Fifty-three Chinese-Australian teenagers from Xinjinshan Chinese Language & Culture School Inc. in Melbourne for the "root-seeking tour" in Hunan paid a special visit to Tongguan Kiln in Changsha on March 28.As it was the first time for them to visit Hunan, all youngsters listened to the commentator very carefully at each site and took photos.A boy named Cai Chunning created a ceramic painting with kangaroo and a map of Australia on one side and Panda and a map of China on the other side, and connected the two countries by four Chinese characters of "Youyi Changcun" (friendship forever) in the middle. "It is not only a tour for root-seeking but also for friendship-establishing. I will take the ceramic painting back to Australia to memorize this activity." said Cai.These teenagers are scheduled to attend such Chinese culture courses as Chinese dance, martial art and paper-cutting, visit historic and cultural attractions like Tongguan Kiln in Changsha, Yueyang Tower and Shaoshan, and worship the Emperor Yan at Yan's Mausoleum in Zhuzhou.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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In march，Hundred Acre canola flower sea showed their beauty in the ecological square of huanglong hole，just liking a watercolor painting. In ecological square, hundreds of rape flowers, with the background of blue sky and white cloud, shined particularly gratifying. In the golden rape sea, we could see the bees and visitors.From what we have known, since spring, huanglong hole ecological square had gradually become a perfect traveling spot for zhangjiajie students and local citizens. The scenic spot will usher in a new round of tourist boom.Translated by Sophia

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From March 27 to 28, Hunan Tourism Bureau respectively held the Promotion Meeting for Tourism Products by High-speed Railway in Shijiazhuang, provincial capital of Hebei Province in northern China, and Beijing, capital of China.It is the first time that the activity themed "Splendid Xiaoxiang, Happy Hunan" has been promoted in Beijing and Hebei since the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway opened to traffic on December 26, 2012. The meeting aims to promote beautiful, curious and interesting tourism products with Hunan characteristics and main tourism routes.During the meeting, Hunan Tourism Bureau introduced seven tourism products such as tours for Hunan scenic spots, happy leisure travels in Changsha, Huxiang culture travels, tours for hometowns of celebrities, the tours for the waters and mountains in southern Hunan, the tours for seeking roots and praying and the tours for enjoying Hunan food.Yang said the opening of Bejing-Guangzhou high-speed railway facilitates the travel from Hunan to Beijing and Hebei Province. It takes only five hours from Changsha to Shijiazhuang, and five and a half hours to Beijing.He also expressed his hope that Hunan will enhance cooperation and communication with Beijing and Hebei in tourism based on the development of high-speed railway, and work together to develop high-speed railway tourism products, upgrade the quality of high-speed railway tourism service, and improve the construction of high-speed railway tourism facilities.On March 28, Hunan holds the tourism promotion meeting in Beijing.Director of the Hunan Tourism Bureau Yang Guangrong invites more tourists from Beijing and Hebei Province to visit Hunan.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kremlin in Moscow has witnessed the launch of "Tourism Year of China" 2013, which will look to help boost the travel industry for both China and Russia.Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, attended the opening ceremony. Analysts say the attendance of the two countries' presidents will hopefully provide a boost for the tourism business.Xi said tourism is the best way to enhance the sense of neighborhood and Putin warmly introduced China to all Russians.This year's campaign will involve 382 activities, 235 hosted by China and the rest by Russia."Only travelers can tell how the bilateral relationship is going," said Xing Guangcheng, an expert on Russia research with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.According to Russian tourism official data, 343,000 trips were made from China to Russia in 2012, up 47 percent year on year.Diao Shuang, manager of European businesses with China Youth Travel Service, said younger tourists are also heading to Russia."In 2011, 70 percent of tourists to Russia were elderly," Diao said, "but this year 40 percent are younger than 45."Meanwhile, the number of Russian tourists to China is the third largest in the world and has been since 1997. Some 2.43 million trips were made in 2012 and another 172,700 trips from Russia to China in January, up 27 percent year on year."Tourists from Russia has outnumbered any other European or American countries in the last two years." said Cheng Jie, deputy general manager of European businesses in China Travel Service.In border cities in northeast China, shops and stall holders carry out business making deals in Russian and many Russian tourists visit local Chinese people, living peacefully and happily.Renowned as "Twin Cities," Heihe of China's northeast Heilongjiang Province neighbors Russia's Blagoveshchensk. More than 7,000 Russians each day go shopping in Heihe during the busy season.Zhang Guangqiang, Far East Travel Service executive general manager in Russia's neighboring Jilin Province, said traditional Chinese medicine like acupuncture as well as beautiful scenery attracts many Russians."Many Russians have mistaken Chinese people as wearing grey or blue suits," an experienced Russian guide Nikolay Amurov said, "but they have found China to be such an attractive country."He said China's coastal cities like Beidaihe of north Hebei Province and Sanya of south Hainan Province fascinate Russians besides cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.In 2011, Hainan Province accommodated 220,000 trips from Russia, up 51.9 percent year on year, according to the China National Tourism Administration.Zhu Shanzhong, deputy director of the administration, said the country aims to attract more Russians to southwest Yunnan and Sichuan provinces."Surging costs become the biggest problem in developing tourism between the two countries," Cheng Jie said, "airline, hotel and catering all face price increases which hinder tourists."The lack of experienced and professional tour guides posed another challenge for Chinese enterprises to explore the Russian tourism market, which long for opportunities created by the "Tourism Year" to tackle this plight.Source: Xinhua

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On March, 24, children were dancing to aerobics. That day, 31 Communist Party member teachers at Tianmen Primary School in Zhangjiajie City launched an activity themed "Party members offer love; Care for stay-at-home children". Party member teachers took part in various interactive activities with the children and gave them gifts such as clothes and stationery. Translator: He YaoSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Chinese National Culture Research and Promotion Center was officially launched at Yuelu Academy on the afternoon of March 26. Xu Yousheng, director of the Hunan Provincial Publicity Department and Lai Mingyong, deputy chairman of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee oversaw the launch ceremony. The center was built at Yuelu Academy under the guidance of the Hunan Provincial Publicity Department, the Hunan Provincial Education Department, Hunan Broadcasting Company, Hunan Federation of Social Sciences and Hunan University. The center plans to invite top domestic and overseas experts to conduct studies and open forums and seminars on Chinese national culture. The Yuelu Academy Chinese National Culture Award will be established and posts of distinguished and specially-appointed professors will be created to promote the spread of Chinese national culture. Mr. Xu remarked that this center is of great significance in accelerating the prosperity of philosophy and social sciences and increasing the cultural power of the province. He expected the center to integrate traditional Chinese cultural research resources from at home and abroad and increase the promotion of sinology. He added that the province will strive to develop Yuelu Academy into a highland in promoting Chinese culture, a high-end research platform affecting the nation and a base to exhibit achievements of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On March 24th, Hong Kong business joint group visited zhangjiajie. Vice secretary of municipal party committee and mayor, Zhao Xiaoming met the group. The two sides exchanged views on the development of eco-tourism industry and the city ecological protection.The group was led by the Hong Kong chamber of commerce and the media representatives, had two days in zhangjiajie. The purpose was to let the chamber of commerce and media friend further understand zhangjiajie, to explore more business opportunities, strengthen Hong Kong and zhangjiajie business exchanges and cooperation.Hong Kong business joint representative said, zhangjiajie had the unique resources superiority in the world, hoping this trip can find business opportunities, common development of ecological tourism industry.Translated by Sophia

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After the Wuhan promotion, zhangjiajie 6 travel agencies association in wuhan quickly to package the design of tourist routes and products. The production of “zhangjiajie, the most beautiful sunset”, “the beautiful China, finding green zhangjiajie” cause a large the tourism market in wuhan.On March 22th, the first trip from wuhan to zhangjiajie carries more than 400 citizens smoothly sailing, beginning a four-day trip to zhangjiajie. The second trip to zhangjiajie will arrive on April 10th, this year, with a total of 17 trains, integrating tourist over ten thousand people.Translated by Sophia

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