On January 14, the Hunan Provincial Culture Department selected 13 counties and cities to highlight as boasting unique Spring Festival culture.Longshan County, Baojin County and Yongshun County are listed as areas known for Tujia Spring Festival customs. One of which is the Tujia new year "Diaonian", usually celebrated one day ahead of the lunar new...Read More
A strong focus must be placed on cultural undertakings that highlight the protection of cultural and historical relics and the construction of cultural facilities to benefit the public, Changsha Mayor Zhang Jianfei made the remarks on January 17 when inspecting the city's work concerning culture, radio and TV, press and publication.Changsha was honored as one...Read More
On December 31th, 2012, from ZJJ wulingyuan tourist service center detailed constrution program review meeting, the meeting decided the core principles that at the entrance of zhangjiajie scenic spot to build “wulingyuan tourist service center”, the details construction marked the main entrance of zhangjiajie scenic spot in two years would present a world natural heritage,...Read More
On January 13, a grand banquet attended by over 300 villagers was held in Zhangwan Village of Hangsha Township of Baojing County in Western Hunan. As the local tradition of butchering pigs began, the whole village was filled with cheers and laughter of villagers who worked hard in the past year.It is learned that Zhangwan...Read More
The China Net News 2012 Heroes" awards ceremony was held in Beijing on the afternoon of January 15. The ceremony was hosted by the Xinhua News Agency and sponsored by Xinhua Net, Beijing TV and the China Net News Column of Xinhua News Agency.The awards were presented to ten grassroots heroes, including Mountain Guard Liu...Read More
1, The overall environment: most of Zhangjiajie vegetations are evergreen, so no silent swish of falling leaves and lifelessness even in winter. Instead, Zhangjiajie mountains and water still keep spiritual and vigorous.2, Winter weather: You’d better get to know something about ZJJ weather condition for fear of overcast and rainy days, before you decide to...Read More
Recently, Hunan Price Bureau has announced that price of transportations in core scenic area of Wulingyuan has adjusted and will be executed from January 5, 2013. Specific changes are as follows:Price elevation in Wulingyuan Scenic Spot in ZhangjiajiePrevious price(￥/person)Present price(￥/person)Additional fare(￥)Single tripRound tripSingle tripRound tripResources compensation feesQuality improvement fundsRopeway of Yellowstone Village509665118113Tour Tramcar of Ten-Mile...Read More
Changsha Pioneering District on the West Bank of Xiangjiang River plans to set up eight urban green corridors with a total length of 45 kilometers and an area of 2.5 million square meters by 2016, according to the Administration Committee of the district revealed on January 14. The eight green corridors will be built along Pingtang...Read More
ZJJ Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie revealed that the spot received over 15,000 tourists from home and abroad on the very first day of New Year Holidays of 2013, an increase of 65.3% compared with the same period of last year.Overseas tourists accounted for 30% of the total tourists,with more than 200 visiting the Giant...Read More
The longest glass bridge and highest bungee jumping platform on the planet--innovations that "shocked" the world--are both found at Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic area, a World Natural Heritage site. With an annual increase of 30% in tourist reception capacity, it has leaped to national 4A level status within a few years and has now become...Read More
