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  • Western Charm Grand Theatre

    Western Charm Grand Theatre

    Zhangjiajie Folk Custom-Western charm Grand Theatre, is a long history of theater in the Zhangjiajie Scenic Area.It was founded in March 2001, after eight years of development, has gradually become a world famous brand of cultural tourism.It can accomm
    Performance 2013-12-17 17:36 View:3415
  • Yuelu Mountain Aiwan Pavilion

    Yuelu Mountain Aiwan Pavilion

    Changsha Aiwan Pavilion is located in Qingfeng Gorge of Yuelu Mountain, being ringed on three sides by montains.Changsha Aiwan Pavilion was first built in 1792 and was founded by Luo Dian, president ofYueluAcademy. It owned a name-Hongye Pavilion originally. Governor-general of Hu-Guang changed its name to Changsha Aiwan Pavilion according to some verse written by a famous Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu. Changsha Aiwan Pavilion gradually formed present pattern after multiple major repair in successively Tongzhi, Guangxu, Xuantong, Republic of China and after the foundation of China.Nowadays, Changsha Aiwan Pavilion, Old Tipplers Pavilion (Built in 1046, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province), Mid-Lake Pavilion (Built in 1552, in West Lake, Hangzhou) and Taoran Pavilion (built in 1695, in Beijing) are known as provincial culture and relic sites and four well-known pavilions in China.Aiwan Pavilion was destroyed during anti-Japanese war period and was rebuilt in 1952, and heavily repaired in 1987. A monument was set up then, with Chairman Mao’s holograph. Changsha Aiwan Pavilion has great influence on pavilions’ building in China. It can also be seen as a classical architecture among pavilions.Translated by Becky
    Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2013-11-12 11:58 View:2841
  • Fenghuang Jian-Duoduo Waterfall

    Fenghuang Jian-Duoduo Waterfall

    Jian-Duoduo Waterfall, As one of the highest waterfall, located in Hepai Village, Liubo County, Fenghuang Town in Western Hunan. The waterfall head is as high as 236m and is even 5m higher than the famous Jishou Dehang Waterfall.Around the waterfall is hugged by mountains and hills. Gorges and ditches hide inside mountains. Every time comes the season of heavy rain, water cascades down from towering cliff with thundering sound, just like a huge dragon roared out from cave. It’s really of splendid beauty. When comes to the season of fewer rain, water elegantly flows down, just like a fairy lady is flying down and unveiling her fine gauze. It’s a really beautiful picture.By Patricia
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-10-10 23:57 View:5081
  • Changsha Bamboo Scripts Museum

    Changsha Bamboo Scripts Museum

    Hunan Bamboo Scripts Museum is located in the middle of Tianxin Pavilion and Baisha Ancient Well. Its design is Han dynasty style and take examples by high-platform building prevailed in three kingdoms period.Changsha comes up out of the ground the most quantity of bamboo slips in China. In 1996, more than 1700 Sunwu annals’ (Three kingdoms period) bamboo slips were come up in Zouma tower of Changsha City. That amount exceeded the overall amounts of bamboo scripts came up in China over the years. Due to the deficient historical materials in three kingdoms period, this batch of bamboo scripts were considered as “Great archaeological discovery”. In 2003, more than ten thousand Xihan bamboo scripts were discovered in Zouma Tower.Changsha Bamboo Scripts Museum has been the only modernize theme museum at home and abroad up to now, which combines collect, protection, settlement, research with display. It is also an important cultural scenic spot and an open window. This museum covers an area of about 5,000 square meters.Translated by Becky
    Changsha & Zhuzhou & Xiangtan 2013-09-28 21:19 View:3388
  • Ecological Chenbu Charming Miao Village

    Ecological Chenbu Charming Miao Village

    “Dan kou-Chang’an Camp-Nan Shan-Ryanggang Valley is called the most beautiful travel route in Hunan”. From August 30 to 31, the report team of the 4th China hunan tourism industry expo“Hunan County Tourism New Discovery”comes to Chenbu. Gao yangxian, the deputy director general of Hunan tourism sector leads 10 media to here for reporting mainly on the new discoveries and exploring new resources in Chenbu.New Discovery–Leaf Song Blowing and Oil-TeaThere is a folk cultural celebity in Xinlipi, Dan kou county, Chenbu–Yang guang qing. He is called “The Number One Leaf Song Blowing in River south”. The wonderful sound of the leaf is sent out by the resonance from lip airflow and leaf. As how to pich up the leaf, it is better to choose those that are not too tough and too tender, not too thick and too thin, without sawtooth and wormtrail.Liu renxiu is the representative heritator of oil-tea custom in Chenbu. Every woman in Chenbu knows how to make oil-tea, but none of them has this honor as Mr.Liu. In the past decades, making oil-tea has become a daily necessity as well as a life style, which attracts more self-driving tourists and backpackers.New Discovery–“The most beautiful village in Hunan-Tachai”Locayed in the southwest of the county, Chang’an camp is the main settlement for Chenbu Dong people. Due to its far distance, it remians its unique beauty and mystery and is honored “ Hunan’s Shangri-La”, becoming a new business card for tourism in Chenbu.There grows the biggest cedar across China along the riverside of Tachai village with a long history of 1,600 years. Strolling around the tree, you feel harmonious beauty in rivers and mountains.New Discovery–“The largest apl moss in South China-Nan Shan prairie”Situated in the top mountain, Nan Shan is the largest apl moss in south China as well as the optimum wind power plant in south China. Around Zi yang peak of Nan shan, there are rolling grassy hills, waving their green surges to the farest. When you stand in here, you may have the feel that you were in the North prarie.Self-driving route(From Changsha to Chenbu): Xiangtan·Shaoyang Expressway–Shaoyang·Huaihua Expressway-S220-S219.By Crystal
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-09-03 15:47 View:4213
  • Fenghuang Qiliang Cave

    Fenghuang Qiliang Cave

    Qiliang Cave is the first batch of standard scenic spots in Fenghuang ancient city. It is located in the northern part of Fenghuang County and is 4 kilometers’ away from Fenghuang ancient city. Qiliang Cave is a typical carbonate cave. The overall length of this cave is more than 6000 meters. There are mainly 5 scenic regions in Fenghuang Qiliang Cave.Old battlefield. It is in the most front part of Qiliang Cave. Some relics left by insurrectionary army many years ago are still there.Dragon King’s Palace. Jagged rocks of grotesque shapes can be seen here and there. Colorful lights make those rocks seem gorgeous.Paradise. Over there, too many beautiful and extraordinary things are presented, which are more than just words.Ten-mile gallery. Ancient trees tower to the sky. Double-boiled hasma with snow pear can also be seen there. One more surprising thing, there are 7 precipices which can create 7 different musical notes.Yinyang River. The most mysterious part in Qiliang Cave. There are bats lying in the top of the cave.All in all, Qiliang Cave combines waterfalls with special caves and stones. Various peristeles, stalagmites, stalactittes create an incomparable unique picture.Translated by Becky
    Xiangxi & Fenghuang & Huaihua 2013-08-31 21:52 View:5007
  • Hengshan Mountain in Hengyang, Hunan

    Hengshan Mountain in Hengyang, Hunan

    Hengshan Mountain, one of China’s Five Great Mountains, situated in Nanyue District,Hengyang City,Hunan Province, is China’s famous natural and human landscape.Hengshan Mountain consists of 72 towering mountains including Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City and Mount Huiyan in Hengyang City.Henshan Mountain’s beauty is its elegance. Not only the green mountains and flourish forest with over 1700 plants like pseudolarix, Chinese yew, parlex tree, silvery magpie tree, Szechuan Lovage, evergreen camphor tree, Thoreau tree, sugarbush, Chinese wisteria and other rare species but also over 1400-year old ancient trees which can not even be hugged around by three people and magnolia of about 500 years old make the Hengshan Mountain elegant.Hengshan Mountain’s beauty is also in its inclusiveness. It is a holy land not only for Buddhist but also for Taoist. Over 200 temples, nunneries and Taoist abbey covering an area of over 9800 square meters make there the largest ancient building complex in Southern China. Coiling incense smoke and sound of wooden knocker and toll, it is really a holy land to baptise yourself and escape earthly disturbance.Not only this, poem forest with over 40 poems carved on stones, Dragon and Phoenix Waterfall even higher than world famous Huangguoshu waterfall and Mount Zhurong, the peak of Hengshan Mountain are also great attractions. What’s more,Hengshan Mountain is emerald in summer, flaming in autumn and white in winter. Changing view in a day and various scenes in different season make Hengshan Mountain a charming and inviting land.By Patricia
    Changde & Yueyang & Hengyang 2013-08-27 22:54 View:4237
  • Golden whip stream

    Golden whip stream

    The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are prominent on a world map, but even on a small-scale map of Zhangjiajie, Golden Whip Stream appears as just a fine thread. In the opinion of many tourists, however, this is the most beautiful and memorable waterway. When visiting Golden Whip Stream, vice governor of Colorado, USA, Na
    Wulingyuan District 2013-08-18 10:41 View:17178