzi mountain, Huangshi village, Yuanjiajie, Yangjiajie scenic area are also covered with snow peak, peak cluster, wall landscape. In the sun, all of them appear to be more charming, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad to come to see the “SNOW” in the south.Translated by Sophia

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ZJJ Mountain snow beauty, Drunk mountain spring. On February 14th, China’s traditional Lantern Festival meets with western romantic valentine’s day, The world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic area is very busy. Thousands of tourists from home and abroad enjoy winter and spring twofold beauty appreciation. At the end of 10 PM, More than 3000 people has come to wulingyuan, and increased significantly compared to last year.ZJJ Wulingyuan area is still busy after the Spring Festival. Thanks to the beautiful scenery. Tianzi mountain and huangshi village scenic area have been covered with rime and snow.Lantern Festival and valentine’s day this year not only overlap, and attach to double rest day, so it naturally forms three day small vacation. Local tourism department predicts that more self-help tourists from surrounding provinces will come to the wulingyuan scenic area to enjoy leisure vacation.Translated by Sophia

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On February 8th, Heavy snow fall in the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie. The lower altitude huanglong scenic area becomes more charming with the first snowfall in the year of the horse.Swirl of snow will decorate to particularly beautiful Zhangjiajie mountains, Which appearing rime Bing Gua beauty. On February 7th and 8th, Under the heaven snow, characteristical buildings in huanglong scenic spot, such as wind and rain promenade, sculpture, The concert hall are covered by a thin layer of silver. It adds a lot of fun to the tourists.Translated by Sophia

News 2014-02-17 13:27 View：1602