On March 5th ("Learn from Lei Feng" Day), the "Lei Feng line" bus was open to citizens to ride for free, continuing the tradition the No.15 bus of Changsha Hongguang Bus Co., Ltd. has carried out since 2011. Passengers also enjoyed complimentary tea and medicines.On March 5, low-income households in the Zhuangyuanpo Community were able to receive free rice at the Lei Feng Store in Changsha's Tianxin District. The same day, an activity themed "Promote the Lei Feng Voluntary Spirit, Build a Civilized and Harmonious Community" was held in the Community. The CPPCC Second Group of Culture, Education, Health and Sports Committee has made a five year commitment to help the Zhuangyuanpo Community "Lei Feng Store".On March 5, the Hunan Daily Press Group Youth League Committee launched an activity called "Learn from Lei Feng, Warm People's Heart", which organized League Members to visit the residents of the Elderly Care Center at the No. 3 Changsha Social Welfare Institution. The picture above shows the League Members celebrating the golden 50thanniversary of 80-year-old Zheng Mingfu and 73-year-old Zhou Shouying.Translator: He YaoSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Many people think that Zhangjiajie winter tourism is very cold,so they give up the idea of Zhangjiajie Winter Tourism; Actually Zhangjiajie winter snow is called a must,and it is a combination of the Zhangjiajie scenery essence …The first reason:Zhangjiajie winter tourism is the off-season,Zhangjiajie’s Four Seasons is clear and obvious, with the expansion of the Zhangjiajie tourism market, more and more people choose Zhangjiajie Tourism,Zhangjiajie’s peak season is in the spring, summer, autumn;Only winter tourism is Zhangjiajie’s off-season[December 01th- February 28th(Next year)] also Zhangjiajie will be not over crowded during winter tourism.so zhangjiajie winter is quiet, casual, comfortable, and clean tourism.The second reason:Zhangjiajie winter tourism is a wonderland, Zhangjiajie Four Seasons scenery is different characteristics,In particular,Zhangjiajie snow is a world of desperate,and a fairy world;You can make a choice for Yuanjiajie-Avatar Mount,Tianzishan, Shilihualang,Tianmen Mountain,Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon,and so on.The third reason:Zhangjiajie winter tourism is delicious food, you can enjoy a variety of delicacies in Zhangjiajie winter, such as Bacon, Layu,Sausage,Tujia rice cakes.You can also enjoy Zhangjiajie delicacies game, such as pheasant, hare, wild boar, turtledoves, muntjac and so on!The fourth reason:Zhangjiajie winter tourism is hot spring heaven,Zhangjiajie hot spring resources is very rich,Zhangjiajie Cili County is The Spa Town of China,such as Jiangya Spa Resort and wanfu hot spring and so on,and convenient transportation, especially Jiangya Spa Resort,just 30 minutes drive from Wulingyuan Scenic Area; At the same time,enjoy Zhangjiajie natural scenery and cultural implication, also feel Natural hot springs is a great blessing for the visitors!Zhangjiajie winter tourism Recommended: Family tour, Friends tour, Backpack tour,Business tour,etc.

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It is reported that the biggest hotel group–Wyndham Hotel group(USA) will found a hotel in ZJJ. With about 7,000 hotels in the world, Wyndham Hotel group embodys ten brands:Days Inn, Ramada, Howard Johnson, Super 8, Wyndham, Wingate Inn, Travelodge, Baymont Inn, Knights Inn and AmeriHost Inn. Besides, as an enterprise of Fortune Global 500, its number of rooms tops the list in a consecutive years of six.This time, Wyndham Hotel formally signs a contract with ZJJ Xiangyin Group and enters into the Tianmen Number-One project of Xiangyin Group, meaning the only five-star foreign-related hotel in ZJJ will be launched soon. According to the contract, with a area of 100,000 square meters ,the hotel to be constructed worths one billion RMB, including over 500 luxurious holiday rooms, modern conference centers and resting rooms and other facilities.We believe, with the settlement of Wyndham Hotel in ZJJ, tourists both from homes and abroad will enjoy supreme and noble services and comfort in the hotel after an exciting and unforgettable sightseeing.By Crystal

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16 Excellent Tour Commentaries Were Amply Rewarded with 400,000 Yuan in Yellow Dragon.On the day when the sodality of “Yellow Dragon Cave • Fenghuang Ancient Town • Charming Group of Divine Song” was held on the Spring Festival on Jan. 23, 2013, the Yellow Dragon Cave rewarded 16 distinctive tour commentaries which were nationwide picked out from the selection activity of “Follow Gold Medal Tourists, Tour Yellow Dragon Fairy Cave” with 400,000 Yuan. 100,000 Yuan went to Yang Kai who won the first prize which was awarded by Ye Wenzhi, the general manager of Yellow Dragon Cave Equity Investment CO.LTD and as well the famous master of tourism planning and the third prize with 30,000 Yuan went to Yang Gongyu, one of members in Writers’ Association in Wulingyuan District.During the competition, nationwide tour guides, literature lovers and travel enthusiasts were attracted to originate tour guide presentations which is of Zhangjiajie folk characteristics and high art level which suited both refined and popular tastes. After fair and professional assessment combining with internet votes, finally 1 first prize winner, 2 second prize winners, 3 third prize winners and 10 winning prize winners were selected out from 82 scripts. In addition, the host, on the sodality, also held grand lottery draw activity. The outstanding winner would win a red Benz with a value of 308,000Yuan.By Patricia

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It is revealed by the Hunan Branch of ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) that ICBC will be the first bank in the province to launch the foreign exchange trading service for individual account. This trading service, similar to "paper gold" and "paper silver", is referred as "paper foreign exchange".Customers of ICBC can take up foreign exchange trading through their e-banking (internet banking, mobile banking and telephone banking) where only the transaction amount is recorded instead of using real foreign currency.Currently, there are five foreign currencies available for trading including Great British pound, Swiss franc, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Euro. Customer should buy foreign exchange account before he can sell any foreign exchange account with the transaction threshold of 10 units.In addition, "T+0" transaction pattern is employed to individual customer with no limitation to daily transaction times, no handling charge and no taxation on profit. Trading hours start from 7 a.m. on Monday to 4 a.m. on Saturday without interruption.Translator: Wang BilianSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On the day of Lantern Festival on Feb. 24th, the brand new downtown of ZJJ decorated with colorful lanterns was running over with laughter and joy. A splendid grand culture feast which was performed by nearly 2000 people with over 100 excellent mass group’s and professional performing team’s participation exhibited unique custom and sincerity of Tujia people to local residents and tourists.At 10:18 am., the opening ceremony for Lantern Festival got started at the People’s Square. Over 200,000 local people and tourists indulged in the Lantern Festival, on theme of “Beauty in ZJJ, Carnival on Lantern Festival”, which celebrated with the most primitive singing and dancing and the most splendid exhibition of Lantern Riddles. What’s more, spectacular pageant performance, with drums and gongs beating and dragon and lion parading, brought the Lantern Festival to a climax.Night falling, flamboyant festive lanterns lighted the city. Highly hanged big red lantern cages, colorful suspended lanterns and interesting lantern riddles made this city a sea of lanterns. In addition, splendid performances like local play, festive lantern, Dayong Chi Gong, weaving-hand dancing and so on won repeated clapping of audience. The whole city was really a sea of joy.By Patricia

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Have you ever seen the movie Avatar by James Camerons? Then, are you fascinated by the magical and imaginary scenery in the movie and thinking of being personally on the scene? Now your fancy can be come true, for in fact the scene in Avatar is taken shot in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan area.With the help of Avatar, ZJJ enjoys widespread renown and attracts tourists from home and abroad. Now, in order to further propagandize and forge a new image and posture for traveling in ZJJ, and expand and enforce tourism culture industry, Hunan Photography Association, People’s government of ZJJ Wulingyuan and ZJJ Baofeng Lake scenic spot host “Baofeng Lake”—the Second Online Photography Competion of ZJJ, which draws a good deal of photographers and amateur photographers to shoot these beautiful scenery in ZJJ.There are some photos recommended by judges from the competition. Let us have a look as follow.If you have these beautiful and fascinating photos about ZJJ, or any photos you think are unique and enchanting, don not be mean and share them with us online.Let us together enjoy the beauty of ZJJ.By Crystal

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The original performances feast audiences' eyes and create a joyous atmosphere for the local people.The performers tell the stories of Lei Feng to a local child between performances.Farmers watch the stylish show "Flying Dance" at their doorstep.This is an art troupe widely known in Hunan for a long time.They constantly created novel and attractive shows for the public even though there is no fancy stage. They devoted themselves to perseveringly spread Lei Feng spirit with ordinary actions. They actively held fundraising shows for the people in disaster-stricken areas after Wenchuan earthquake and Yushu earthquake. They performed for the soldiers on the frontline who fight against floods even when it was raining. During their performance in the countryside, they voluntarily donated money for aged people who were identified as "Five Guaranteed People", saved the drowning woman and even helped to resolve conflicts among neighbors.They are performers from Lei Feng Art Troupe in Wangcheng District, Changsha.Founded in 1998, Lei Feng Art Troupe has always highlighted the Lei Feng spirit as the soul of the troupe. As a member of Lei Feng's hometown, the cast of the troupe dedicated themselves to spread Lei Feng spirit. They have provided over 2,500 shows in the countryside, and created and rehearsed hundreds of shows well received by the local people like "The Song of Lei Feng" and "Building New Socialist Countryside".Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2013-03-02 16:45 View：1167