On April 27,the award ceremony for the most beautiful scenic spots in Hunan, in theme of “Splendid Hunan, Natural Beauty”, was grandly held in Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie. This activity has lasted for one month and launched a perfect closing ceremony at the very day. Finally, 6 most beautiful scenic spots, 3 Best Rookie Attractions and 3 best participating scenic spots.In the ceremony,Zhangjiajie,Junshan Island of Yueyang Tower,Ancient Phoenix Town, Dusk-loving Pavilion, Orange Island, Hengshan stood out from 69 scenic spot in the whole Hunan Province and luckily won the bid of bottle label of “Snow Beer”. At the same time,Hongjiang Ancient Commercial City, Dragon Palace of Meishan,Tianmen Fox Fairy show won the laudatory title of “the Best Rookie Attractions”. Hot Spring of Purple Dragon Bay, Dongjiang Lake and Nanshan Pasture won the ” best participating scenic spots.”By Patricia

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According to China philatelic portal, on May 19 of “China tourism day”, China Post will officially launch the first set of definitive stamps in the theme of beautiful China, a full set of six. The Content includes the landscape of zhangjiajie core scenic spots, Red Beach of wetland in Pan Jin, Zhongwei Shapo Head in Ningxia, Yuanyang Terraced Fields in Yunnan, and Xinhui Bird Paradise in Guangdong and Neixiang Baotianman Scenic Area in Henan. Face values of Full set of 6 stamps are 80 points, 80 points,1.20 yuan and 1.20 yuan, 1.20 yuan, three yuan respectively.The insiders said that, in recent years, zhangjiajie, with its beautiful natural scenery and folk customs, has attracted tourists from all over the world. The collection of ZJJ’s landscape in this set will be of great significance for the publicity and promotion of zhangjiajie, for the development tourism industry in zhangjiajie, and for the construction of the world high-quality tourism products.By Brenda

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Recently,Jinglv Consultation has published the first monthly market report on tourist APP within China, which put emphasis on monitoring hundreds of tourist application products in Android market and ranking them according to their online downloads.Judging by the report revealed,the top ten products are as follows: Qunar,Ctrip,Flight manager,Best tone,8684 Train,Super Compass,114 Business Travel,Hipster of High-speed Rail,Elong and Tongcheng.As more and more tourists download travel APP,wireless travel market has become a new highlight in tourism industry,In the future,the progress made by mobile internet technology will not only be beneficial to countless travelers, but also change the tourism market greatly.Translated by Becky

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On May 2, the Eighth Hunan Tea Culture Expo opened at the Hunan Exhibition Hall. Over 400 tea businessmen from all around the country took part in the exposition and feasted their eyes on more than 20 thousand tea handicrafts, including an exquisite tea pot.Translator: Hao JingruSource: hunan.gov.cn

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On May 4th, Boeing737-800 of Jeju Air, Korea loading with 167 passengers safely arrived at Zhangjiajie Lotus Airport. It was the first direct roundtrip between Zhangjiajie and Busan.It is reported that from May to June 28th, there will be 17 flights in total put into operation between these two cities. The accurate flights are on every Tuesday and Friday. Boeing 737-800 is the type and flight number is 7C8981/7C8982.Zhangjiajie has already cooperated with Asiana Airlines, Deahan Airlines, Esatar Airlines of Korea .Now the joining of Jeju Air is another step for enhancing and facilitating the transportation of travelers form both China and Korea.By Aileen

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From the recent report from China Philatelic Portal that China Post will issue a group of definitive stamps on 19th May. Scenery of Zhangjiajie landscapes as the symbol of Hunan is designed in the stamps.It is reported that since 2002, China Post has issued three themed definitive stamps; they are titled with “Protect Our Common Home”, “Chinese Birds”and “Beautiful China”. Recently, the fantastic natural scenery and pure folk culture of Zhangjiajie have received world-wide favor.And the distribution of “Beautiful China”, which within Zhangjiajie Scenery will play a important role in promoting the development of Zhangjiajie tourism and making it a quality brand in the international tourism industry.For the past decade, Zhangjiajie has released series of stamps such as post cards, tour passport, stamps with special characteristics and stamped tickets, etc, to enhance and improve it brand reputation.By Aileen

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Since May 2, the core scenic area of Wulingyuan in ZJJ has been going on the “Ticket Preferential Week” until May 7.During this week,the ticket price,to global tourists,is adjusted from ￥180/person to ￥144/person (exclusive of eco-bus ticket ).The price reduction range is up to 20%,which is said to be the first time carrying out such global preferential policy since Wulingyuan scenic zone having been listed in the world natural heritage 20 years ago.According to policy of bureau of commodity price,the 65 yuan eco-bus ticket is not included in this preferential ticket. Now, you can go in or out the scenic spot for many times within 3 valid days by just paying ￥209. You may noticed that this preferential week is not launched during the hot May day holiday,which just aims to lead tourists to avoid the peak tourism time.The core scenic zone, covering an area of 264 k㎡,comprises of ZJJ National Forest Park, Suoxiyu,Mount Tianzi and Yangjiajie National Conservation Zone. Tourists having ticket of core scenic zone is allowed to visit classical scenic spots like Mount Tianzi,Yuanjiajie,Yangjiajie,Ten-mile Gallery,Golden Whip Stream,Yellow Stone Village and so on.Except Yellow Dragon Cave and Baofeng Lake.By Patricia

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The 30th April is the second day as well as the peak of May Day holiday, especially for the self-service traveler .In order to actively and effectively take this holiday’s DIY travel under control, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park made great effort to ensure the satisfaction of self-service travelers.Well-prepared organization and fully participated staff are the essentiality for a safe and pleasant journey in Zhangjiajie. Though seas of travelers and heavy transportation may make the traveling crowded, careful arrangements are applied. Traffic police are deployed to direct the traffic; road signs are put to lead the right direction; warm-hearted volunteers carefully solve travelers’ puzzles. All the actions above hold the same goal that is to ensure the safety and satisfaction of every traveler who pays his or her visit here in Zhangjiajie.By Aileen

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