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  • Hunan Culture Shines at Shenzhen International Cultural Fair

    Hunan Culture Shines at Shenzhen International Cultural Fair

    The 7th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair (ICIF) was commenced in the Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center on May 13, 2011. Hunan's cultural industries shined at the fair.  Themed with "Digital Hunan with Powerful Culture", the province's exhibition halls are engaged in presenting the advantages of cultural industries, films and cartoon games, intangible cultural heritage, news and publishing, etc. The exhibition aimed to promote the province's achievements of digital communication, digital publishing, cartoon games, internet and new digital media, highlighting the integration of science and technology and cultural industries.  A series of distinctive activities were conducted in Hunan exhibition halls. For example, hi-tech projects presented by the Voice of China Online Media Co., Ltd. under the Hunan Daily Press Group appealed to a lot of visitors. Many national intangible cultural items were also displayed, including Shaoyang indigo printing fabric, Xiang embroidery, engraving skills of chrysanthemum stones, and firing craftsmanship of under-glaze colors porcelain.  The awarding ceremony of the First Hunan Top Ten Cultural Events and Top Ten Cultural Figures of 2010 voted by netizens was held.Translator: Lv XuefenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
    News 2011-05-13 09:11 View:1450
  • First Overseas Students Delegation Visits Hunan's Hall

    First Overseas Students Delegation Visits Hunan's Hall

    The picturesque Orange Isle ushered in a group of overseas students on May 10. The group posed and took pictures in front of the Two-Oriented-Society exhibition hall of the CZT City Cluster, shouting the slogan “resource-conserving, environmental-friendly and low-carbon lifestyle, Go, Hunan” after a visit to the hall. Coming from over 20 countries and studying at Beijing Language and Culture University, the 61 overseas students are the first delegation of its kind who visited the hall.As the first hall among its national peers dedicated to “Two-oriented” Society construction, it has been an eye catcher for the state leaders and the whole society since its opening.As the window of comprehending Hunan's sustainable development, the exhibition hall echoes well to practice. “I would dig further into sustainable development after the visit”, told a Russian student, Elena.Translator: Zhou QiongSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
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  • Denmark Stig Avall Severinsen arrived in Zhangjiajie Baofeng area

    Denmark Stig Avall Severinsen arrived in Zhangjiajie Baofeng area

    At 15 o'clock on May 11th, 2011, Denmark Stig Avall Severinsen arrived in Zhangjiajie Baofeng area. Despite the travel fatigue, 38-year-old Sewolinsen was excited, and deeply the beautiful scenery of Zhangjiajie intoxicated, praised Baofeng fresh air, clear water, quiet environment and let him feel relaxed and happy. Prepare for "Challenges of extreme suffocation".
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  • Joint agreement has been reached in Zhangjiajie Tianmen Middle School

    Joint agreement has been reached in Zhangjiajie Tianmen Middle School

    Joint management of the agreement was reached between Zhangjiajie Tianmen Middle School and South Korea's Asia University.May 10, 2011, signing ceremony held at Zhangjiajie Jishou University. Leaders of both:Wu Wuxiang and Li Donglie, attended the signing ceremony. 
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  • Jumping Flower Festival held in Fenghuang County

    Jumping Flower Festival held in Fenghuang County

    May 10, 2011 morning, "Lunar April 8" Jumping Flower Festival held in Fenghuang County,Miao and the overseas tourists brought together about 30,000 people jump Huaping in MaAnShan Village of ShanJiang town,Fenghuang County.Together to celebrate this important festival of traditional Miao.Miao people wear festive costumes, singing and dancing together
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  • Passenger Load at Changsha Airport Highest in Central China

    Passenger Load at Changsha Airport Highest in Central China

    Statistics, as of May 8, 2011, showed that the passenger throughput of Changsha Huanghua International Airport hit 190,000, a growth of 20.2% over the same period of 2010. It's estimated that the passenger throughput of the airport will break 800, 000, topping airports in central China for six years in a row, according to the signing ceremony. The routines, flights and tourists of the airport are continuing to increase. At present, 16 regular international and regional routes are available between Changsha and South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Frankfurt, Toronto as well as Hong Kong. Changsha National Economic and Technical Development Zone is home to more than 100 foreign-funded enterprises. Every day some foreign entrepreneurs visit this zone for investment, sight-seeing and investigation. Changsha will frequent exchanges with the world with a new terminal of the airport to be opened. In order to shorten the customs clearance time, the Changsha Frontier Inspection Station will send frontier advisors to offer door-to-door services irregularly and open a "green passage" for foreign investors in the zone.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
    News 2011-05-09 21:48 View:1578
  • China-Switzerland Cooperation Fair Held in Changsha

    China-Switzerland Cooperation Fair Held in Changsha

    The China (Changsha) Switzerland Cooperation Fair on Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation was held in Changsha on May 9. Ulrich Hunn, consul general of Swiss Consulate in Guangzhou, and Zeng Qingyan, science and technology adviser of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, attended the fair. As one of the seven emerging industries of strategic importance in Hunan Province, the environmental protection industry makes a difference in pollution prevention and treatment as well as ecological protection, and provides advanced equipment and technology support for industrial transformation and restructuring. According to the Planning on Development of Energy-saving and Environmental Protection Industry issued by the provincial government, by 2015, the added value of this industry will reach 30 billion yuan, an annual growth of 24.6% on average. To realize this target, the Hunan Environmental Protection Department endeavors to intensify international exchanges and cooperation, establishing excellent ties with such countries as Switzerland and Australia. At the fair, representatives of China and Switzerland exchanged views on bilateral cooperation in the field of environmental protection and energy conservation. Fifteen Swiss enterprises engaged in environmental science and technology conducted face-to-face exchanges with thirty-one Hunan-based enterprises.Translator: Zhou JingqiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
    News 2011-05-09 21:47 View:1555
  • Hunan's First Public Bicycle Rental System Launched in Zhuzhou

    Hunan's First Public Bicycle Rental System Launched in Zhuzhou

    Hunan's first public bicycle rental system was officially launched on Yan Emperor Square in Zhuzhou City on May 6.  By the end of May, Zhuzhou will have constructed at least four hundred rental stations, with ten thousand public bicycles available to citizens and needy non-natives. The full-coverage rental system is expected to alleviate the difficulty of"no bus on the last kilometer to home". Funded by Zhuzhou Municipal People's Government, the construction and operating costs of the system will be born on the public budget of the city.  According to Li Yijian, vice mayor of Zhuzhou, to guarantee efficient operation of the rental system, the city has carried out upgrading and reconstruction of bicycle-only lanes. In addition, the traffic police department is wasting no time in readjusting and improving road signs and markings in the city proper, and removing parking spaces on non-motorized lanes.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
    News 2011-05-08 21:46 View:2598