On 29th April, Morning News ,one of the well-known CCTV news channel has broadcast a piece of news which lasting 6minutes and 33seconds .This report focuses on the Tujia poem culture in Shiyaping village, Yongding District,Zhanjiajie.Located in the southeast border of Zhangjiajie, Shiyaping village is the largest site of Tujia stilted buildings in China。Also, it is a famous tourism village and provincial-rank cultural relic protection site. In 2013, this village was listed on China’s traditional villages thus rated as Zhangjiajie’s shining cultural diamond.Shiyaping village possesses not only the ancient stilted buildings also the historical water-powered rollers, waterwheels and old-fashioned fried workshops. Poem in Tujia is filled with their special characteristics and historical feelings. The daily life, spring farming and affairs between young men and ladies are the main topics of their poems. Tujia people in Shiyaping village can create poems whenever and wherever, even the nonagenarians. Making poems has already one part of their life and passes on from generation to generation. CCTV has comprehensively broadcast it on 29th morning.It helps to reveal the mysterious and traditional beauty of Tujia culture to people all around the world.By Aileen

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According to news from China philatelic portal, China Post will officially release the first set of the“Beautiful China” regular stamps on May 19th–China Tourism Day. Stamp values of the first set stamp include 80 cents, 80cents, 1.2RMB, 1.2RMB, 1.5 RMB and 3RMB.A insider points that as Zhangjiajie’s splendid natural scenery and folk customs have been accepted by tourists both from home and abroad, the entry of Zhangjiajie’s landform scenery to this set stamp will play an important role in promoting, recommending and displaying Zhangjiajie.Regular stamps serves for “National Card”, displaying the country’s culture and features characterized with wide usage, strong utilitarianism of their par values and long usage periodicals. Besides, Zhangjiajie has introduced a serial of stamps such as postcard, tourism passport and individual post. This little calling card is favorable to promoting Zhangjiajie’s popularity and reputation.Translated by Crystal

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The installation of glass curtain wall of Dahan Hilton Complex, the key project of Zhuzhou City, is underway. The curtain wall project will be completed by July this year, and the entire project is expected to be finished by the end of the year. Hilton Hotel is scheduled to open early next year, according to Cai Jing, general engineer of Dahan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. on May 7th.Dahan Hilton Complex is a multi-function architecture consisting of apartment, business premise, restaurant, office and hotel, with a total construction area of over 267,000 square meters.  The Hilton Hotel building is 158 meters high, the tallest one in Zhuzhou. The hotel has a total of 36 floors, with offices on the 7th to 20th floors and Hilton Hotel rooms on the 21st to 36th floors. Source: enghunan.gov.cnTranslator: Xie Runchao

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On the first day of the May Day holiday, the Miao people in Fenghuang Ancient Town performed "Tiaohua" dance in the culture square to welcome tourists. The cultural activity themed with Happy Xiaoxiang & Folk Fenghuang is held in Fenghuang, Hunan Province. According to the host, from May 1 through the end of July tourists can enjoy such featured local cultural activities as the Fenghaung Wenchadeng Drama and the Miao Flower Drum Dance in Fenghuang.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource:enghunan.gov.cn

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It is universally known that many minorities harmoniously live in Zhangjiajie.Each of them has their own traditions and unique features. There is a story about Battle Drum Dance in Bai culture.Long long ago,Bai Nationality in Sangzhi,Zhangjiajie were in disadvantaged position,thus Bai people made efforts to improve and strengthen their position by learning martial arts.Gradually,this kind of martial arts was evolved into dance. Women and men usually danced together and past this tradition on from generation to generation .When dancing, the dancer holds a long stick with a length of about 2 meters.Both tips of the stick are as big as a bowl,but its middle part is very suitable for clench. Being bold and unconstrained,Bai people prefer to dancing whenever and wherever if pleased.And the dance movements are of variety.There are mimics of monkeys climbing,rabbits glaring at the moon,warriors waving sword and so on.During the plough period,Bai people can dance Battle Drum dance with any farm tools in hand.People in Bai nationality,not only men,also women join Battle Drum dances to celebrate festival ceremonies. In Bai culture,Battle Drum dance embodies vitality and purity.What is more,Battle Drum dance in Bai nationality has became Hunan’s intangible cultural heritage and earns more national reputation and attention.By Aileen

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According to Reuters, www.cheapflights.com, the world-renowned American travel website selected top ten charming forests to celebrate the Earth Day on April 22. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was on the list, the only forest Park in the list from China.The other nine forests are Crooked Forest (Poland), Black Forest (Germany), Caddo Lake (United States), Sagano Bamboo Forest (Japan), Inyo National Forest (United States), Bia?owie?a Forest (along the border of Poland and Belarus), Daintree Rainforest (Australia), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica), and Waipoua Forest (New Zealand).These woodlands, whether a lush tropical rain forest or a primitive one showcase a mysterious beauty of nature, which overwhelms visitors with its miraculous and stunning magnificence.Translator: Lv XuefenSource:enghunan.gov.cn

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Song Zuying, a most famous and popular folk musician arrived at Zhangjiajie on 30th April. In the evening she appeared at the theater and watched Fox Fairy for the second time since 2011. On the scene, she wore a gauze mask with full concentration .When watching Fox Fairy, Song Zu Ying every now and then turned around and communicated with the acquaintance nearby.Her second presence for Fox Fairy in Zhangjiajie is the best testimony to show her love and affirmation to this stage play.All seats were sold out during this May Day holiday. Fox Fairy attracted seas of audience with not only the elegant music, moving plots and fantastic stage stunts, but also the newly equipped waterfall and amazing magic. Audiences presented were generous enough to give their high praise after watching Fox Fairy.By Aileen

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In order to enrich the cultural life of the masses of the people, enlarge the mass culture team of people, improve the cultural level of the people as well as fully exert the function of culture–leading the fashion, educating the people, serving the society, promoting the development. Thereupon, Zhangjaiajie Municipal and government hold the series of cultural activities.This series of cultural activities themed with “Happy Xiaoxiang Pretty Zhangjiajie” are composed of three parts. They are art performance of the masses, which start from March and end at September; elegant artwork display, which start from April and end at November; square dances and broadcast dances, which start from April and end at October.Propaganda, preliminary, rematch and the final are the four circles of all the cultural activities. The qualified programs conclude music, dances, folk arts and sketches .Only the mass culture team of people are allowed to have the entry qualification. Seas of audience and reporters will on scene to view and broadcast the visual feast.By Aileen

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