Until now, there are 60 scenic spots in Hunan Province, including two items of world heritage and three items of national heritage, Among these scenic spots,,20 are at the national level and 40 at the provincial level. Hunan ranks first in its number of scenic spots at the national level in China, holding about one-tenth of the total.Hunan boasts the world heritages of Wulingyuan Scenic Spot and Langshan Mountain and the national heritages of Hengshan Mountain, Ziquejie Terrace and Meishan Dragon Palace and Wanfo Mountain and its stockade villages of Dong people. The scenic spots cover an area of 7,717.87 square kilometers, taking up 3.64% of the provincial total, 1.62% higher than the national average.In 2012, Hunan received about 320 million tourists home and overseas, bringing in a revenue of 223.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 25.4% and 25.6% respectively. Great increases were also seen both in tourist arrivals and ticket sales in the National Day holidays, up 70% and 64% respectively compared with the same period of last year.Yubi Peak in the Wulingyuan Scenic Spot Langshan MountainTranslator: Li Xuan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On February 10th, the rehearsal of the fourth ZJJ Internet Spring Festival Gala which is named “the Night of Oriental Pearl” launched comprehensively in ZJJ. Performing staff of all programs have all got ready.According to introduction from staff of director group, the supreme principle of this Internet Spring Festival Gala is based on e-pals’ likes. Its unique point is that not only actors and actresses but also program scripts are from internet. At the scene of rehearsal, the journalist witnessed performer’s rehearsing their original opusculum and their performance is not second to professional performers.This “Internet Spring Festival Gala” will fully take advantage of the internet which is of large capacity, easy to be researched and characterized by script’s tight coupling with audio and video and powerful interaction between performers and audience. It is trying to present a gala which can fully present e-pal’s personality and fashion under latest culture background.The gala will be performed in Grand Theatre of Ge Zi Hua. At the same time, it will be on live globally on internet. A feast of Spring Festival is waiting for you.By Patricia

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The promotion conference and the signing ceremony of travelling to Henan by the high-speed railway were held in Changsha, on the morning of Jan.16. Representatives of the main scenic spots along the high-speed rail and the travel agencies, led by Henan Tourism Bureau, gathered in Changsha to introduce tourist attractions in Henan. During the event, a collaboration agreement on tourism was signed between Henan and Hunan. Zhang Guangzhi, vice governor of Henan Province and Wu Jihai, vice chairman of the CPPCC Hunan Provincial Committee were present and delivered a speech respectively. In the promotion conference, the representatives of Henan Tourism Bureau showed the scenic spots in such eight cities as Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Zhengzhou, Xuchang, Luohe, Zhumadian and Xinyang via display panels. Additionally, six travelling routes driven by the high-speed rail were particularly introduced, including the world cultural heritage tour, the ancient capital tour, the root seeking and ancestor worship tour, the culture of the Three Kingdom Period tour and the red culture tour. The finale performance of Dengfeng Shaolin Kung Fu and Jiaozuo Chen's Tai Chi Chuan, the first batch of state-level intangible cultural heritage, amazed Hunan people. The tourism agreement was signed by directors of both Hunan and Henan Tourism Bureau. They also made a proposal of sincere quality tourism along the high-speed rail from Beijing to Guangzhou together with those people working in the tourism circle. Representatives from five travel agencies along the rail signed the proposal to make a solemn commitment to the tourists. Translator: Wu LirongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On January 16, Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei met with a Swedish environmental protection delegation headed by Swedish Ambassador to China Luo Ruide (Lars Fredén) in Changsha and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Ecological City Planning and Cooperation between Changsha Municipal People's Government and Embassy of Sweden to China. Mayor Zhang remarked that sustainable development is an overarching trend in the global development now. He also expressed his hope to further cooperate with the Swedish environmental protection delegation during their visit in Changsha. Mr. Luo said that Changsha is one of the fastest growing cities in China now, and he expected to have a deeper understanding of Changsha's urban development and planning. He believed that the project of Xiangjiang River New Town by Changsha Pilot Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. will be a good opportunity for their future cooperation.According to the Memorandum of Understanding, the priorities in ecological city planning and cooperation of two parties should be given to the construction of a low-carbon ecological city with sustainable development and seek for a sustainable development mode of ecological city in "Two-Oriented Society" based on the experience in demonstration projects.The Changsha-Sweden Sustainable Urban Development Technology Exchange Conference was held on the same day.Translator: Yin XiaodongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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A strong focus must be placed on cultural undertakings that highlight the protection of cultural and historical relics and the construction of cultural facilities to benefit the public, Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei made the remarks on January 17 when inspecting the city's work concerning culture, radio and TV, press and publication.Changsha was honored as one of the country's first pilot demonstrative areas in public cultural services in 2011. It boasted an estimated cultural output of 125 billion yuan in 2012, with the economic contribution of culture leading the provincial capital cities across the country.Zhang stressed that creative utilization of cultural relics is as important as their recovering and protection. The construction of cultural facilities should be targeted at the various social demands to actively integrate social resources by means of adjusting measures to local conditions, using local resources, and fully utilizing second-hand materials.Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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On January 14, the Hunan Provincial Culture Department selected 13 counties and cities to highlight as boasting unique Spring Festival culture.Longshan County, Baojin County and Yongshun County are listed as areas known for Tujia Spring Festival customs. One of which is the Tujia new year "Diaonian", usually celebrated one day ahead of the lunar new year. There is also the Sheba Festival, celebrated from the 3rd day to the 17th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.Jishou, Luxi County and Huayuan County appear on the list for their unique Miao Spring Festival customs, especially the Qiangzhou Spring Party, which features interesting cultural art performances and other traditional Spring Festival activities.Other areas with characteristic Spring Festival customs include: Miluo City, known for Changle Stories; Nan County, for the "Two-hundred Dragon Dance" and Huagu Opera; Nanyue District, for Nanyue Temple Fair; Zhangjiajie City, for Lantern Festival; Leiyang City, for Aoshan Temple Fair; Ruchen County, for Xianghuolong Art Performance; Yueyang Tower District, for Bianhe Street Spring Festival Temple Fair; Xinhuang County, for Tianjin Village Spring Festival Customs; Xupu County, for Silk Lantern Dance; Jianghua County, for "Dragon and Lion" bonfire dance; and Shangzhi County, for Temple God Parade.Translator: Guo Yan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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New preferential rules for the ticket prices have been implemented for vulnerable or other special groups since the fist day of 2013 in ZJJ Wuingyuan Resort.According to the newly issued rules, people as follow have a right of free visiting in natural-landscape-viewing and custom-and-culture-viewing scenic spots:1. Children under or with the height of 1.3 meters;2. Solders on serving;3. The disabled;4. People at the age of 70 or over;For tourists as follow, vehicles in the resort are free:Children under or with the height of 1.3 meters;For tourists as follow, tourism cultural show is free but without seats:Children under or with the height of 1.3 meters;Besides, people as follow have a right of enjoying concerning discount for tickets of access to the resort, of vehicles in the resort and access to other scenic spots for rest with valid documentations:1. Teenagers under the age of 18;2. Full-time students under the age of 24 on bachelor study in universities and from other lower education institutions;3. Old people between 60 and 70;4. Solders on serving (military officers, civilian personnels and noncommissioned officers);5. Retired military cadres;6. Lineal family members of military martyr;7. People with a Certificate of Government Minimum Living Allowance for Rural and Urban Residents;Translated by Vincent Chou

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The China Net News 2012 Heroes" awards ceremony was held in Beijing on the afternoon of January 15. The ceremony was hosted by the Xinhua News Agency and sponsored by Xinhua Net, Beijing TV and the China Net News Column of Xinhua News Agency.The awards were presented to ten grassroots heroes, including Mountain Guard Liu Zhenmao from Chenzhou, Hunan, Chinese J-15 fighter jet engineer Luo Yang, who died in the line of duty on China's first aircraft carrier, and "most beautiful teacher" Zhang Lili, who sacrificed her own two legs to rescue students from a bus accident.Liu Zhenmao, dubbed "Mountain Guard", is a 65 year-old retired worker from Yaogangxian Town, Yizhang County, Chenzhou City. He began to patrol the Shizikou Mountain in the 1980s and has been protecting the mountain from deforestation for 30 years. His total ranger journey is equivalent to 10 laps around the earth! His long-term dedication has kept the mountain free of forest fires and has helped preserve the pristine ecology of the border area of Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal 

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