On May 24th, the opening ceremony of the fifth China International Tourism Commodities Fair is held in Yiwu International Fair Center, and Wang zhifa, deputy secretary of party committee of national tourism bureau and deputy director general attends the ceremony and delivers the opening speech. Liang liming, deputy mayor of Zhejiang province and other relevant officials also attend the ceremony.“China International Tourism Commodities Fair is an important platform for display and transaction of tourism commodities, as well as a grand gathering for national tourism system. In the past five years, the fair has showed vigorous energy, strong development potential and endless market charm, which have made great contribution to Zhejiang’s tourism and even to the national tourism. I hope that the fair will further display its advantages and plays an important role in activating tourism commodities market and developing independent tourism brand.” Liang liming says on the ceremony.Source from National Tourism AdministrationTranslated by Crystal

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On May 26 before dawn, a heavy rain began to fall on Zhangjiajie. Luckily, it cleared up after 6 am. The scenic spots in Wulingyuan core scenic area, like Yellow Stone Village, Yangjiajie,Tianzishan, presented a splendid sea of clouds and rainbows, making guests at home and abroad enjoying themselves so much as to forget to leave.Thanks to its favorable ecological system and substantial forest coverage, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan core scenic area experienced no damage in the wake of the heavy rainfall. Besides, it turned the scenery in Wulingyuan to be more charming and gorgeous, the green mountain becoming especially delicate and pretty under the blue sky and white clouds. Mrs Yang, a woman from Luoyang, Henan, couldn’t help herself to say when visiting Yellow Stone Village, “It is too beautiful. The mountain is splendid and the air is very fresh. Beautiful scenery are lying here and there, as if i came to a wonderland”Weather forecast revealed that the weather in Zhangjiajie is mostly fine with sporadic thunder shower. It is predicted that the highest temperature is 34℃, the lowest 18℃. It is suitable to go on a outdoor travel. Local tourist department reminded that the the admission ticket in Wulingyuan core scenic area is valid in 3 days. What’s more, it underlined that the travel agencies should arrange their itinerary according to the weather. It also advised self-help travelers to pay attention the the changes of weather and take umbrellas in hand to prepare them for rainy days and sunny days.By Emma

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On May 24th, Source from infrastructure project construction headquarters of ZJJ Wulingyuan core scenic spot says Yangjiajie passenger ropeway project lay in the northwestern part of Wulingyuan core scenic spot has achieved great progress with 68% investment completed.According to the ropeway construction department, two floors of the main project of below machine rooms have been completed and are to be totally finished at the end of June. The upper machine rooms (two floors) are under construction and are to be finished at the end of July.The horizontal running distance of Yangjiajie ropeway is 1,876 meters, and the height difference is 517 meters. The one-way capacity of the ropeway is 2,000 people/hour with a maximum operating speed of 6m/s. The one-way operation time is 5.2minutes. It is the most advanced passenger ropeway with a high degree of automation, large volume, comfortable seats and reliable safety.Yangjiajie ropeway will open up the western fast track in and out the core scenic spots and lessen the distance between Yangjiajie and other core scenic spots, which are favorable to rationalize tourists streams into Yangjiajie scenic area. At the same time, it plays an important role in perfecting transportation system of the scenic spot, protecting natural environment and resources and boosting the city’s tourism.Translated by Crystal

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On May 24th, the first Ecological Tourism Commodities Exhibition of Hengshan county is grandly held in Hengshan People’s Square.This exhibition is aimed to promote tourism commodities innovation and boost Hengshan’s economy with theme of “gathering commodities, create business opportunities, enhance tourism, recommend Hengshan’s traditional arts and crafts products, like shadow puppet samples and bamboo carvings, and Shengshan’s famous native products, such as tea and tea oil, noted agricultural and sideline products, such as Jioulongli(a kind of melon) and Hengjia watermelon, to name but a few. There are 213 commodities types and 568 commodities selected from 48 exhibition units and individuals. Over 40,000 citizens in Hengshan will come and buy their favorite tourism commodities.It is reported that this exhibition is one of the major activities of Hengshan’s first (2013) rural ecological tourism festival, as well as a crucial measure to enter into Large Hengshan tourism economic circle and build into a county with flourishing tourism.Source from Hengshan TourismTranslated by Crystal

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On May 23th, the news conference for “the 2012 National City Network Image List–Annual Report to urban network image” is held in Beijing, with ZJJ on the list, which successfully obtains two prizes, namely “Top Ten City” and “Network Image Promotion Award”. Besides, Changsha is honored “Government Affairs Blog Demonstration Prize ”.It is reported that “the 2012 National City Network Image List” is the comprehensive ranks for the 2012 network image of 286 major cities in China and is formed by experts’ opinions and netizens’ voters. Some prizes, like “Top Ten City”, “Award for the best city”, “Network Image Promotion Award” and “Government Affairs Blog Demonstration Prize ” are set up and about 60 cities from all of the country have entered the list.Translated by Crystal

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The street annals serve as an epitome of the transition of the ancient city and development of the new town. On the morning of May 22, the “Street Annals of Furong District of Changsha”, recording the history and story of hundreds of the streets in Changsha, was published.The compiling work started in April, 2010. The annals consist of 500,000 characters, 17 maps and 347 photos. 592 names of streets in Furong District and 369 articles about these streets were included. The central part of Changsha has never changed since its founding 2000 years ago, a large part of which belongs to Furong District. The annals keep a detailed record of the transition of the city: the ancient style and the modern prosperity.There is no off-the-peg mode of street annals compiling to draw on the experience. The editors of the Archives Bureau of Furong District took a bold attempt and successfully accomplished Hunan’s first Street Annals.Source: enghunan.gov.cnTranslator: Zhangshu

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As the third Tourism Day of May 19th comes, the county tourism department visits some main scenic spots and companies in Cili. The parking lots are teemed with tourist buses and tourists swarm into the check-in office. A young fellow is climbing along the stairs with flowers in his hand and sweat oozing from his forehead. While a beautiful girl shouts “I will not accept you unless you arrive here in two minutes” It turns out that the boy is proposing to the girl and other tourists are shout their supports to him. The boy presents his flowers and shining ring to his lover amid tourists’ cheers and laughters. This tough but happy scene is the very true mirror of Cili’s tourism.Although international trend in this year has undergone recession and our domestic economy goes slowly, which heavily affects the tourism economy, the county party committee and government of Cili firmly conduct “flourishing through tourism and strengthening by industry”strategy. The tourism economy is climbing and maintains a good momentum. In the first quaters, about 720,460 tourists have been accepted, and there is 30.52 billion RMB tourism investment, a 32.3% increase and 32.56% increase compared with last year, including 52.64 million RMB ticket fees.Now, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon, Dragon Cave, Wulei Munt and other scenic spots are coming into peak season.Cili tourism is continue to flourish with tourism numbers recorded 3 million, 10% increase on year -on-year basis. The great aim of 1.8billion tourism income is able to be expected.Translated by Crystal

News 2013-05-25 12:16 View：1132

The First Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui Provinces, jointly organized by the cultural departments of the four provinces, kicked off in Hubei Museum of Art on May 23. A delegation led by Zhu Jiangang and Meng Qingshan, director and deputy director of the Hunan Provincial Department of Culture respectively, attended the exhibition.At the Hunan exhibition hall, Zhong Jiantong, who is from Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, was unhurriedly holding a mane brush and making new year paintings. He is an inheritor of Tantou New Year painting and also procurator of Procuratorate of Longhui Conuty.Zhong's parents, both aged above 80, are representative inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage Tantou New Year painting. Zhong returned home a few years ago, and spent one year mastering the skills of Tantou New Year paintings.Hunan's 60 items of intangible cultural heritage, with local cultural flavors, good productive protection, and promising prospects, were on display at the exhibition. Representative inheritors of 10 items made handicrafts at the exhibition, consisting of Shaoyang glove puppet show, Tantou New Year painting, Hunan embroidery, Baoqing bamboo engraving, paintings of Miao ethnic group, Changsha palm leaf weaving, inserted embroidery of Miao ethnic group, Daqiao paper cutting, weaving skills of Dong brocades, and bamboo weaving crafts.The First Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui Provinces commences in Hubei Museum of Art.Zhong Jiantong, inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage item Tantou New Year painting (a handmade woodblock New Year painting), shows his crafts and attracts many visitors.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: enghunan.gov.cn

News 2013-05-25 11:23 View：726