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Zhangjiajie bids to host 2014 International Sandstone Landform Conference.Recently, sourced from Wulingyuan government that they are biding to host the International Sandstone Landform Conference 2014 with all their strength, which aiming at building an effective platform for international communication and cooperation, further expanding the international influence and prestige of “Zhangjiajie landform”, confirming its international brand.On 11, November, 2010, the International Academy Conference of Zhangjiajie Landform was held in Wulingyuan .36 well-known geomorphologists at home and abroad all affirmed the quartz sandstone hoodoo landform in core scenery spots of Wulingyuan, thus the concept of “Zhangjiajie Landform” came into being. Subsequently, Wulingyuan strengthened the cooperation with Geographical resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences and officially established “the Joint Research Center of Zhangjiajie Landform” on 11 April 2011. The organization establishment was fulfilled thereby, which encompassing one headquarter (Research Center of Academy of Sciences headquarters), two offices (Beijing and Wulingyuan Office), three bases (International comparison base of sandstone landform, Global belt transect ecology network observation base and World Geopark promotion base of popular science tourism), in the interests of the dynamic research on evolutionary process of Zhangjiajie landform.At present , Wulingyuan government has been fully prepared for the bid and going to officially apply for it on International Association of Geomorphologists in August 2013.Once permitted , the first international sandstone landform academy conference of Zhangjiajie will be held in 2014.Translated by Aileen
2012-05-03 00:35
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The unique “Rollerman” from France will challenge the Heaven-Linking Avenue of Tianmen Mountain, the so-called The Everest Avenue in Zhangjiajie, China.Jean-Yves Blondeau, also known as "Rollerman", is a French designer who is best known for inventing the 31-wheel roller suit. The wearer can ride in a variety of positions (upright, prone, supine, on all fours, etc). Last year he rode at a speed of up to 70 mph (116 km/h) down from Alpine Mountain. Yet the Heaven-Linking Avenue with 99 turns is quite different from Alpine. Will he succeed or not? You’ll see in May.Translated by Misu Spark LeeSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web Portal
2012-05-01 00:24
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On April 30, the picturesque Wulingyuan of Zhangjiajie County received a small group of tourists, as expected.Various scenic spots in Hunan Province received numerous visitors during the May Day holiday. According to the statistics, Tianmen Mountain of Zhangjiajie alone received over 7,000 visitors in one day, most of whom were self-driving tourists.Hunan’s splendid landscape as well as its profound historical and cultural resources not only provide foundations for Hunan’s rapid development in tourism industry, but also promote the development of over 100 related industries. Hunan has maintained its swift development in tourism industry since the beginning of 2012. From January to March, a total of 61.58 million tourists were received by Hunan, achieving general income in tourism of 42.497 billion Yuan. It is estimated that the total income in tourism in 2012 will exceed 200 billion Yuan.At present, there are a total of 157 tourist spots in Hunan, including 6 of 5A grade attractions( Wulingyuan of Zhangjiajie, Hengshan Mountain, Shaoshan, Yueyang Tower-Junshan Island, Tianmen Mountain and Yuelu Mountain-Orange Isle).Translator: Hao JingruSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2012-05-02 00:11
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Jerry Practicing Walking on Highline at Window of the World in Changsha.Jerry, an American youngster and a lover of extreme sports, performed highlining on a 100-meter long webbing set up above the artificial lake at Window of the World in Changsha on April 30.Though Jerry failed to finish the challenge, his brave behavior won thunderous applauses from spectators. Slacklining is the activity of typically balancing on 1 inch nylon webbing tensioned between two anchor points where the slacker performs various kinds of acts.Translator: Xiao Juan Source: Hunan Official Web Portal
2012-05-01 00:09
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Spring brings the adorable and warm sunshine, various blossoming flowers, and of course your itch of a spring outing. And Zhangjiajie, an international tourism city, is absolutely your best choice.According to Zhangjiajie official,Wulingyuan scenic area,has been in its peak season during the spring tourism.As of March 23 this year,35,000 tourists had visited in Wulingyuan scenic area, demonstrating a 70% year-on-year increase.In which Zhangjiajie core scenic area,one of the world natural heritages sites,Reception exceeded 14,000 people, an increase of 101%. With the weather becoming warmer and warmer,The hottest time is just around Zhangjiajie.Translated by Vincent Chou
2012-03-26 20:54
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Where there is an itch of visiting ZhangJiajie, there is a way. As time goes by, there are more and more foreign tourists here while some still worry about whether the way to Zhangjiajie is convenient or not. From now on, this worry stops exist.More than 40,000 foreigners had visited here, the fairyland of Zhangjiajie, during January and February this year, demonstrating a 13.8% year-on-year increase,according to the general statistic of Wulingyuan Scenic Area Tourism Bureau. Thanks to the direct flight between South Korean and ZhangJiajie, the tourists from South Korean flooded here, with a 85% increase of daily tourists receipts, while the number of tourists from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong increases, too. More over, there is also a warm welcome to the tourists from European, America, Australia, etc.As the airport of ZhangJiajie had developed into an international one, it becomes more and more convenient for the coming of tourists from everywhere of the world.Translated by Vincent Chou
2012-03-23 19:11
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Learned from The WEB:travel.huanqiu.com,Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan's ladder received rating the world's ten domineering stairs.Zhangjiajie Tianmenshan's ladder is located in Tianmen Hole, a total of 999 steps, the vertical inclination of 45 degrees, we can sure you will be amazed by this ladder.Source: Zhangjiajie Official Web Portal
2012-03-21 23:03
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The Cultural Heritage Bureau of Fenghuang County announced recently that remains indicating the existence of a city which flourished in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) have been discovered in western Hunan's Fenghuang County. Archaeologists made the discovery on a hillside 500 meters from the Ziran Village of Fenghuang County. The sprawling site, covering an area of nearly 20 thousand square meters and including a defense area and a living area, stretches about 120 meters from west to east and 200 meters from north to south. Ruins of the stone wall are easily discernible, and the south and north gates are discovered 600 meters away from the wall. The well preserved city wall is 0.6 to 2.76 meters tall and 1.2 to 1.8 meters wide, with a 1.7-meter-thick cultural layer. The excavations include dozens of exquisite potteries, tiles, ceramic chips, flints, and bone fragments of animals like cattle in Song Dynasty. The archaeological site has been basically kept intact. It is allegedly the most ancient city ruins from Northern Song Dynasty found in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture and further research will yet be conducted. Translator: Liu FenSource: Hunan Official Web Portal
2012-03-19 22:53
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According to incomplete statistics, from January to February, number of overseas tourists visiting Wulingyuan Scenic Area amounted to over 40,000, up 13.8% year on year. Here showed a sign of boom of inbound tourism at the beginning of this year. Particularly, number of Korean tourists per day boomed by 85% on a year on year basis after the direct flight to Zhangjiajie from ROK had started. Meanwhile tourists from European and America, and countries like Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and regions such as HongKong, Taiwan so on so forth, flocked to Zhangjiajie one after another.Besides, overseas travel agencies and media have paid great attention to Zhangjiajie this year. From January to February, the director of the Tourist Administration of Wulingyuan Scenic Area said, more than 10 foreign travel agencies and media delegations had come to Zhangjiajie for cooperation and negotiation on expanding tourist flow and marketing.Of late Zhangjiajie airport have upgraded to international airport, some in the industry anticipated that affected by this favorable condition, the number of overseas tourists to Wulingyuan this year will continue to grow to over 800,000.Translated By Misu Spark LeeSource: Zhangjiajie Official Web Portal
2012-03-20 00:28
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Chen Xianchun, vice mayor of Changsha, met in Changsha with Peter Taylor, a renowned British professor on leisure, on March 13, 2012. They exchanged views on promoting the cooperation on leisure and tourism and setting up sister-city ties between Changsha and Sheffield.Mr. Chen briefed the guests on Changsha's development. He said that the combination of leisure with sports, sightseeing, and entertainment has become people's pursuit of modern lifestyle, which will help to improve life quality and urban taste. Changsha has conducted a series of effective explorations and practices in this field. He hoped that Professor Taylor will promote mutual visits of government leaders and the establishment of friendly ties between the two cities.Professor Taylor remarked that Changsha's approach to the combination of sports and tourism is worth learning. He was very optimistic about the cooperation prospects between Changsha and Sheffield, and hoped that the two cities will carry out closer exchange and cooperation.Translator: Lv Xuefen Source: Hunan Official Web Portal
2012-03-17 22:07
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