Recently, Zhangjiajie Sangzhi county’s declaring of 4th batch of intangible cultural heritage lists goes well.This time, The projects involved in the declaring work are Sangzhi festival lantern, Bai Nationality’s youshen and Sangzhi funeral dancing. Since the beginning of the declaring, Sangzhi County organized a specialized team to collect related information and get to know the real situation of the declaring lists in value, influence, endangered condition, inherit and so on. Up to now, the work keeps going smoothly.At present, There are 2 national intangible lists and 3 provincial lists. All the time, Sangzhi County tries to innovative practice and have much experience now. The declaring work will also drive the development of tourist industry.Translated by Becky

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On Oct 11th, The national first original square dance performing is staged on Zhuzhou Shen Nung Square.Approved by National Ministry of Culture, sponsored by China Traditional Culture Propaganda Bureau and China Zhuzhou miniciapal party committe propaganda office, and organized by HNTV International Channel, Zhuzhou New Acitivity Transmission Co.,Ltd, Zhuzhou Broadcasting and TV Station and Zhuzhou Tourism Bureau, The dnace performing is a national community culture and tourism activity that rolled culture and tourism into one. After one month, the activity has received over 300 dnace groups with over 10,000 dancers across the country to gather in Zhuzhou for contest.Thanks to its mausoleum of Yan emperor who was the father of cutting tung for jean and Chinese dance, Zhuzhou is choosed to be the destination. The square dance that played by our ancestors is revealled its passion on this ground. Zhuzhou, A“City Pulled by Train”, is a place of happiness for Yan Emperor as well as a holy land for festivals with rich tourism resources. Except take part in the dance performings, the dancers can join the tourism activity to pay a formal visit to Yan Emperor and persue Red relics. They enjoy the landscape of lakes and hills, cultural customs and modern civilization of Zhuzhou, which plays a vital role in promoting Zhuzhou’s popularity and upgrading Zhuzhou’s tourism.By Crystal

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On Oct 12th, The 14th China Green Food Expo(Green Expo) is convened in Qingdao, and Quanyu Kongmy in Wulingyuan Middle Lake Xiangyu is presented on this expo on behalf of the only green rice in Hunan.The expo is co-hosted by China Green Food Development Center, Shandong Agriculture and Qingdao people’s government and organized by Shandong Green Food Development Center, Qingdao Agriculture committee and Qingdao Yangchen people’s government.Located in the world famous travelling resort–Zhangjiajie, Middle Lake Xiangyu village is away from city and free from pollution. It has been the production base of Kongmy that presented to the royal court by the king of toast(A chieftain in ancient Western Hunan) for hundreds of years. The soli there contains high portion of selenium and microclimate features highlight. By the production technology and process of green food(Rice) standard, The Quanyu Kongmy is a special rice that has the functions of medicine and health care.The Quanyu Kongmy that presented on this expo embodies HN Farming 25, Jade Incense neddle and Shen liangyou 5814. It is packed in vacuum package and stamped with green certification and QS on the external packing as well as the paper box printed Wulingyuan scenery. Every box is standard at 10kg with ten one-kg vacuum packages rice. The booth for Quanyu kongmy attracts many a visitors. After cooked on scene and end-product display and foretaste on scene, the rice is recognized by customers. Up to now, over ten merchants have given an invitation and is under negotiation.By Crystal

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Contenders Giving Trial Fights to Prepare for the Upcoming Proximity Skyflying World Championship in Tianmenshan.The 2nd Term Red Bull Cup Proximity Skyflying World Championship is to be held in ZJJ Tianmenshan from October 11 to 13.In the afternoon, October 6th, Jeb Chris leaded Colombian Jonathan Florez as well as Krise Tina-The wife of British competitor James Bohr to give a trial flight in Tianmenshan.Krise Tina, A fan of Proximity Skyflying, accompanied her husband to take part in the match. When seeing the beautiful Tianmenshan, she decided to take a trial flight as a firsthand experience. Jeb Chris and Jonathan Florez is a team, Krise Tina is another team alone by herself. The former team firstly took flight at the top of the Mount, reaching the destination of the contest route. Krise Tina followed another fight, but not in accord with the planned route for this was her first flight in here.16 Contestants come from 9 countries, namely New Zealand, the United States, France, Austria, Hungary, Britain, Columbia and Norway. According to the rule this year, they should jump from a cliff with a vertical drop of 700 meters and make 3 wide-angle turns in a speed per hour over 120 kilometer. Anyone who gets to the ropeway line and spends the shortest time will be the champion.By Zumi

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On Oct 2nd, When the journalist comes to some attractions in Zhangjiajie, he finds although tourists arrive in flood, there is no over-crowd and queue-up for long time. According to the introduction from the staff in the ticket station of the National Forest Park, thanks to the measurement of “Peak Shifting and Preference” to response to the tourists peak, during the “Golden Week” in this year, the tourism order in Zhangjiajie turns a better situation and tourists also have a good time in here.Peng fayong, the director of Zhangjiajie Price Bureau indicates on Oct 3rd of last year, ZJJ Wulingyuan was teemed with tourists with over 100,000 tourists packed on all attractions. It took five hours to queue up in Tainzi Mount ropeway and the Dragon Ladder and tourists were not satisfied nor felt secured. In order to dredge tourists flow and shift peak, on the mid-Sep this year, with the approval from the NDRC, the Hunan Price Bureau decided to implement “Peak Shifting and Preference” of 20% discount on the ticket of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spots from Oct 8th to Oct 14th. At the same time, during the holiday, ZJJ organizes over 10,000 cadres and 1,000 young volunteers to service tourists in A-list attractions, forbidding official vehicles for driving without business activities and free admission of parking lot for self-driving tourism.For the sake of more benefits for tourists, Zhangjiajie plans to carry out preferential policy to global tourists during the “World Natural heritage Week” at the time from Christmas in this year to next New Year’s Day.By Crystal

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2013 ZJJ International Forest Protecting Festival will open its curtain in October 12th in Zhangjiajie. This year, The festival will take “Green song, beautiful homeland” as its theme and will put emphasis on the first run of the movie dream of Zhangjiajie and the cooperative project related to ecological protecting industry.Since 1991, Zhangjiajie keeps holding the International Forest Protecting Festival.Till this year, It is the 17th. According to different activities every year, carrying forward ecological civilization and building green homeland. At the same time, Zhangjiajie people’s consciousness of protecting the forest has been strengthened, which prompting Zhangjiajie people to treasure the nature and green land.Translated by Becky

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On the 19th of this month, 2013 “Xibu Street cup” second zhangjiajie wulingyuan traversing bicycle competition will be hold in the world natural heritage site Zhangjiajie wulingyuan scenic area. 2500 cyclists from the domestic and outdoor will for the first time travel in the “Zhangjiajie landform scenic area”.The cycling theme is “Riding with joy, happy xibu street”, Which designed to encourage people to pay more attention to choose a geen rtravel way with low energy consumption, low pollution and low emission. It will transfer a concept of saving resource, protecting friendly environment, and green city. By means of cycling, it aims to introduce wulingyuan rich tourism resources to the society, making zhangjiajie unique natural landscape and beauty become a low-carbon symbol.During this event, CCTV, xinhua news, people’s net, hunan satellite TV, hunan daily, Massachusetts and dozens of media will live tracking report. Sina weibo and tencent weibo will conduct real-time live online.Translated by Sophia

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On October 8th, Victor•Kovats, One of the second world wing flight championships athletes, fell from Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain with great misfortune. According to Zhangjiajie Government and event organizers, The cause of the accident may be related to “Technical error test process”. At present, Zhangjiajie is mobilize a rescue team of more than 200 people along the canyon precipice go all out search and rescue.Victor•Kovats from Hungary, Has 6 years skydiving experience, contains 700 times wing loading skydiving. He once won the third Hungarian wing loading skydiving championship and 2012 European wing competitive championship. His excuse for this entry is ranking among the fastest flying dreams.Translated by Sophia

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