As tourists visiting Fenghuang will be required to buy tickets beginning April 10, millions of tourists swarmed into the ancient town during the three-day Tomb-Sweeping Festival. The town met its highest visitor peak on April 5, with many “No Vacancy” signs hanging outside hostels and hotels.From April 10, Fenghuang will adjust the current tourism service management system by charging a standard 148 yuan to enter the greater scenic area instead of offering tickets to individual scenic spots. A visitor to the old town said that he thought the 148 yuan entrance ticket is reasonable and expressed his hope that effective moves will be made by the government so that the money earned would be used toward the management and conservation of the old town.On the first day of Tomb-Sweeping Festival, Fenghuang received 31,600 tourists, a year-on-year rise of 69.89%; however, only about 2,000 tourists bought tickets to scenic spots. “Figures like these put a great deal of pressure on the entire ancient town.” said Cai Long, deputy chief of Fenghuang County.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-04-07 01:55 View：992

ZJJ Wulingyuan scenic area has the theme of “green”, “low carbon” and “sustainable development”, with the “Zhangjiajie landform”, successfully and strongly describes the “ecological forest oxygen bar” at home and abroad. It attracts countless Chinese and foreign visitors to come in a throng “natural oxygen bar tour experience”.According to statistics, the beginning of spring, Wulingyuan has the reception of foreign visitors over 100000 people, year-on-year growth of double. At the same time, Baofeng lake,HuanglongCaveand other scenics are also around the “environmental protection, ecological protection” issue, in the spring, launching “a paradise to enjoy the folk customs”, ” beauty products exhibition on ecological square” and a series of ecological tourism products, thus catching the tourist favor.Wulingyuan will also continue to enrich the connotation of ecological forest oxygen bar tour, this year. And they will strengthen cooperation with the relevant scientific research departments, strengthen the monitoring of forest of negative oxygen ions, and gradually establish a scenic spots of negative oxygen ion content broadcast mechanism, making a “ecological forest oxygen bar” for Wulingyuan. Then wulingyuan will have a piece of a gilded signboard.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-04-07 00:21 View：1259

On tomb-sweeping holiday(Ching Ming), Zhangjiajie has rain and fog day, creating good conditions for the formation of clouds wonders. The emergence of clouds mainly occurs in fairy flowers, Shen Tang Wan, Yubi peak. With the big fluidity of the valley wind, the sea of clouds will change unpredictably, and grandly. Sometimes, it like a piece of prose poetry, with rich rhyme; sometimes, it like a painting, with deep image of beauty.Meteorological department forecast, in April 6th, the last day of tomb-sweeping holidays, Zhangjiajie will turn cloudy day to sunny weather. At the appointed time, Wulingyuan sea of clouds landscape will be more magnificent.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-04-07 00:21 View：1073

In April 4th, the first day of the holiday, a group of people fromHubeimiddle school students in tianzimountainofWulingyuanDistrict to worship the tomb of He Long. With their own practical action, they show great respect to the proletariat revolutionary marshal He Long.Along with the red tourism, He Long park has become a perfect place for a vast number of tourists to travel. Until martch, He Long Park has reached the reception of 400000 people, and the year-on-year growth of twice.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-04-06 00:20 View：920

In April 4th, the first day of the holiday, the world natural heritage Wulingyuan scenic area ushered in a small peak. According to incomplete statistics, only in the morning, the people to Tianzi mountain, Huangshi village,HuanglongCave,BaofengLake, reached 15000 passengers.In Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan, despite the bad weather, sometimes fog, sometimes accompanied by rain, the tourists in the world were still very strong. Especially scenic mountain flowers were in full bloom, new leaf embellished in between peak forest hills, a spring was in the air., let tourists intoxicated. A breeze blew, scenic mountains in the misty clouds was partly hidden and partly visible, the tourists praised with scream.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-04-06 00:19 View：991

Joining in the spring camp on the theme of "root-seeking tour", about 100 Chinese-Australian teenagers and their teachers from Melbourne, Australia arrived at Emperor Yan's Mausoleum in Zhuzhou on April 3 and paid homage to Emperor Yan, the ancestor of Chinese nation.At 11 o'clock, led by the honor guard, all the teachers and students to attend the memorial ceremony stepped into the memorial square. Representatives offered incense and presented baskets of flowers. After the ceremony, teenagers entered the Great Hall to worship Emperor Yan's statue and learned about the eight major merits and contributions of Emperor Yan.Afterwards, the group also showed respects to Yan's Mausoleum and planted a memorial tree that represents "all sons of Chinese nation may not forget his ancestor".This "root-seeking tour" is expected to enable overseas Chinese to get a better understanding of Chinese culture.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-04-06 00:12 View：870

Before the tomb sweeping day, in zhangjiajie, the people from all walks of life have come to the martyrs cemetery to show the memory of the martyrs.In April 2nd, soldiers of armed police detachment in Zhangjiajie memorial tower reviewed the police oath in the martyrs.In April 2nd, a kindergarten laid flowers to the revolutionary martyrs.Translated by Sophia

News 2013-04-05 00:18 View：1094

With the coming of spring, hundred acres of rape flowers are racing to open in the eco-square of Yellow Dragon Cave in ZJJ just like a charming watercolor painting. Thus, a lot of tourists and local citizens regard it as the best choice of suburb tour.In the eco-square, under the setoff of blue sky and white clouds, hundred acres of rape flowers are exceptionally inviting with the company of dancing bees. It is also a great chance for children to acquaint with miscellaneous plants.According to the saying of the principal of Yellow Dragon Cave, the daily tourist receipt quantity is about 2000. In the eco-square, not only rape flowers, but also over 70 kinds of trees are planted. The eco-square is more and more popular. It is believed that a new peak of tourists will arrive during the Labor’s Day.By Patricia

News 2013-04-05 00:18 View：1674