2012 International Chinese Media Awards was released inMacao. Fortunately, Zhangjiajie succeeded in wining “Chinese Top Ten Viable Habitats”, depending on its brand strength, cultural deposits and world-known tourism. Together with Zhangjiajie, there are Hangzhou, Qingdao, Chengdu, Dalian, Suzhou, Xiamen, Dali, Lijiang, and Guangzhou.

News 2012-12-22 23:08 View：1099

On December 17th, zhuzhou electric locomotive co., LTD., southern railway of china, spread the news that they signed the zhangjiajie maglev joint venture agreement with zhangjiajie and traffic construction investment group co., LTD.. This meant that in January,20th, the world first new maglev vehicle with low speed will be used in the international tourist city, zhangjiajie.According to introduction, this new type of low speed maglev vehicles sounded like a breeze blows, and in the same condition, cost less than the subway and light rail, which can come into residential areas, with no dust emission, 0.5 meters outside electromagnetic radiation that is less than the razor.As we have learned, in April 2011, China southern railway, China railway group, hunan railway investment group, zhangjiajie city square in changsha signed “zhangjiajie in low speed maglev project cooperation letter of intent”, planning to build first low speed maglev line of business in zhangjiajie.Translated by Sophia

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On December 16th, ZJJ Wulingyuan Yu Quanyu village elementary school has a jollification, the villagers are busy rehearsing square dance, festival lantern opera, art show, at the end of the month, makig preparation for the upcoming cultural art festival.In April this year, Yu Quanyu village was identified as the WuLingYuan justice bureau and science and technology bureau of urban and rural mutual contact points. For more than half a year, two units increased the colorful and supporting cultural activities of Yu Quanyu village, the villagers were full of praise.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-21 23:19 View：1312

A few days ago, themed by Giant Salamander, Hunan Reproduction and Release Activity was held in Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan scenic spot. Under careful guide of professional personnel, a batch of visitors released 50 proliferous giant salamanders into Golden Whip Stream, slowly and quietly.Giant salamander, a kind of secondary nationally protected aquatic wild animal. In 2012 forum that mainly focuses on giant salamanders’ protection and development, Zhangjiajie was awarded “hometown of giant salamander” by national aquatic wild animal protection branch.In 1999, Zhangjiajie welcomed the first giant salamander rescue center withinChina. Since then, Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan district spares no efforts making full use of the natural resources in order to develop the giant salamander industry. Up to now, Zhangjiajie has made great contribution to the diversity of aquatic wild animals.Translated by Becky

News 2012-12-21 23:16 View：1260

December 18th, hunan scenic quality grade evaluation committee sent experts to review Wulingyuan(GSSTM) Giant Salamander Science and Technology Museum, Xibu street. Two big tourism characteristic areas created to national 3A-class tourist scenic spot.Board of review editors jointly with the city, the area two levels of the competent department of tourism controlled with the scenic quality grade division and evaluation standards, strictly reviewed the two tourism characteristics, landscape quality, service quality and environmental quality.Board of review editors agreed: giant salamander biological science and technology museum, in the planning and design, paid attention to the layout of subjects, with the ecological concept, showing technology and the interaction of tourists. Tourism commodity had distinguishing features. The Xibu street, with high landscape design starting point, paid attention to historical and cultural value and tour value reflect, more prominent theme culture. Two big tourism area became the beneficial supplement of the zhangjiajie tourism, enriching the connotation of tourism, and to promote the tourism quality.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-20 23:20 View：1095

1. Rural Biogas Projects for 70,000 villagers in 87 counties and towns of 14 cities and prefecture;2. Overall treatment of rocky desertification in karst regions in 80 counties and cities;3. Educational promotion campaign of ecological culture in Hunan's elementary and secondary schools;4. Research and application of key technology for cadmium contamination treatment along the Xiangjiang River;5. Clean production examination of 100 industrial Hunan-based enterprises;6. Treatment of heavy metal pollution along the Xiangjiang River;7. Planned projects of constructing 11 green buildings and construction of 34 demonstration projects of energy-saving buildings;8. Promotion of the reconstruction of supporting facilities of large and medium-sized irrigation districts, and renovation of their water conservancy facilities, as well as the construction of state-level key counties of small-scale farmland irrigation and water conservancy with the investment of 1.4 billion yuan;9. Key rural cleaning projects of 100 demonstration villages;10. Establishment and protection of 88-million-mu (about 5,896,000 hectares) biological forests, and construction of 19 wetland parks with high standards;11. Construction of Lotus Theatre, other small theatres, music halls, Hunan Exhibition and Protection Base of Archaeological Heritage and Hunan Exhibition Center of Intangible Cultural Heritage with 2.4 billion yuan investment;12. Examination of the prescription and technology on 1,224 national essential drugs and 321 provincial supplemented drugs, establishment of supervision records, and strict supervision of 78 essential medicine makers.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2012-12-20 23:06 View：1021

December 14th, it is twentieth anniversary of wulingyuan scenic spot which listed in the world heritage list. Twenty years, the world heritage, a “golden signboard” promoted the rapid tourism development.Listed in the list of world heritage for twenty years, wulingyuan actively implemented the world cultural and natural heritage convention, and invested billions of capital to increase the protection of the scenic spot precious natural resources, the ecological environment construction. It opened up 300 spots, built high standard tourism channel more than 300 kilometers, star hotel more than 30, nearly 30000 copies of tourism reception beds. And with the international advanced level of tourism infrastructure, such as, tianzi mountain cableway, huangshi village cableway, sightseeing elevator, huanglong hole ecological plaza, promoting the use of the conservation and utilization of coordinated development.Meanwhile, wulingyuan promulgated China’s first heritage protection of special laws and regulations, the hunan wulingyuan world natural heritage protection regulations. It gained the world geological park, China’s first 5 a-class tourist scenic spot, the national civilized scenic area and the international and domestic tourism crown, with an increasing popularity and a good reputation degree.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-19 22:52 View：1178

In ZJJ, an old giant salamander is expected to become “the world’s largest Chinese giant salamander”. The giant salamander, called “BenBen”, is nearly 130 years old, with 2 meters body length.2012 giant salamander protection and development BBS held at 13th. The guardian of “BenBen”, zhangjiajie gold giant salamander biological engineering corporation announced that it would declare for the world guinness record.Giant salamander is the world’s largest existing individual amphibians, because of its childish sound, commonly known as the “giant salamander,” living on earth for three hundred and fifty million years. For decades, with change of living environment , the world giant salamander drop quickly. At present, biological “living fossil” mainly originate in zhangjiajie, which has been treated as a protected animals by the world environmental organization, the Chinese government will protect it as a kind of animal.Translated by Sophia

News 2012-12-19 22:50 View：2525