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

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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

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Edition of Red Collections to be published by Xiangtan University Press is proceeding briskly, relevant sources of Xiangtan University told the reporter on May 7. 43 volumes composed and edited in the first edition has been finished. This periodical is ready for release this month.Red Collections include periodicals, newspapers and works compiled and published by members of the Communist Party of China and progressive personages. The unprecedented masterpiece will fully represent proletariats' efforts to seek truth and their steadfast faith in rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Jointly applied by Xiangtan University Press and Hunan People's Press in 2010, the periodical project won the national publishing fund of 11.46 million yuan, a record high in this sector. The collections with more than 1,500 volumes in total will cover monographs, periodicals and newspapers between 1919 and 1949.Translator: Guo YanSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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Dear Mr. Shao, Invited by Hunan Channel of Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao Network, we feel grateful to have participated in the activity “LET ME TRY China Tourists Experience in Beauty and Peace of Zhangjiajie”. We were pleased to visit the world natural heritage sites and experience Chinese habitats in Zhangjiajie - a fairyland on Earth. We sincerely hope that China will account for a greater share in the international tourism market. Therefore, out of love and concern, we are writing to offer a few suggestions.1.China should attach great importance to the constructions of international tourist destinationsThere are many successful experiences on the constructions of international tourist destinations in Europe and America; however, for China National Tourism Administration (CNTA)， it is not as strategic as it should be. For example, since Korea has made Zhangjiajie a tourist destination, Visitors to Zhangjiajie from Korea rocketed up to 360,000 in 2006 from 116 in 1998. Successfully achieving double-digit percentage growth continuously in recent years, it is a successful transformation for Zhangjiajie. Evidently, paying close attention to the constructions of international tourist destinations has far-reaching significance for upgrading the quality of tourism in China.2.Establishment of tourism standard systemChina had once carried out the selection of outstanding tourist cities, which was a very effective way to promote the system, yet somehow it was halted. The implementation of Grade-A area selection in recent years could be a good way to improve such system. It is hoped that the selection criteria and its credibility can be completed and enhanced, so that the chances of giving the system up halfway can be avoided.3. China National Tourism network should integrate with international and domestic marketAs there are no integrations between international and domestic market, CNTA’s establishment of “three networks, one database” is devoid of substantial matter. Therefore the network is unpopular even though the outlook is magnificent.4. China should solve the zero-fee tours and travel agencies contract problems earnestlyIn recent years, the concept of zero-fee and low-fee tours has resulted in some issues such as vicious competitions among travel agencies, grabbing customer sources, and forced shopping, which have brought bad impressions on China's tourism. CNTA should regulate the tourism market.5.Tourist-season tour guide and improve the tourism value-addedAs the traveling peak season in China is in May and October, it leads to overcrowding in many tourist attractions during the holidays. It is like demonstrations more than tourists traveling. It also causes damage to the environment.We love traveling in China. We hope this petition and the above suggestions would help China’s tourism market continue to prosper. Thank you.Yours sincerely,Anne Marie Vaughn  吴雨希   美国ANDER Celine       赛琳娜   法国CHOI MIN KI   崔民基        韩国Haase Martin Albert 马丁    加拿大TsiabolaSthalVeidet 希乐    刚果Mesian Obama Jovino 佳瓦力  几内亚Muneeb   ZarDaulat 月亮     阿联酋Ali Mansoor       巴基斯坦Source: Dagong Web       

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May 1, 2011, Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan East Plank Road open to visitors,East Plank Road opening for Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan added a new landscape-The Eastern Bi Ye Yaotai area，A very pleasant surprise for many visitors in the May Day.Tianmen Mountain  is an integrated synclinal geological unit which has the landform of middle-mountain karst platform with peak groups and canyons. The top of Tianmen mountain is a cliff sight of karst platform. The karst hillocks and karrens spread wildly to form wonders of stone forests in the air. Moreover, with moss spreading all over the ground, wild vines twining and twisting, what come into sight are natural bonsais like grand gardens which were as if created by the immortals. The tourists can relish the natural wonders and feel the miracles of the Creator to their hearts' content. Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan East Plank Road-Bi Ye Yaotai area Yuhu peak Viewing platformVisitors walk on the Quiet pathZhangjiajie Tianmenshan West Plank Road-Guigu Plank Road

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Aiming to further expand the tourism market in Zhangjiajie and keep a firm grasp on the initiative in modern tourism industry, the Foreign & Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Zhangjiajie Municipal People's Government has made full advantage of its own resources to deepen the friendship with Nawabola Travel Agency in Iran, managing to bring in their inspection delegation to tour in Zhangjiajie and establish first-level travel routes between Zhangjiajie and Iran as well as Zhangjiajie and Europe. With the efforts of Foreign & Overseas Chinese Affairs Offices of Hunan and Zhangjiajie, the Foreign Ministry empowered Zhangjiajie Foreign & Overseas Chinese Affairs Office the notification of overseas visa to China to expand the international tourism market and promote the development of efficient tourism in Zhangjiajie.Zhangjiajie has maintained frequent contacts with South Korea, Japan and the United States, and in 2010 it established friendly relationships with more Asian countries including Iran and Singapore and some European countries such as Finland, Andorra and Spain.In addition, a series of large-scale international activities have been staged in Zhangjiajie, such as Forest Protection Festival, China International Culture-Tourism Festival, Crossing Tianmen Mountain on Tightrope and Final of International Miss with National Dress, which have attracted a lot of media reporters and visitors from home and abroad.Translator: Wang XiaoluSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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May 14, 2011, Challenges of extreme suffocation will be held in Zhangjiajie Baofeng Lake Scenic Area.The world's two original, one from Denmark Stig Avall Severinsen  and one from Italy David Merlini. Guinness World Record for underwater on extreme suffocation,Sewolinsen and David • MoLini, One is the creator and the other is to break those.Their results were 20 minutes 10 seconds and 21 minutes and 29 seconds.We look forward to the event together......Baofeng Lake is a veritable place of graceful mountains and charming waterway and for all the kind ,good gracious and wise people. Baofeng Lake .is such a paradise that you would like to visit again and again, whether you have been here or not. Located in the high gorges, a body of crystalline and calm water is surrounded by the emerald mountains. The lake is situated part way up the mountain range, 85 meters above the ground, and attains an altitude of 585 meters. Because of its association with the Baofeng Mountain Range, the lake bears the name of Baofeng. With an average depth of 72 meters, Baofeng Lake covers an area of 15 hectares, and can hold 6 million cubic meters of water at full capacity. This water is produced by rainfall, mountain springs and underground streams, and .stays emerald all year around, so it is reputed as Paradise in the Human World. Beautiful scenery in this area include: Baofeng Waterfall, Stone Gate Welcoming Guests, Peacock Displaying Colorful Tail, and Golden Toad Biting the Moon, Fairy Lady Reflected in the Lake and so on. Breathing freely and deeply in ZhangjiajieYou should pay five US dollars for every breath in Zhangjiajie-- former Colorado Governor Nancy DickThe importance of Zhangjiajie is it has the purest air in the whole of China -- renowned scholar and geologist Simon Winchester I wandered around everywhere for more than 40 years until I found paradise for my soul in the deep mountains of Zhangjiajie-- famous Taiwanese writer Qiong Yao Zhangjianjie, a close-to-nature city that lets you breathing freely in this often ecologically hostile world.--International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)core expert Dr.Jim SancerreZhangjiajie’s scenic spots are rich in negative oxygenion: Shilihualang (Ten-miles Picturesque Scenery Corridor): 100,000 per cubic centimeter. Tianmenshan (Tianmen Mountain): 90,000 per cubic centimeters Jinbianxi (Golden Whip Brook): 110,000 per cubic centimeterBaofeng Hu (Baofeng Lake): 110,000 per cubic centimeter.Yuanjiajie: 90,000 per cubic centimeter.Tianzishan (Tianzi Mountain): 90,000 per cubic centimeter.

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The 2011 National Road Cycling Championship (Changsha section) & China Changsha Cycling Invitational Race along the Xiangjiang River is launched in Changsha today.The male and female individual time trials kick off this morning. 360 professional athletes and coaches involved in the race already arrived in Changsha and took adaptive training. Li Xin, chief referee of the race released on May 2 that the invitational race has attracted the best contestants in cycling events across the country.During the competition from May 4 to the morning of May 7, traffic control will be conducted on involving roads and sections. According to estimation of the organizing committee, about one million people will watch the event on the scene. Considering the particularity of cycling race, Tan Yong, director of the Organizing Committee's Office and head of the Changsha Tourism Bureau calls for citizens not to stop over at Orange Isle Bridge, Yinpenling Bridge and Houzishi Bridge. When watching the competition, and not to step over the isolation zone, nor enter competition terrain or racing track.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource: Hunan Official Web Portal

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