On July 31, Jeb Corris, known as "flying man of wings suit" in America, accomplished his first pilot flying in presence of crowds of tourists on Tianmen Mountain, Zhangjiajie. He had already visited here and determined the flying route on July 30.It is reported that the flying with wings suit today from the ropeway car is the first time in the history of flying, and thus the difficulty and magnificence...Read More
After sixteen days of fierce competition, the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai dropped its curtain on July 31.Five Hunan athletes took part in this competition, marking the largest number of Hunan players during the recent FINA World Championships. They harvested considerable success during the games, winning three silver medals and two bronze ones.Particularly, Sun Wenyan won two silver medals and one bronze medal in three synchronized swimming competitions. He...Read More
According to the press conference on “2011 Red Bull Wing-suit Flying through Tianmen Hole Activity”, the most outstanding wing-suit flyers across the world will meet in Tianmen Mountain on Sept.24, presenting the most thrilling and difficult extreme sports in China. The world-renowned adventurer Jeb Corliss will perform the stunt of flying through Tianmen Hole with wing-suit.American Jeb Corliss (born in 1976) is a professional BASE jumper, skydiver, and wing-suit flyer....Read More
On the afternoon of July 28, the Exhibition Game of Mark Williams, who has been ranked the world number-one snooker player, was held in Zhangjiajie Sunshine Hotel. Feng Xiangjiang, head of Hunan Provincial Billiards Association, Liu Shuha, Zhangjiajie vice mayor, and over 200 fans watched the wonderful competition between Mark Williams and Zhao Xintong, who is called “the future star of China’s snooker”. Other three snooker fans from Zhangjiajie city...Read More
According to a press conference held on July 26, Zhangjiajie has been authorized as one leg of 2011 Asian Beach Volleyball Tour in China. The event will be ceremoniously held here from Sept.29 to Oct.4. Liu Shuhua, Zhangjiajie Vice Mayor, and Han Wei, a leader from Asian Volleyball Confederation, and other officials attended the conference.The event is undertaken by Asian Volleyball Confederation, Volleyball Management Center of the General Administration of...Read More
