On the morning of Aug.1, to tourists’ surprise, a wild Chinese giant salamander reaching a length of 1 meter and weight of 4 kg climbed out of water of Golden Whip Stream in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. When seeing the clumsy and cute giant salamander moving back and forth, many tourists began to take its...Read More
The National Conference on Economic and Trade Overseas Exhibition was convened in Changsha on the morning of August 4. On the theme of "Overseas Exhibition for 60 Years: Great Vision and New Pattern", this conference was hosted by China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and was undertaken by Hunan sub-council. More than...Read More
At 13:20 of July 31, American Job Corliss on wing-suit jumped out of a cable car in Tianmen Mountain, landing with a parachute opening in 2 minutes, which looked like a bat. This is his first time to jump from a cable car compartment, which is also the first trial in global wing-suit flying history.On...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...Read More
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...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...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...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...Read More
On the afternoon of July 25, the mass selection for challengers who will participate in the snooker exhibition match with Mark Williams ended in Zhangjiajie Minmin Billiard Club. This activity is hosted by Zhangjiajie Municipal Tourism and Sports Bureaus.It is said that the final three challengers, who were selected from 92 snooker fans, will take...Read More
Recently, camera crew from Far-off Home of CCTV Chinese International Channel visits Tianmen Mountain for filming natural wonders, historical and cultural sites and leisure features there. This shooting will make a 45-minute feature program about the mountain that is scheduled to be broadcast on CCTV 4 in July, 2011. The host and photographer are at...Read More
