On April 13, 2011, over five hundred retired veteran cadres from Dongguan City of Guangdong Province arrived in Shaoshan via China's first red passenger dedicated line （PDL）. The cadres made this travel in order to visit the Former Residence of Chairman Mao Zedong and recall the remarkable achievements of Chairman Mao.The cadres were warmly received...Read More
Huang Yongyu, the famous Fenghuang-born painter, acclaimed as "wizard of the painting circle", contributed 11 million yuan to Fenghuang Ancient Town (phoenix).This money would be utilized for the construction of four landscape bridges over Tuojiang River. The launch ceremony in this regard, was held at Chengbeimen Dock of the ancient town on April 10, 2011.Planned...Read More
The First Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition of Hunan Province was launched at Hunan Forest Botanical Garden, Changsha on April, 9.Heritors of Hunan's intangible cultural heritages at the national, provincial and municipal levels brought to the two-day exhibition their stunning and skilled performances.The items of intangible cultural heritage on display and live performances include Xiang embroidery,...Read More
The construction project of 11 civil airports in Hunan Province was included in the national planning scheme, prepared by the Development and Reform Commission of Hunan Province on April 12. The completion of these projects will lay a solid foundation to Hunan's endeavor of developing into a powerful aviation province.The 11 projects involve renovation and...Read More
The press conference on Hunan’s First Digital Tourism Films Contest was held in Changsha on April 6. It is announced that from that day on to September 30, the organizing committee will collect works from all tourism agencies, Film & TV companies, travel enthusiasts, amateur photographers and college students. The contest will demonstrate the natural...Read More
The 2011 China (Zhangjiajie) International Forest Protection Festival & Zhangjiajie's Launching Ceremony of the International Year of Forests was held in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park on April 8, 2011. Over 5,000 guests, tourists, young volunteers, and primary and secondary students at home and abroad attended the ceremony. Simple but effective, the opening ceremony of this...Read More
198,000 people visited Shaoshan, the hometown of Chairman Mao, during the three-day Tomb-sweeping Day Holiday in 2011, an increase of 17.4% from the previous year, with gate receipts reaching 540,700 yuan.More than 300 retired veteran cadres from Shanxi came to Shaoshan and held activities themed as “recalling revolutionaries” on April 3.They paid their respects by...Read More
On the morning of April 5, a delegation headed by Tu Minghui, chairman of Taiwan Chung-hua Woman Party held a meeting in Changsha with representatives of the Hunan Provincial People’s Government Taiwan Affairs Office, the Women’s Federation of Hunan Province, the Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department and members belonging to other sectors of the province....Read More
Transportation information:1、AircraftChangsha to Zhangjiajie Just one flight at nightZhangjiajie to Changsha Just one flight in the morning2、ChangZhuTan bus station-Changsha Regular bus station:Changsha Regular bus station to Zhangjiajie cityChangsha Regular bus station to Jishou cityZhangjiajie city to Changsha Regular bus stationJishou city to Changsha Regular bus stationFrom 8:30 AM start to 18:30 PM end.10 times per...Read More
According to Changsha Frontier Inspection Station, 7,213 passengers and 50 flight arrivals and departure were noted to-and-from Hunan from April 1 to 5, 2011. Among these travelers, Taiwan compatriots coming to Hunan amounted to 1, 815, a year-on-year increase of 10%, and foreign tourists totaled up to 3,543, up by 21% over last year.Many Hunanese...Read More
