On December 26th, knowing from Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan culture department, next year from January 17th to 28th, Zhangjiajie charming Xiangxi will go abroad for the first time, singing and dancing in Italy and Malta.During the visit, zhangjiajie charming xiangxi will join in “Happy Spring Festival” on Rome, Italy and Malta, with a total of five performances. It aims to take the romantic and mysterious happiness and passion to the overseas Chinese and European people.In order to be a good culture and tourism promotion angel, Charming xiangxi selects 30 elites to finish the performance. It will show xiangxi ethnic culture, expand the charming xiangxi influence, raise public awareness of zhangjiajie tourism market in Europe.It is the first time for zhangjiajie private enterprises to go abroad to have a performing arts. It will lay a solid foundation to expand European travel tourists market.Translated by Sophia 

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On 28th, Dec, Flight operated by Okay Airway arrived at Zhangjiajie from Changsha with a ride of 48 passengers. After flying for one hour and twenty minutes, this airplane safely arrived at Interntional Lotus Airport of Zhangjiajie, which symbolizing the first successful branched flight of Hunan. It will aslo inject new power for prosperity of econony of Zhangjiajie and strengthen communication and cooperation with outside world.Zhangjiajie government has given a lot of supports on enlarging airline market and encourged airway companies to open more branched flight which refers to short-distance flight between small city. Flying from Changsha and Zhangjiajie, the single-way ticket price is about RMB360 including airport construction fee and fuel surcharge. Every day, there is one flight. It started from Changsha at 8:30 and arrives at Zhangjiajie at 9:50. Departure in Zhangjiajie at 10:20 and arrival at Changsha at 12:00.Compared to four hours ride by bus, by air is absolutely faster. What’s more, appreciating beautiful landform of Zhanjiajie in air is also a wonderful experience.By Patricia

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In Zhangjiajie, The king of kudzu root, The biggest one was found. The total weight is as heavy as 200 kilos and is as long as 2.9 meters.Kudzu in some southern district like Guangdong Province is a kind of usual vegetable and often used to cook soup. It is sweet, cool and tasty. Not only a nutritious dish, it is also a versatile medicine. Its stem, leave, flower, fruit and root could be all used as medicine.Kudzu is also a favorable local special food in Zhangjiajie. It is popular not only for its good flavor but also for its advantageous effects.Kudzu is good for digest and detoxication. Moreover, it is very effective against disease caused by hyperlipidemia like coronary heart disease, vascular dementia, cerebral infarction and so on. It also plays a positive role in improving autoimmunity of liver and gall cell to prevent the invasion of virus.By Patricia

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On December 25th, Zhangjiajie “Lark”, Tujia blind singer Liusai is employed as an obligation propagandist by frontier inspection station.It is understood that in order to make full use of the social influence of the celebrities as the immigration image spokesperson, Zhangjiajie takes the initiative to hire Liusai to advocate the immigration brand popularity, social influence and service concept. It will let every one to come in and out of the port of Zhangjiajie with great joy, Making a beautiful card for the upgrade strategy, The realization of an all-round well-off society goal.Liusai, female, 26 years old. When she was a child, she suffered from eye diseases, Only feeling faint light within one meter. However, with great talent in music, under her parents’ encouragment, she overcame various difficulties, and was admitted by China disabled art troupe in 2007. She has been hailed as a “Lark”, as “Peace ambassadors” to visit Israel, Japan, India, Singapore and other countries, won the world widespread praise.Translated by Sophia

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Thick winter of Zhangjiajie, we can see the castle peak and flowing streams. In the morning of 27th, in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic area, A group of guests from Malaysia are enjoying mountain scenery.After seeing the video of Zhangjiajie in Malaysia, Malaysian guests are deeply attracted by the mountain scenery. It is reported that Malaysia is the third-largest overseas tourists for zhangjiajie. In recent years, Malaysia tourists are increasing year by year. Zhangjiajie tourism bureau and the Malaysian Chinese tourism association have signed a tourism cooperation framework agreement in early month, so the two sides will have more tourism exchanges and cooperation in the coming years.Zhangjiajie wulingyuan core scenic spot has enjoyed the world natural heritage, world geological park, national 5A-class tourist attractions, the national civilized scenic spot and so on.Translated by Sophia

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On 23rd Dec, Forum of foreign expert of culture and education was held in Zhangjiajie. Culture and education expert from different nations assembled together and had a communication over living and working condition. In this forum, Deputy Mayor, Du Fanglu, Attended and made a speech.Since this year, Zhangjiajie City has continuously taken innovative measures to elevate management and service level of foreign experts of culture and education. Environment of bringing in foreign talents also improved. In 2013,seven educational institutions which is capable of employing foreign experts of culture and education has employed 13 experts from 6 countries like America, England and Germany.Du Fanglu expressed his great appreciation to foreign culture and education experts for their contribution to Zhangjiajie’s educational development. He also said, owing to increasingly frequent economy and trade exchange with foreign country, Zhangjiajie is in more need of coalition of domestic and foreign culture. Advices from foreign experts on protection of human heritage, culture and education development are valued and foreign friends’communication and cooperation with Zhangjiajie are also welcomed.By Patricia

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On Dec 22nd, The 2013 Jishou International Drum Culture Festival is honored《Beautiful China·Best Ethnic Featured Culture and Tourism Festival》, and Jishou is listed on 《Beautiful China·Special Culture and Tourism Innovation New List》.Sponsored by Xinhuanet, “2013 Beautiful China Tourism Annual Festival” is themed with “Innovation, nationality and integration” and selects six tourism annual prizes: “Beautiful China·Brand List, “2013 Best Oceanic Tourism Destination”, “Beautiful China·Special Culture and Tourism Innovation New List》”, “2013 Best Foreign Tourism Destination”, “2013 Best Airline Company”, ““Beautiful China·2013 Culture and Tourism Pioneers”.The 2013 Jishou International Drum Culture Festival is a grand gathering that rolled ecological culture performance, culture & tourism, ethnic cultural exchanges and academics into one, as well as one to build up a national even international cultural brand. It discovers, inherits and protects ethnic culture, displays the unique charm of Miao drum dance, mainstreams the profound historical and cultural connotation of Xiangxi prefecture and Jishou city. By activating tourism through culture, displaying culture through tourism, Jishou holds the International Drum Culture Ceremony, Drum Culture and Xiangxi Culture & Tourism Summit Forum, China Drum King Contest, Bicycle Aizhai Highway Wonder Challenge, ect.Source from:Jishou NewsnetBy Crystal

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Three years has past, but “Avatar”, The most expensive film, has created the brilliant result. With great reputation, The beauty of zhangjiajie is undisputed, even in the winter.Zhangjiajie scenic spot is composed of more than 3,000 peaks, A sea of the mountains. So the biggest point is the mountain. No artificial feature, every mountain is a natural formation. Actually, Zhangjiajie is a piece of sea. Originally due to changes in the earth’s crust movement, crust uplift and become mountains. Because of the strange feature, in the 1980s, “Journey to the west” has taken the scene in Zhangjiajie. Thirty years later, The famous American director Cameron has made the movie “Avatar” in Zhangjiajie to create amazing suspended mountain scene. All of these make Zhangjiajie bacome a worldwide mountain peaks.Translated by Sophia

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