The 9th Changsha (Daweishan) Azalea Festival takes place in Dawei Mountain National Forest Park of Liuyang from April 20 to May 20, 2017. The best places to view azalea flowers are at the surrounding areas of Qixing Ridge and Honglian Temple. Themed activities include：Azalea-themed Photography Exhibition Duration: April 20 – May 20Venue: tourist service center of west entrance of Dawei Mountain National Forest Park Drone Photo ContestDuration: May 2 – 6Number of Participants: 100  Qipao (Cheongsam) Show Accompanied to Traditional Chinese MusicDuration: May 8 – 11Venue: Azalea Viewing Deck; Qixing Villa  Azalea Cultural Gourmet FestivalDuration: April 20 – May 20Venue: Honglian Temple scenic area Enjoying Azalea at NightStarting from April 20Venue: Qixing Ridge scenic area Exploring Glacial TracesDuration: April 20 – May 20Venue: Dawei Mountain National Forest Park Enjoying Fireworks ShowTime: April 30Venue: Dawei Mountain National Forest Park Address: Daweishan Town, Liuyang, HunanHow to get there: take a bus to east entrance of the park at Liuyang Bus Station 

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On May Day Holiday, Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain opens a splendid mountain and flower pattern to welcome visitors. Forest oxygen bar, cliff plank road, volley soared ropeway in Tianmen Mountain, each frame style can provide tourists with different surprise. Asia wing outfit flight first person – Shupeng Zhang, during the May Day, also lets many visitors feel surprise.During the May Day,Tianmen Mountain scenic spot also combines navigation in cheung Hunan general aviation co., LTD to launch a special tour “AC311 helicopter aerial tour in Tianmen Mountain”. Tianmen mountain gate as a starting point, with the helicopter will fly around 11 scenic spots. It not only can be more intuitive to feel Tianmen mountain towering spectacular, can also enjoy the miracle of the adventure of the hanging wall plank road.In response to the travel peak, Tianmen Mountain prepares the counter measures in advance to ensure the safe and orderly.Translated by Sophia

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On May 4th, After a storm, it comes a calm and spectacular sea of clouds landscape in Zhangjiajie Tianzi mountain scenic area. White clouds are flowing between continuous mountains, like a dream. The unreal scene is very spectacular. Translated by Sophia

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The tourist number hit a record high over the Labor Day holiday. The Hunan Tourism Development Committee announced that, between April 29 to May 1, Hunan had 12.727 million tourists. Those who stayed overnight reached 2.469 million, and one-day-tour travelers reached 10.258 million. The tourism revenue in this period totaled 7.859 billion yuan.Hunan has improved the provincial infrastructure to ensure that tourist destinations, products and services are accessible and convenient to all. Distinctive tourist products have been developed to meet the varied demands of tourists, including “Red Tourism” (revolutionary site tourism), ecotourism, countryside tourism, cultural tourism, industrial tourism, and wellness tourism.During this May Day holiday, traditional destinations were crowded with tourists. The major Red Tourism destinations include Shaoshan, Yuelu Mountain and Orange Isle, and the original Japanese Surrender Acceptance site in Zhijiang County. Major ecotourism destinations include Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie, Langshan Mountain in Shaoyang, Dongjiang Lake in Chenzhou, and Yangming Mountain in Yongzhou. Major folk cultural destinations include Fenghuang Ancient Town in Xiangxi, Hongjiang Ancient Commercial Town in Huaihua, and Huangdu Dong Cultural Village in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County.Countryside tourism was hot in the Hengyang Chashan’ao Scenic Area, Changning Yinshan Scenic Area, Leiyang Bamboo Sea, and Yongzhou Lingling Ancient Town. A large number of tourists spent their holiday there, to enjoy rafting, fishing, fruit picking, and farm dishes, and experience farm work.Colorful activities were organized. A music drama performed by 101 farmers was staged in Xinhua Longwan National Wetland Park, Loudi. Hunan ETV’s live show of the unpowered flight event held on Niuyishan Mountain attracted numerous visitors to its E’huang Peak.Translator: Pang Yuehui

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On April 25th, As the world’s first predominantly Zhangjiajie landscape science experience, Zhangjiajie world geological park museum reopened to have a reception of tourists.In April 2014, Zhangjiajie world geological park museum on the basis of the original upgrading, brought new electronic reading machine, photoelectric 3D projection, sound and light combination of 3D geological park sand table, etc. Zhangjiajie is the first world’s integration of sound, light, electricity, audio-visual, body feeling “5D experience” project. Through the 5D movie, it let the audience in the brief moment to experience the world natural heritage zhangjiajie landscape science. In the popularization of science popularization, the promotion of popular science tourism at the same time, the museum also makes full use of Zhangjiajie world geological park important distribution advantage, expanding the tourist hub function. In August 2016, Zhangjiajie world geological park museum added to the layout and content, and again upgraded related ancillary facilities.Zhangjiajie world geological park, with the aid of this platform, plays a big role in promoting to the knowledge of the world natural heritage protection.Translated by Sophia

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The Statistics Bureau of Hunan Province announced, on May 3, 2017, that 2,905 cultural enterprises above designated scale in Hunan had business income of 88.998 billion yuan in the first quarter, an increase of 14.1% over last year and 3.1 percentage points higher than the national average growth rate. Cultural industry registered a strong development momentum. Cultural manufacturing took the lead with operating revenue of 68.16 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.3%. The business income of wholesale and retail industry related to culture increased 11.5% year on year to 7.793 billion yuan; that of cultural services rose by 5.1% to 13.044 billion yuan. In terms of the categories of cultural industry, stationery companies had the highest income. They registered an operating revenue of 53.998 billion yuan in the first three months. The growth rate of cultural art; cultural entertainment; cultural information transmission; and stationery were all higher than the provincial average, being 58.6%, 26.7%, 25.6%, and 17.5% respectively. Statistics showed that Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan city cluster is the “main land” for Hunan’s cultural enterprises. The area had an operating revenue of 57.144 billion yuan in the first quarter, accounting for 64.2% of the provincial total. Dongting Lake area and Southern Hunan enjoy a great potential to develop cultural industry. The business income of cultural enterprises in the two places rose by over 19%. Translator: Xiao Juan 

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On May 1st, on Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi culture square, domestic and overseas tourists see Xiangxi folk artists performance of national intangible cultural heritages. As we have learned, Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi grand theater gives national intangible cultural performance every night at 6:30.Over 20 folk artists, dressed in national costumes, giving a performance of bamboo dance happily and smoothly. It not only wins the applause of tourists, also from time to time attracts some visitors to participate in interactive passion.Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi company controller introduces that free launching intangible cultural performance aims to a greater degree national culture, enrich the connotation of the zhangjiajie tourism products. In May, these five big xiangxi minority folk artists will also be free in Wulingyuan scenic area core collection and distribution center for tourist performance. In addition, directed by famous director Feng Xiaogang has upgraded Zhangjiajie Charming Xiangxi, at the end of May, it will meet with global audiences.Translated by Sophia

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Governor of Hunan Province Xu Dazhe visited Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Forum Macao) and Nam Kwong (Group) Co., Ltd. on April 27, 2017. He discussed issues with them about exchange and cooperation during the visit. Secretary General Wang Qun accompanied him on the tour. Vice Chairman of the CPPCC National Committee Edmund Ho Hau-wah, Macao S.A.R. Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R. Wang Zhimin, and Political Commissar of the People’s Liberation Army Macao Garrison Zhang Zhimeng met with the delegation respectively. Ho warmly welcomed the guests and expressed that Hunan was expected to continue to deepen exchanges with Macao. Macao and Hunan’s concerted efforts and pragmatic cooperation will contribute more to the “Belt and Road” initiative, he added. Chui said that Macao will work closely with Hunan to continuously improve the level of opening-up and common development, so as to achieve mutual benefits and win-win results. In the afternoon, Governor Xu attended the Conference of Entrepreneurs from Macao Industrial and Commercial Circles. He expected them to continue their supports for Hunan’s reform and progress as always. The communication channels are expected to be further improved to achieve a wider range and deeper level collaboration. Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac attended the meeting. Hunan Secretary General Wang Qun presided over the meeting. During the conference, Xu led relevant provincial department leaders to extend in-depth communication with heads of Macau counterparts, including Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, Macao Chamber of Commerce, Hotin Industry Co., Ltd., Macao Innovation Group Co., Ltd., HN Group Limited, Vang Kei Hong Trading Co., Ltd., and Hunan Chamber of Commerce in Macau. They had heated discussions on enhanced exchanges and cooperation between Macao and Hunan, and improvement on Hunan’s investment environment. They also made their comments on Hunan’s implementation of innovation-oriented development and rise of Hunan via opening up strategy.Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

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