In recent days, 2011 Green Book of Low-carbon Development of China's Cities, the joint work of Hunan University of Technology and Institute for Urban & Environmental Studies of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, was published in Beijing. Two cities in Hunan Province were shortlisted in the "10 Cities with the Highest Forest Coverage". Zhangjiajie City tops the list and Zhuzhou City ranks the eighth. Zhangjiajie is also evaluated as the city with the lowest energy consumption per unit living space.　　2011 Green Book of Low-carbon Development of China's Cities sorts out data of energy and carbon emission of 110 cities above the prefecture level in China, and analyzes the difficulties and problems that China's cities encountered on low-carbon development. It attempts to establish an evaluation index system of low-carbon city and low-carbon urban development, and provides a quantified reference for the state's decision-making departments and urban inhabitants in order to facilitate their correct and objective understanding of greenhouse gas emission in China and emission-reduction methods.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

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A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011 in the northeastern coast, near Tokyo. Hearing the bad news, Zhang Guoyi, chairman of the Lengshuijiang Returned Overseas Chinese Federation immediately contacted Duan Yuezhong, president of the Loudi Fellow Association in Japan to care about the safety of fellows in the earth-stricken area.　　On the early morning of March 12, Mr. Zhang received a call from Xiao Jianzhu for help. Xiao was eager to know whether his son Xiao Gaobo working at the earthquake-hit Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan is safe or not. After much effort, the son who has been out of contact for 66 hours was finally found safe. Zhang and his staff sighed in relief after they got the good news. During the past few days, the Lengshuijiang Returned Overseas Chinese Federation got in touch with 12 families of overseas Chinese and students in Japan who are all safe.Translator: Guo YanSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

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Chen Xianchun, vice mayor of the Changsha Municipal People's Government made a field investigation at Ningxiang Hot Spring Leisure and Tourist Resort on March 11.　　Mr. Chen inspected the construction of such major tourism projects as Central Huatian Cit‘y, Taohua (peach blossom) Valley and Zilong Lake, and held a symposium at Zilongwan Hotel.　　At the meeting, Vice Mayor Chen listened to the report on tourism development in Ningxiang made by Deputy County Chief of Ningxiang Liu Liang, and the report on construction progress of Huitang International Tourism Resort made by Party Chief of Huitang Town Gong Chang. After that, Chen put forward the following four suggestions concerning the present situation and future perspective of tourism industry in Ningxiang County.　　First, efforts should be exerted to make overall plans and then carry out them step by step. Second, active work should be done to promote ecological tourism based on "Two-oriented" Society construction. Third, emphasis should be paid on improving organizational mechanism to ensure a sound operation. Fourth, endeavors should be made to improve investment and fund-raising mechanism.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2011-03-16 22:05 View：1850

Honored as "the most beautiful park in the community", the construction of Hongxing Park was completed on Mar.15th. Small as it is, the park is fully equipped in its 50 mu (3.335 hectares) space. Divided into  6 zones of  the main entrance, the meadow, the open forest recreational zone, the shady fitness zone, area for kids and the water purification zone, the park is to build 5 different outdoor experience zones in light of their characteristics.In addition, 4 special plant landscapes are also to be constructed.The overall structure of the park would form a water reservoir, a scenic belt and three tracts, introduced Xie Zhizhong, director of Hunan Jianke Garden Landscape Office.Translator: Zhou QiongSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

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The plate-conferring ceremony of the Second Embroidery Committee of China Arts & Crafts Association (CACA) was held in Changsha on the morning of March 13, 2011. Wang Keying, honorary president of Hunan Arts & Crafts Association, and Yang Taibo, secretary-general of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee, attended the ceremony.　　The Embroidery Committee of CACA was initiated in September 2008 and its first committee was established in Suzhou, a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province. At the election meeting held in last September, Li Yan, a master of Chinese arts and crafts and deputy director of the Hunan Embroidery Research Institute where the office of the second committee is located, was appointed chairman of the committee. The establishment of the committee in Hunan is of great significance to enhance the reputation of Xiang (Hunan) embroidery and promote the development of embroidery industry.　　After the plate-conferring ceremony, the working conference of the Embroidery Committee was convened, at which the working draft of the Second Embroidery Committee was passed. According to the conference, the First China Embroidery Culture and Art Festival is planned to be held in 2012. During the festival, a series of activities will be held to raise public recognition of China embroidery, including exhibition and auction of China embroidery works, skill competition, summit forum, and election of “Top Ten Annual Influential Figures of China Embroidery Industry”, “Top Ten Growing Enterprises of China Embroidery Industry”, and “Top Ten Original Works of China Embroidery”.Translator: Lv XuefenSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2011-03-15 20:41 View：1793

Tianmenshan 1518.6 meters above sea level, is the highest mountain in Zhangjiajie, Peak temperature of 6-8 degrees Celsius lower than in Zhangjiajie city, Only two seasons winter and spring in Tianmenshan. Tianmen Mountain is a good place to enjoy the cool air refreshing in the summer.Tianmenshan is a good place for Playing snow  in the winter.Also, And Tianmenshan winter long, from late December to March the next year or even in April, full of snow and ice in the Tianmenshan Peak, Many visitors call Tianmenshan as "Beautiful NanFangXueGuo. "Cableway in the cloudsLucky visitors to enjoy March snow in TianmenshanVisitors take pictures in the March snowTianmen Cave  in the clouds

News 2011-03-15 19:24 View：5139

77-year-old Hans Hollein (2nd R) makes on-the-spot inspection with other international architects at Hunan Provincial Museum. On March 11, Hans Hollein from Vienna with another nine international architects made on-the-spot inspection at Hunan Provincial Museum, starting their two-day evaluation of the design proposals for renovation and expansion of Hunan Provincial Museum.At the scene, Hans Hollein said, “The architects have to fully consider urban environment when formulating architectural designs, for well-designed buildings should be harmonious with their surroundings. We will ponder on how to incorporate the surroundings and local characteristics of Changsha into this design, and try to find an appropriate solution.As president of the evaluation team, Hans Hollein promised to make meticulous appraisal with other experts to select the superior proposals. In addition, he was willing to incorporate the life of Hunan Provincial Museum into the surrounding environment and forge the museum into a landmark facing the future.Translator: Zhang MinsiSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

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The Fifth Farmer's Games of Hunan Province is scheduled to be held grandly in Yiyang City this September, which will be attended by over 1,700 athletes from 14 cities and prefectures.The Farmer's Games have taken place every four years since initiated by the province in 1995. The fifth one will last for 5 days and include 12 events such as swimming, table tennis, Chinese chess, dragon dancing, lion dancing, fishing, Yangko dancing, bicycling with loads and flying kites. Three new events, badminton, dragon boating and flying kites, will be included this year, The events highlight fun, unique characteristics and the spirit of mass participation.  Holding the Fifth Farmer's Games contributes to the promotion of the fitness campaign throughout the province and the work concerning agriculture, farmers and rural areas. Not only can it improve Yiyang's image but also it is beneficial to selecting excellent athletes on behalf of Hunan Province to attend the Seventh National Farmers' Games in 2012.Translator: Xie LingliSource:Hunan Official Web Portal

News 2011-03-13 20:45 View：1765