On September 16, the seven-day 2011 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week drew to a successful end with the folk song "I sing in the mountains" echoing in Hallelujah Concert Hall at Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Cave tourist area.43 famous bands from 28 countries were awarded Best Vocal Performance, Best Performance, Best Performer, Best Stage Appeal, Best Creativity and Special Award at the closing ceremony. Mark Levine Band from Los Angeles, the birthplace of international country music, won the Special Contribution Award for the second successive year.It is estimated that 250,000 tourists visited Zhangjiajie to experience the natural heritage, Huxiang culture, and folk songs during this week, up by 20% compared with the same period last year. 

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The La Nova shopping centre has opened to the public, following a revamp to create the first major international shopping centre of its kind in China's Hunan Province, with international architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan acting as lead architect on the redesign of the centre, located in Changsha, the thriving provincial capital.La Nova is owned by Bailian Ivanhoe Shopping Center (Changsha) Co. Ltd ('Bailian Ivanhoe'), a 60/40 joint venture between Bailian Group, one of China's biggest retail groups, and Ivanhoé Cambridge, one of the 10 biggest real estate companies in the world.Broadway Malyan's Shanghai-based team oversaw the refurbishment, expansion and repositioning of La Nova. The 45,000-m2 centre is strategically located in Wuyi Square, one of the most vibrant shopping and entertainment districts in Changsha.Jeremy Salmon, Director at Broadway Malyan, said: "This prestigious project has drawn on the diverse range of skills, expertise and experience of our Shanghai-based team of global design experts, who have partnered with the client and design team to deliver a stunning outcome. This repositioning will greatly enhance the popularity and commercial success of the centre."Despite the opening of many major shopping centres over the last decade in China, demand is still strong, driven by the dramatic increase in the pace of retail development, the maturing domestic market, the rise in the popularity of a shopping-based culture and a higher number of partnerships between established Chinese retail developers and overseas experts."This project is the perfect example of the exciting trends we are helping to shape in China, with a fascinating international mix of retail concepts. Given the increasing appetite for new developments and redevelopments, our multidisciplinary team is engaged in a series of major retail projects across the country."The project has seen the transformation of La Nova from a department store into a world-class shopping centre, featuring a full range of retail, dining and entertainment opportunities. It boasts 90 tenants on six levels, is anchored by a 15,000-m2 Bailian Oriental department store and a nine-screen PolyBona cinema, and features state-of-the-art facilities."La Nova is the first shopping centre in Hunan Province where consumers can find a broad selection of retail, dining and entertainment venues. Retailers were eager to set up shop in the redeveloped property, and customer response has been terrific," explained Richard Vogel, Senior Vice President of Ivanhoe Cambridge China. "Twenty international retailers opened their first stores in the province here at La Nova, bringing a new, unique and stylish 'mall life' experience to the area," he added.With dynamic retailers such as Asobio, Bershka, C&A, H&M, Mango, Pull & Bear, Sephora, Starbucks, Toys 'R' Us and Zara, La Nova will be giving Changsha's 7 million inhabitants the opportunity to enjoy a new shopping and leisure experience with international flair.source: constructionweekonline.in

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On September 13, a group of performers participating in 2011 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Festival came to Tianmen Mountain Square for giving wonderful performances to tourists from home and abroad. The singers and dancers from Brazil and Russia brought sweet folk songs and joyful dances to the audience. And the performers from Egypt played various musical instruments, which made people feel the exotic flavor. All tourists passing by here were attracted by their wonderful singings and dances. Some of them joined the performers in dancing, which was very interesting.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web  

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On the morning of September 16, the Second Hunan Finance Expo was unveiled in Changsha with more than one hundred financial institutions present.The three-day expo is themed with "Financing to serve life and dream".The expo is aimed at popularizing financial knowledge, presenting financial achievements of Hunan province made in recent years, promoting cooperation between financial capital and industrial capital, building financing platforms benefiting economic and social development so as to propel sound development of financial industry.That afternoon, the internationally renowned investor and finance professor Jim Rogers gave a lecture on investment themed with "Making a fortune in China and Hunan". And meanwhile, the first Financing Cooperation Conference Between Banks, Guarantee Organizations and Enterprises in Hunan was held in Changsha.Source: Hunan Official Web Portal

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URUMQI, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 500 ethnic minority teachers from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region will be dispatched to universities in inland China for a one-year training program that is designed to train more bilingual teachers and boost educational quality in the region, according to regional educational authorities.In addition, 225 of the region's Chinese teachers, along with 60 elementary and secondary school headmasters, have been sent to universities in the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, as well as Jiangsu Province, for the purpose of undergoing training or taking up temporary posts in elementary and secondary schools, according to the region's education department.The Chinese government and the Xinjiang regional government have allocated 76 million yuan (11.9 million U.S. dollars) to send more than 6,000 teachers to inland universities between 2003 and 2006. So far, 1,450 teachers and 120 headmasters from elementary and secondary schools have been trained at inland cities since 2009.Source: Xinhuanet

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This year's Mid-Autumn Festival falls on Sept.12. On that night, a splendid Mid-Autumn Festival evening gala was held in Xibu Street, Wulingyuan, which was part of 2011 Zhangjiajie International Country Music Week. 32 overseas music ensembles, which included Austrian Alps Orchestra , Russia Folk Song Group “Soroka”(magpie), Incubeko ye Afrika Band, South Africa and "Bruce Guynn "& the Heavy Rain Band, took part in the evening gala. In addition, 8 Chinese national bands played Chinese traditional musical instruments and performed singing and dancing.  Tens of thousands of tourists and local people flooded into Xibu Street to enjoy beautiful and unique country music. As the full moon rised in the sky, audience could watch wonderful performance under the moonlight. The night was so beautiful and romantic. The evening gala was a fantastic platform for artists and audience to interact with each other. Different national music and cultures were integrated here. Xibu Street was full of happiness.Translator: Mao YipanSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web

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Zhangjiajie Beautiful Scenery in the autumn,Zhangjiajie autumn tourist season is September to November each year, of course, it is the golden season of tourism in Zhangjiajie!

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Zhangjiajie autumn tourist season is September to November each year, of course, it is the golden season of tourism in Zhangjiajie!September: Tree leaves are still green, Autumn is coming soon. Good month for traveling here ,not hot ,nor cold. The lowest temperature is 22 Centi-degree, and highest is 32 centi-degree.October: Good view with the golden yellow color, Many people come on the golden week(1st---7th)it is the harvest season for orange and Kiwi fruits on this month, The lowest temperature is 18 Centi-degree, and highest is 28 centi-degree.November: it is the fogy season on November,mountain looks quite difference but pretty with fog. the lowest temperature is 12Centi-degree, and highest is 25centi-degree.

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