The 2013 Beautiful China Development & Brand Promotion of Tourism Destination, jointly held by Asia-pacific Tourism Organization (APTO) and China Brand Association (CBA) and co-organized by Shenzhen Travel Association, drew its curtain in Shengzhen. Ningyuan County won two awards of "Most Beautiful Famous Chinese County for Ecological and Cultural Tour" and "Most Beautiful Famous Chinese County for Culture and Leisurely Tour."With profound culture, splendid scenery and rich tourism resources, and as an emerging ecological and cultural tourism destination, Ningyuan County enjoys the reputation of Humanistic Scenic Spot of the Chinese People and Spiritual Home of All Chinese. The county received about 4.65 million tourists in total last year, with the total revenue reaching 3 billion yuan.Translator: Zhu MengxiaSource:enghunan.gov.cn

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To strengthen production safety work, comprehensive security during the period of “May Day”，WuLingYuan cultural market from April 25th carry out the special action of cultural market inspection, making an inspection of all places of entertainment and Internet cafes for safety.The key point of special operation aims at knowing whether the various security systems is well or not, the fire protection is prepared or not, and the fire control facilities equipment is qualified or not, and so on. Inspection found that the vast majority of places have high safety responsibility consciousness, consciously implementing the work safety in production.Translated by Sophia

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On May 2rd to May 7th, the ticket price of zhangjiajie wulingyuan scenic spot will have a discount of 20%. During the labour holiday (April 29th – May 1st), ticket price of zhangjiajie slalom will have a discount of 20.34%.Specific preferential price as follows: on May 2rd to 7th, the ticket price of wulingyuan scenic spot is 144 yuan/person (original price is 180 yuan/person). The environmental protection car price is 65 yuan/person, which remains unchanged. The concessionary fares of Zhangjiajie slalom is 94 yuan/person (original price is 118 yuan/person).Commodity price department requires, before executing privilege price, aii the spts must prominently post ticket office time and discount ticket price.Translated by Sophia

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Due to the motor failure, the Tianmen Mountain Cableway broke down all of a sudden on April 18. Through a thorough checking and repairing in a week, it will resume its service on April 26.With the joint effort of National Cableway Inspection Center, French cableway manufacturer and some cableway experts in Tianmen Mountain company, a comprehensive check was made on the mechanical and electronic equipment. At last, the cableway successfully went through all the tests from ZJJ Quality Inspection Bureau and National Cableway Inspection Center. Under those authoritative tests, it reassured people their safety.The Tianmen Mountain Cableway is 7455 meters long, which is the longest high mountain passenger cableway. Along the route, tourists are accessible to have a bird’s view of the whole city, fields and high mountain sights, therefore, it can be counted as the longest viewing gallery in the air. In addition, it owns world-level advanced security equipment and rescue system to ensure tourist safety.Faced with the upcoming of the May Day, apart from The Tianmen Mountain Cableway Resuming Its service, the Tianmen Mountain scenic area has made safety texts on all kinds of traffic facilities in advance. Besides, self-driving tourists are being given a considerate reception. What’s more, in light of the easily occurring bad weather in spring and summer, like lighting and heavy rain, a series of emergency precautions has also be formulated as well.With the number of guests stepping up, the time for selling tickets of Tianmen Mountain would follow some necessary adjustments. They are as follows: on April 26- April 28, from7:00 am. to 4:30 pm.; on April 29- May 1, from 6:30 am. to 4:30 pm.Translated by Emma

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LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) – We live in a beautiful world.In honor of Earth Day on April 22, online travel adviser Cheapflights.com has picked its top 10favorite forests from across the planet.From lush rainforests, watery wonders, ancient woodlands and more in-between; reconnect with nature at one of these stunning spots. Reuters has not endorsed this list:1.Crooked Forest, PolandLooking like it fell out of a surreal Salvador Dali painting, the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las) outside Nowe Czarnowo,Poland, has intrigued the public for more than 80 years.The grove of about 400 pines was planted around 1930 in the former German province of Pomerania. The accepted cause of the forest’s distinctive curve is some form of man-made tool or technique, but the method and motive remain unknown.The Crooked Forest. Photo by KILLTHEMWITHKINDNESS2.Sagano Bamboo Forest, JapanOn the outskirts of Kyoto, Arashiyama has been a tourist hot-spot since the 8th century. The park is particularly popular when the spring cherry blossoms bloom and in the autumn when the forest takes on a hue of fiery oranges and reds.Within this nationally designated Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty lies the impressive bamboo forest of Sagano. A path cuts through the towering bamboo grove and when the sun is shining and a gentle breeze is blowing, the setting is truly picturesque.Visitors in Sagano Bamboo Forest. Photo by Antti T. Nissinen3.Black Forest, GermanyNo list of enchanting forests would be complete without the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany. This wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg was named by the Romans because dense conifers blocked out most of the light inside the forest. The forest is ripe with peaks, rivers, lakes, towns,waterfalls, footpaths, mountain biking and cross-country skiing trails and unique wildlife.But it’s not just natural beauty on offer. The area has strong culture that includes a tradition of wood-carving (particularly Cuckoo Clocks) and food (Black Forest ham, gateau and gourmet cuisine).Dense conifers of the Black Forest. Photo by Jan Jacobsen4.Caddo Lake, United StatesDespite the name, this is one fantastic forest. Located on the border between Texas and Louisiana, Caddo Lake is a 25,400-acre maze of waterways, bayous, sloughs, channels,islands and cypress thickets dripping with Spanish moss.Named after the South Eastern Native Americans who lived in the area until their expulsion in the 19th century, the lake is home to the world’s largest cypress forest.This internationally protected wetland hosts a variety of wildlife, including beavers, woodpeckers, owls and even alligators.Glide along Caddo Lake. Photo by Robert Nunnally5.Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, ChinaIn 1982, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was recognized as China’s first national forest park.Located in Zhangjiajie City in northern China, this unique national forest was named a UNESCO Global Geopark in 2004. The most notable features of the forest are the giant pillar-like formations that are seen throughout the park. The year-round wet weather is the reason for the park’s dense foliage.Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Photo by Ken Marshall6.Inyo National Forest, United StatesStep back into prehistoric times high in the White Mountains in Inyo County, Calif., to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. The forest protects the oldest trees in the world, including the Methuselah tree – one of the world’s oldest living organisms. Named after Methuselah, the oldest Biblical figure, the Great Basin bristlecone pine is about 4,845 years old. The tree’s exact location is a closely guarded secret to protect the living legend from vandalism.Bristlecone Pines in Inyo National Forest. Photo by USFS Region7.Biaowiea Forest, Poland and BelarusBiaowiea Forest is an ancient woodland that runs along the border between Belarus and Poland. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the last, and largest, remaining parts of the primeval forest that once stretched across the European Plain.Due to the lack of facilities, tourists rarely visit the Belarusian side. However, approximately 200,000 travelers head to the Polish section annually, taking guided tours of the park on foot or by horse-drawn carriage.The forest is home to a number of large, ancient oaks, some with their own names, including the King of Nieznanowo, Emperor of the South and the Guardian of Zwierzyniec.Białowieża National Park, Poland. Photo by Frank.Vassen8. Daintree Rainforest, AustraliaThe Daintree Rainforest is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest in Australia, growing right down to the Queensland coast. Blessed with stunning natural beauty and impressive natural diversity, at more than 160 million years old the Daintree is the world’s oldest surviving rainforest. The forest is home to 30 per cent of Australia’s frog,reptile and marsupial species, 65 per cent of its bat and butterfly species, and many ancient plants. Much of the Daintree is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site and extends to white sandy beaches, coral reefs, rugged mountains, gorges, flowing rivers and spectacular waterfalls.Mossman River, Daintree Rainforest. Photo by tanetahi9.Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa RicaThe Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde) is a Costa Rican reserve located along the Cordillera de Tilarán mountain range. The reserve is visited by roughly 70,000 travelers every year. The forest consists of six ecological zones and more than 2,500 plant species, 100 species of mammals, 400 bird species,120 reptilian and amphibian species and thousands of insects. It also has the largest number of orchid species in the world (more than 500).Some of the most famous animal inhabitants include the jaguar, ocelot, Baird’s tapir, three-wattled bellbird, bare-necked umbrella bird and the elusive quetzal.Monteverde Cloud Forest. Photo by Mike Goren10.Waipoua Forest, New ZealandWaipoua Forest is notable for having two of the world’s largest living kauri trees, Tane Mahuta and Te Matua Ngahere, and preserving some of the best examples of kauri forest remaining in New Zealand. Te Matua Ngahere is the largest kauri in New Zealand by girth and the second largest by volume, and is estimated to be from 2,000 to 3,000 years old. The iconic Tane Mahuta (Lord of the Forest in Maori) is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old and is the largest known kauri. The forest also has the largest population of North Island brown kiwi in Northland and populations of the endangered North Island kokako.Tane Mahuta. Photo by Anne-Lise HeinrichsReporting by Paul Casciato

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According the source from Reuters on April 19, the world renowned American travel website—Cheapflights.com ,selected out”the World Top 10 Charming Forests” to celebrate the coming of the World Earth Day on April 22. On the list were Poland Bending Forest, Japan Sagano Bamboo Forest, America German Black Forest ,America Caddo Lake, Zhangjiajie National Forest, America Wormwood National Forest, Białowieża Forest between the border of Poland and Belorussia, Australia Daintree Rainforest,Costa Rica Monteverde, Cloud Forest Preserve and New Zealand Waipoua Forest Area.The top 10 charming forests showed a mysterious beauty of nature on earth , which has overwhelmed people all over the world with various unbelievable, breath-taking and miraculous sights from a lush tropical rain forest to a primitive forest.

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This year, almost all the scenic spots surge the ticket price in succession.However,Zhangjiajie scenic spot years decide no longer to have a rise in price, and will provide preferential policies to primary and secondary school students.Zhangjajie is the world natural heritage and world geological park, whose reception of domestic and overseas tourists reached to 35.9 million last year. Zhangjiajie scenic spot formulates free ticket policy to the global primary and secondary school students under the age of 19. When the Policy is approved, primary and secondary school students with the id card, student card or passport, will have a chance to visit zhangjiajie without charge for ticket.At present, the way of zhangjiajie tourism development can be summarized as “from sightseeing tourism to multi-dimensional complex tourism”, it means shifting from relying solely on tickets income to introduce diversified tourism products.Translated by Sophia

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ZJJ Yangjiajie passenger ropeway projects is the key construction projects of zhangjiajie from 2012 to 2013. On December 8th, 2012, this project began the comprehensive construction.After the completion of the project, it will gain a western fast channel for people to get in and out of the core scenic area. Without doubt, it will have a reasonable distribution and layout of the tourists in scenic spot, which alleviates the pressure of the scenic reception and local overload transportation. This project is planned to complete main body and support of installation in June of this year, complete the installation of the cableway facility on August, have a test on September, and put into practise by the end of this year.Translated by Sophia

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