The First Environmental Protection Culture Festival of Hunan's Universities & the Launching Ceremony of the Publicity of "World Environment Day" kicked off at the lecture hall of the Law College of Hunan University on the morning of April 22. Liu Ju'e, director of the Legal System Publicity Office of the Environment Protection Department of Hunan Province, Liu Yunguo and Tang Maolin, respectively party secretary and vice secretary of the Environmental Science and Engineering College of Hunan University, as well as student representatives from Hunan's universities and representatives of the townships and communities in Yuelu District of Changsha City, attended the ceremony.This event was co-organized by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Yuelu District, the Environmental Science and Engineering College of Hunan University, and nine universities in Hunan Province. Themed with "Love Xiangjiang River, Protect Hunan Environment", it takes the opportunity of "World Environment Day" to raise people's environmental awareness and protect the homeland.The participants injected water to the model of Xiangjiang River at the end of the meeting, expressing their resolution of protecting the mother river.Translator: Zhou JingqiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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April 18, 2011, the night tour was launched in Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave attraction.Night tour start time is 19:00 PM.It is the first night tour in China cave.Huanglong Cave Night tour in advance booking before 17:00 PM. Ticket price is 80 yuan. Only 200 tourists every night.

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The 2011 China Tea Ancestor Festival & the Activity of Millions of Tea-Lovers Tasting Hunan's Famous Tea was launched in Changsha on April 20.    On the celebration, the activity of tasting Anhua Tea held by Hunan Zhongcha Tea Company attracted a lot of people. According to the head of Hunan Tea Industry Association, teahouses and tea companies in Hunan all set up tea tasting stands, welcoming tea lovers to taste various famous tea of Hunan. The tea industry of Hunan Province issued Honesty Declaration of Hunan's Tea Safety, promising to "strictly comply with commercial morality, produce and sell high quality tea products" and calling to upgrade the festival to a nationwide one so as to commemorate China's tea ancestor- Shennong.    After the launching ceremony, a series of events will also be held, including China Yellow Tea (Yueyang) Summit Forum & Products Exhibition, Tea Culture Activities in Zhuzhou City- the hometown of tea ancestor & Symposium on Tea Industry Development During the Twelfth Five-Year Plan, China (Guzhang) First Tea Culture Festival & Tasting Guzhang's Maojian Tea, and Tasting Tea & Commemorating Ancestors in Yanxia Tea Court in Nanyue.Translator: Li LingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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An 18m long cross stitch of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival was unveiled at the Huangxing Walking Street in Changsha on the afternoon of April 20. It is said this peculiar cross stitch consumed 116,505 meters of threads, totaling at 2,032,611 stitches. It is the second longest cross stitch work of art in the world.    The longest cross stitch work is a 22m long Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. The second longest one was developed by 37 designers in 18 months and embroidered by 10 professionals in over 180 days. It applies ancient silks as the base, weighs 40 jin (20 kg) and includes 14 sections. There are 814 figures, 83 animals, 29 boats, over 30 buildings and houses, 13 carriages, 8 sedans, 17 bridges and 180 trees on the stitch work. This work is on its first display in Changsha.Translator: Li LingSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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April 18, Ding Yunyong(Zhangjiajie Municipal Tourism Bureau)and Mireille·Chiocca(President of the Union International Mountain Film) had a very detailed talks.Zhangjiajie is very suitable for China's First International Mountain Film Festival, complete with the magical landscape of Zhangjiajie become the mountain city of international influence. Become a world-renowned destination for mountain tourism.Source: Zhangjaijie Official Web Portal

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On April 17, 2011, the First Cross-Strait Network Business Innovation Competition & the Hunan Trial of the Fourth National Network Business Innovation Competition for College Students was launched at Xiangtan University.Business problems  faced by traditional enterprises or Internet enterprises across the Taiwan Strait are the focus of this competition.  Such contests encourage college students to put forward their solution via  Internet. The panel of experts will evaluate and decide winners according to the proposals and implementation.The event is expected to attract more than 100,000 college students from over 2,000 institutions of higher learning from the mainland China and 30 odd universities from Taiwan to enter for the competition and millions of students to participate in all kinds of activities.The contestants are encouraged to choose topics conducive to exhibition and promotion of cultures across the Straits.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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China's first low-speed maglev train will be built in the international tourism city of Zhangjiajie. April 1, Zhangjiajie government, China South Locomotive Co., Ltd., China Railway Group Ltd and Hunan Railway Investment Group Co., Ltd., in Changsha, they signed the cooperative agreement. The first phase of the project is expected to open to traffic next year.Source: Zhangjaijie Official Web Portal

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April 18, China's first large-scale 3D visual zhangjiajie folk culture show "Fog Rain Zhangjiajie"in the only ecological Theatre -  Hallelujah Concert Hall, Zhangjiajie Huanglong Cave,Formal start. Source: Zhangjaijie Official Web Portal

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