From Sept.3 to 4, 4 staff from Happy Chinese program of CCTV4 inspected Zhangjiajie. The camera crew will visit Zhangjiajie again to shoot a travel program during the upcoming International Country Music Week. The program will be broadcast in Asian, American, and European versions to audience around the globe.Happy Chinese is a special TV show promoting Chinese language and culture, lasting 15 minutes. From May 31, 2010, Happy Chinese taught the practical Chinese in touring around China to audience.During the inspection tour, the camera crew visited Yellow Dragon Cave, Baofeng Lake, Emperor Mountain (Tianzi Mountain), Yuanjiajie, Golden Whip Stream, Huangshizhai, Tujia Folk Custom Park, and so on. They were not only interested in natural scenery but also the cultural phenomena including Hand-Waving Dance of Tujia people, Chinese giant salamanders, and the guardian for the clouds of Tianzi Mountain.Producer of Happy Chinese Wang Feng said that all staff have gained a lot from this trip. And he believed that Zhangjiajie’s natural beauty and colorful folk custom will be fully presented through Happy Chinese, which can further promote Chinese to foreigners and attract them to Zhangjiajie.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

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BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- About 300 million Chinese are expected to travel during the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays this year, according to a report released Monday.The number represents an increase of 20 percent from a year earlier, according to the report by the China Tourism Academy and CTrip.com, the country's leading online travel service enterprise.Travelers are projected to spend 145 billion yuan (22.7 billion U.S. dollars)， or 25 percent more than a year earlier, on domestic travel during the mid-autumn holiday, which lasts from Sept. 10 to 12, as well as the week-long National Day holidays that begin on Oct. 1.During the upcoming holidays, travelers will mainly flock to attractions in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Xi'an and Chengdu, according to the report.Meanwhile, 2.2 million are expected to head overseas to popular tourism destinations such as the Maldives, Thailand's Phuket Island, Indonesia's Bali Island, Hong Kong, and South Korea.They will spend about 2.1 billion U.S. dollars on international travel, said the report.Source: Xinhua

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MANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III returned to Manila Saturday evening from a five-day state visit to China.Aquino, who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, reported what he had accomplished from his visit to China, including the multi-billion dollars investments that could come in the country from Chinese investors.He also cited the agreements signed with China. These included agreements on trade, economic and technical cooperation, media, tourism and sports.Aquino had a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao where they discussed how to further bilateral relations. He also met with other top Chinese government officials as well as businessmen.Aside from Beijing, Aquino also visited Shanghai and Xiamen.Source: Xinhua

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Golden Toad Biting the MoonAccording to a journalist, in the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, “Air Sisters” of Zhangjiajie will hold a ceremony to worship the moon in Baofeng Lake, praying for a prosperous and harmonious country.It is reported that “Air Sisters” are several girls of Zhangjiajie Tujia ethnic group chosen by network mass-selection. They once took part in the shooting for a VCR travel publicity film titled Breathing Zhangjiajie that was showed on Zhangjiajie City Day in Shanghai World Exposition. Zhangjiajie Air SistersThe custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back to the Tang and Song dynasties. Worshipping the moon is the privilege of women, who can make several wishes to the moon and pray for the protection from it.Baofeng Lake is regarded as the “the Jade Pool on Earth”and “the Holy Lake in the Air”. During every Mid-Autumn Festival, a full moon and the mountains in the lake will constitute a wonderful sight called “Golden Toad Biting the Moon”.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

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LHASA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Tibetan tea museum will open by 2013 in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, to promote the rich Tibetan tea culture that dates back 1,300 years.The China Tibetan tea union company ltd. has invested 100 million yuan (15.67 million U.S. dollars) to build the museum on an area of 40 mu (2.66 hectares) in a Tibetan cultural park, according to Wang Huan, company chairman.It will be the first museum in China that focuses on Tibetan tea culture, which can be traced back to the ancient tea and horse trade route during the Tang Dynasty (618-907AD).As tea was a major commodity, the route played an important role in promoting social and economic development in southwest China and facilitating cultural exchanges among neighboring countries.Drinking the brick tea after it's been fermented with butter is the tradition of Tibetans and Chinese minorities in southwestern China.Source: Xinhua

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This September will be “A Golden Month of Travel” for Zhangjiajie because the International Country Music Week and the second Hunan Tourism Commodities Fair are going to be held this month, which will boost Zhangjiajie’s tourism in autumn.

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The Canillo municipal government delegation from the Principality of Andorra, a group of 15 people headed by Mayor Enric Casadevall, visited Zhangjiajie on August 27. Their inspection tour was accompanied by Zhangjiajie Mayor Zhao Xiaoming. Enric Casadevall with his members inspected Bailong Elevator, Yuanjiajie and Tianmen Mountain Scenic Areas. In every spot, Mayor Zhao Xiaoming would introduce local history and culture and folk custom to them. This is the second time for the Canillo municipal government delegation to visit Zhangjiajie. The first inspection was done in 2009. Last July, Mayor Zhao Xiaoming paid a visit to Canillo City. And the two cities signed an exchange and cooperation framework agreement on the establishment of friendly relationship between two sides.Situated between Spain and France, the Principality of Andorra has a total population of 130,000(data in 2008), covering an area of 468 square kilometers. Located in northeastern Andorra, Canillo is the core tourist city of the country, with tourism and commercial industries as its economic mainstay. The skiing in mountain is the major tourism program. Since 1950s’, in order to develop its tourism industry, the country made great efforts to attract tourists through skiing program and the exemption of commodities tax, mainly the promotion of sports tourism brand. In 2007, the income of tourism industry in Andorra accounted for 80% of GDP. Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park has received more than 8,000 tourists daily on the average since this summer began, which increased much pressure on infrastructure and staff here. In order to ease the work pressure of the park, a senior volunteer team organized by Luoguta Community patrolled in Luoguta Parking Lot and the Ticketing Office Square from 6 to 9 am every day. The team consisted of retirees and local residents. Some of them are over 70 years old. They offered hospitable services for free to all tourists from home and abroad. For example, they maintained the queuing order, answered questions from tourists, and helped them overcome various difficulties. All efforts they have made deeply touched tourists’ hearts. Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

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