The first red carbonate-rock stone forest national geopark of China located in Guzhang County of Jishou City, Hunan Province started its soft opening on December 30, 2011.The geopark may date back to the Ordovician Period of 480 million years ago. The park outstands with its deep caves and miles of red carbonate-rock stones whose color changes with the weather, purplish red in sunny days and brownish red in rainy days.It...Read More
The 2011 Council of the Hunan Association for Exchange Promotion across the Taiwan Straits was held on the morning of Dec. 29 in Changsha. From January to November in 2011, the number of passengers to Taiwan for economic exchange and tourism reached 117,000 and 760,000 Taiwan compatriots travelled in Hunan,promoting exchanges and cooperation between both sides into a tendency of all-round, multilevel and wide.In the recent two years, the association...Read More
The Third Ethnic Minority Theatrical Festival of Hunan Province was held at the Hunan Grand Theatre in Changsha on December 30.The event, held every five years, was participated by over 500 artists coming from 18 cities, counties and districts of 10 cities and prefecture across Hunan Province. A total of 27 ethnic programs were staged, showcasing Hunan's achievements in the ethnic culture over the past five years. These featured programs...Read More
Hunan section of Daohe Expressway (from Daoxian County in Yongzhou City of Hunan Province to Hezhou City in Guangxi Province) opened to traffic on 30 December, 2011, shortening the travel time by two hours to five hours from Changsha to Daoxian.Daohe Expressway is the eighth one connecting Hunan with other provinces. It is scheduled to link Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway and Baotou-Maoming Expressway which are under construction.With a total investment of 2.59...Read More
Zhangjiajie scenic spot ticket prices remain unchanged, the price is still 245 yuan, Week ticket price is 298 yuan(For 7 days).But the ticket price 245 yuan (For 2 days) was changed to 245 yuan (For 3 days).The adjustment will be more beneficial for the tourists.Start time is January 1, 2012, valid for three years.Read More
