On June 6th, ZJJ Wulingyaun core scenic area appeared wonderful cloud and mist, looking like a dreamy beautiful poetry or a painting, attracting guests’ attention at home and abroad. Those guests continuously praised that Zhangjiajie is the hometown of Avatar, a fairyland on earth.It is said that, the rainfall time in Zhangjiajie may last for a long time. However, all the tourist attractions in Wulingyuan were in order. For instance, all the traffic, like cableway, elevator, puddle jumper and eco-car will still open to the public. On June 6th, at 03:00 pm,Yellow Stone Cave has already received 3 thousand people on the same day.For the moment, ZJJ Wulingyuan has already tried its best to prepare flood precaution, consolidate reservoirs and monitor the hilly pond, ensuring the safety of the travelers in flood season.By Emma

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On June 7th, a test flight of EC120B airplane from Eurocopter (European Helicopter Company) has succeeded in Zhangjiajie Lotus Airport,which aims at comprehensively testing the performances of this airplane. Administration of Midsouth region of China Civil Aviation and related departments of Hunan Supervision Bureau have wholly participated in and made professional guidance.After the successful trial in Zhangjiajie, European Helicopter Company states that airplane EC120B will hand over to Huaxing General Aviation Company, Hunan,which marks this plane haschanged from Foreign nationality into Chinese one. More over, it is the first time of EC-120B airplane to settle within Hunan province.By Aileen

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From May 28 to June 1, the Second China(Beijing) International Service Trade Fair, themed with “service trade: a new engine for value promotion”, is held in national conference center, in which 117 countries and 1,300 enterprises from global take part. This fair consists of six activities, such as summit forum, high-level forum, introduction and negotiation, comprehensive display, theme day activity and authoritative information, etc.Yao hongyan, secretary party leadership group of Zhangjiajie commerce bureau, leads a group composed by Yong ding district bureau of commerce, Jishou University software branch and Hunan Chuangyan information company, visiting and attending the meeting. During the fair, Zhangjiajie’s representatives attend the national service outsourcing cities exhibition, vigorously promoting Zhangjiajie, expanding its influence and further displaying the development of Zhangjiajie’s service outsourcing.Translated by crystal

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The First Mount Tianmen Fox Fairy Opera Music Festival in Wuling Mountain Area was grandly held on June 9.The 3-day festival has attracted University Arts Troupe in Wuling Mountain Area, Arts Troupe from University for Senior Citizens and many opera fans, and invited nationally famous opera experts such as Zhu Baoguang, Zhang Jing and Fei Yuping. The audience is expected to enjoy traditional operas, modern operas and Beijing-style songs and dances in a series of shows such as the special performance by the Hunan Opera Protection and Inheritance Center, the concert for opera fans in Wuling Mountain Area and the First Mount Tianmen Fox Fairy Opera Music Performance in Wuling Mountain Area. In addition, a seminar on opera music and lectures delivered by famous experts will be also held.Opening Ceremony Opening Ceremony Play of "Farewell to My Concubine" Play of "The Heavenly Maids Scatter Blossoms" The 17-year-old actor He Lei plays Kunqu opera "Fighting at the Temple Gate". Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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From June 7 on, fifty overseas Chinese youths from America, Britain, Germany, Russia and South Korea started their 12-day tour in Hunan, so as to experience the province's profound culture.On the same day, an activity themed "Celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Motherland" was held at Hunan University. Lu Haibin, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Language and Culture Education Foundation of China (CLEF), remarked that CLEF is not only a hope project, but also a root-seeking project for overseas Chinese youths. The activity reminds overseas Chinese youths of the awareness of concerning and inheriting Chinese traditional culture. It is hoped that these visitors will exchange what they learn and see in Hunan with their relatives and friends.With the theme of "Chinese Traditional Cultural Festival", a series of culture courses and visits will be held. They will participate in the 9th China (Miluo) International Dragon Boat Festival in Miluo County of Yueyang City, pay a tribute to Qu Yuan ( a great patriotic poet) at the Qu Yuan temple, make rice dumplings zongzi and celebrate the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival with Chinese teenagers.Translator: Xiao JuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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News sourced from Wulingyuan scenic zones administration, Zhangjiajie that the world’s first geo-park museum of Zhangjiajie landform will open for the public for free on October 1st the National Day.Administration states that the museum with the main features of Zhangjiajie landform will display more than 20,000 pieces of articles. They are samples of rare animals ,plants, microorganism, fossils of ancient organism and minerals, as well as some valuable written materials of Tujia histories. Meanwhile, the museum will divided into ancient organism hall, flora and fauna hall, comprehensive hall,5D film hall and historical people introduction hall. Over 3000 pieces of articles can be displayed in museum since the opening day.By report. colleting natural and biological samples which related to Zhangjiajie landform is the major function and purpose for this geo-park museum. Further, it facilitates the science study and talents cultivation to show its values in research, education and academy.Last but not least, open to the public for free promote the spread of natural science knowledge and historical cultures in wide range.Therefore, an increasing number of people will be familiar with Zhangjiajie landform.At present, this geo-park museum is under construction and will be wholly open to the public on this National Day.By Aileen

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A large-scale rainfall in Zhangjiajie on June 6th, not results in any unpleasant feeling but displays an infrequent and wonderful view for tourists. In particular, the sea of clouds which surrounding the mountain peaks is so intoxicating that tourists at home and abroad are deeply impressed. By report that this rainfall will not be of much detriment to Zhangjiajie’s tourism, in contrary, its cloudy and rainy weather makes Zhangjiajie more charming and mysterious for tourists.What is more, related departments are all ready for any incidents caused by the rain and have made considerable safety preparations. Thus, all the transportation tools in scenic zones are on well operation. such as the cable cars, elevators and eco-buses. At present, improved and strengthened preventing measures are set in Wulingyuan district, which aim at ensuring a safety and satisfying for tourists.By Aileen

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On June 8, it is announced that in October this year, the most fantastic movie hall in the world equipped with a five-dimensional screen will make debut in the exhibition hall of Zhangjiajie Geopark which is under upgrading. It will depict the formation of Zhangjiajie landforms and bring the audience brand new interactive experiences. Chief of the program for upgrading said that the newly equipped five-dimensional screen not only fills the blank in this regard but also offers a vivid stage for promoting scientific knowledge in the formation of Zhangjiajie landforms. The chief remarked that being an excellent facility for scientific knowledge publicity, the five-dimensional screen is to enable the audience to experience the wandering in  outer space and witness the changes of Zhangjiejie during the 380 million years. Based on the technology of four-dimensional movie hall, the five-dimensional one realizes real-time interaction between the audience and screen characters via unique scenery decoration, advanced software technology and animation technology of three-dimensional graphics. Upon completion, visitors to Zhangjiajie are expected to truly experience its hoodoos, witness blowing, raining, sea of clouds, and sit in semi-recumbent seats rising, falling and shaking. Translator: Li XuanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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