On the upcoming of the eighth “Culture Heritage Day”, the unveiling ceremony of the Zhangjiajie 2013 “Culture Heritage Day”–the national key culture relics protection unit is officially held in Shi yangping village, Wang jiaping county, Yongding district. Yu huaiming, member of the municipal standing committee and director of the propaganda administration, attends the ceremony and unveils the nameplate for the national key culture relics protection unit.Zhangjiajie has rich historic and cultural heritages, with seven national key culture relics protection units, nineteen provincial key culture relics protection units and 732 intangible cultural heritages. In this time, Sangzhi folk song is honored “Hunan’s top ten glamorous tangible cultural heritage project”, and lantern festival the national five famous festivals. Besides, Shi yan ping village, located in Zhangjiajie’s southeast border and selected as national key culture relics protection unit, is the place of China’s biggest Tujia Diao jiao building community, belonging to Hunan’s famous tourism village and provincial culture relics protection unit.On the ceremony, relevant leader reads out documents about setting Shi yanping ancient architecture complex as national seventh key culture relics protection unit, and conferring it “China’s Traditional Villages”, “Zhangjiajie Shi yanping Tujia Ecomuseum”.After the ceremony, the leaders present appreciate Tujia rammers’ work chants, picking tea leaves songs and other folk custom performances.Translated by Crystal

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"At the festival, people can hear clarion folk songs, witness national intangible cultural heritage "hanging dragon dance" pursuing Guinness world record, and watch the manned kite contest", Party Chief of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County Luo Jiannan introduced at the press conference for the June 6 Folk Song Festival and the Second Hunan-Guilin Ecological Art Festival to be held in Chengbu, Shaoyao City.Chengbu, one of the five Miao autonomous counties in China, is situated on the border between Hunan Province and Guangxi Province's Guilin City, known as "a strategic location in the Miao Territory and the end of south Hunan".Every year, local people in Chengbu celebrate the June 6 Folk Song Festival according to the Chinese traditional lunar calendar. Now in its fifteenth year, the festival is expected to see the contracting of over 50 key projects worth more than 2 billion yuan.In addition, celebrated dramatist and performer Huang Wanqiu, who starred as Liu San Jie (i.e. Third Sister Liu) in the musical movie "Liu San Jie", will join other ethnic singers in the June 6 Folk Song Festival.Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Hunan’s annual fifth livestock fair–feed industry exposition, held by provincial agriculture office and provincial animal husbandry administration, is held in Changsha Hongxing fair center from May 31 to June 2.Nearly 30 business representatives from Zhangjiajie attend the fair. There are six exhibition stands from two districts and two counties, displaying local livestock and fishery products. During the fair, groups of people are teemed with Zhangjiajie’s stands. Changsha’s citizens and businessmen from many places think highly of Zhangjiajie’s local products, consulting, negotiating, ordering and purchasing. About 5,800RMB has been transacted by Sangzhi wildlife development company on the first day.Translated by Crystal

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The Wulong Mountains are a steep range in northwestern Hunan province that contains various topographies - stone forests, karst caves and waterfalls.More than 700 tree species, including about 20 rare varieties, cover the mountains. Some of Wulong's redwoods are more than 1,000 years old.Wulong was the lair of about 100,000 bandits before New China's founding in 1949. It was a battlefield and stage of many tragedies. Hikers have discovered human skulls and bullet casings in Baixiao Cave.TV series set in that period are also shot on the mountains, where the stories actually happened.Today, the mountains are serene, and 16 ethnic groups peacefully coexist on their slopes.They've created a melting pot of cuisines that are celebrated for peppery chicken and duck hotpots, double-cooked pork and crock-baked mushrooms.Most street snacks are made of rice, and the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups are particularly fond of rice tofu.IF YOU GOThe Wulong Mountains scenic site is open from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm daily.There are many buses operating between Jishou city and the mountains. Travelers can take Train No K267 from Beijing to Jishou, No 1607 from Shanghai to Jishou or No K503 from Guangzhou to Jishou.Wulong is 28 km from Phoenix Old Town.It's much cheaper to stay in hotels in the neighboring county than in the mountain area.It's not easy to find a campsite near the mountains.A cloud of mist over heavily forested Wulong Mountains. Wulong Mountains, Hunan Source: china.org.cn 

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According to the Red net, the 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music will go to the public at ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Wulingyuan on August 31. On July 4, reporters heard from the official website of the activity that the organizing committee has basically confirmed 27 international country music teams from 27 counties all over the world competing on the stage. Some of the popular music personage are among the list, such as Prathibha Prahlad, a versatile Indian dancer who was rated being very innovative and crossing era, Yet. Malone, an International piano master as well as The German International Orchestra“Sound Factory”.Sponsored by Hunan Cultural Department, Hunan Tourism Department and Zhangjiajie Municipal People’s Government and Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment Limited Company, the music festival will be hosted by Ministry of Culture and Hunan Municipal People’s Government. The activity will aim at display and communicate diverse national country music, inherit and uphold country music arts, which will not only enhance the popularity and reputation of Zhangjiajie, but also promote the global ethnic culture and arts.It is known that the music week will last 5 days, when all the teams will put on tour performances at ecological square of Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake, Rivers around 4 Gates, Laomo Bay, Tianzishan, Tianmenshan and Xibu Street. Two thematic campfire fires will be held on August 31 and September 2 respectively. On September 4, the closing ceremony will be on at the canyon grand theatre of Tianmenshan.Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week started in 2009 in biennial term. Up to now, it has been smoothly hosted for two times. Its success enhanced the cultural connotation of ZJJ World Natural Heritage, increase the cultural competitive power and propagate splendid Hunan as well as prospering Chinese image, becoming a milestone of the integrative development in Chinese tourism and cultural industry. Yewenzhi, the chief planner of the music festival, deputy to the National People’s Congress as well as the manager of Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment Limited Company said that he was working hard at turning Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week to a permanent international festival that people around the world yearn for it.By EmmaCome from 2011 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week

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27 country music groups from 27 countries have accepted the invitation to 2013 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week scheduled to open at Huanglong Cave Ecological Square on August 31, 2013, according to the organizing committee of the event on June 4. Visitors and music fans will be lucky to enjoy world leading artists' tour performances at most popular scenic spots of this world natural heritage site such as Huanglong Cave, Baofeng Lake, Laomowan, Tianzi Mountain, Tianmen Mountain and Xibu Avenue.Among the guest performers are the Indian dancer Prathibha Prahlad who was honored as the most innovative and epoch-making artist by the media, and Jean-Francois Maljean, the prestigious Belgium pianist. Some outstanding bands and troupes will stage their fantastic performances including Chinese Dong Brothers, German Sound Workshop widely known in Europe, indigenous and enchanting South African Drum Band and the Peru traditional religious opera troupe "Dancing with Monsters"Translator: Guo YanSource: enghunan.gov.cn

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On June 5th, Zhangjiajie launched a ceremony at Zhangjiajie People’s Square In honor of World Environment Day. This activity was hosted by Municipal Political Consultative Conference, Municipal Construction Bureau, Municipal Environmental Protection Agency and Zhangjiajie Shouchuang Water Affairs Limited Company.This year,China defined the theme of World Environment Day as “breathing together, struggle together”, aiming at liberating and delivering the concept of beautiful China shared by everyone and responsible by everyone. In addition,China also advocated every citizen under the sky to protect ecological environment, disciplining them to begin from themselves, from doing petty things. What’s more, they required every citizen to respect and observe nature, increasing their awareness of thrift as well as environmental and ecological protection. This activity displayed a lot of posters on environmental protection and resources-saving, attracting many citizens’ attention. They signed their name one after another, building a favorable ecological civilization construction atmosphere for the society.By Emma

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According to the source from Brigade Committee Office, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic area will approve “Beautiful Hunan Travel Card” on June 7th, making favorable admission cost for any Beautiful Hunan Travel Card” owners.To carry forward the project of benefiting people and tourism informatization, Hunan Tourist Administration integrated all the provincial fair tourist resources, make this card accessible and available to the public. This card includes 84 scenic spots, which worths a total of 4200RMB. Luckily, with this card in hand, it costs only 200RMB for 81 scenic spots is free. Since June 7th, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic area will set up exclusive window at the ticket stands of Wujiayu and National Forest Park. The entrance fee for “Beautiful Hunan Travel Card” owners will only cost 160RMB.By Emma

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