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Hunan Culture & Local Gazetteer

Local chronicles of Xiangxi and Hunan: Zhangjiajie tourism figures, urban development and proposals, Hunan superlatives, and the Hunan humanities collection (see each article for sources)

About This Column

The "Hunan Humanities - Local Chronicles" section gathers local chronicle material on Xiangxi and Hunan, grouped into four themes: Zhangjiajie tourism figures, urban development and proposals, Hunan superlatives, and the Hunan humanities collection - for reference on the history, culture, urban development and social landscape of Zhangjiajie and Hunan.

Sources & credibility

This column is compiled from public source material and is historical/gazetteer in nature; some administrative, demographic and socioeconomic data may reflect earlier years. Each article notes its source and date; for the latest information please refer to local government and authoritative releases.

"Scarecrow Bird Uncle" Zheng Yaping
"Scarecrow Bird Uncle" Zheng Yaping
🗓️ 2012-11-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Zheng Yaping was appointed researcher of the Zhangjiajie Municipal Tourism Bureau in Ma...
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Song Zuying: A famous Chinese soprano and a national first-class actress
Song Zuying: A famous Chinese soprano and a national first-class actress
🗓️ 2009-12-08 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Positions held: Deputy to the Ninth National People's Congress, member of the Tenth and...
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Deng Daoli: The wonderful "local reporter" career of a college entrance exam failure
Deng Daoli: The wonderful "local reporter" career of a college entrance exam failure
🗓️ 2009-12-07 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Deng Daoli was originally a young man from Wulingyuan District who failed the college e...
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Xie Fangyi: A legendary master of banter
Xie Fangyi: A legendary master of banter
🗓️ 2009-11-27 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Character profile: Xie Fangyi, 57 years old, graduated from the Chinese Department of J...
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Xu Yixing: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Tianzi Mountain Cableway Company
Xu Yixing: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan Tianzi Mountain Cableway Company
🗓️ 2009-06-11 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
"Whoever knows Tianzi Mountain will never care for other mountains." The completion and...
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Tian Huilin: Deputy General Manager of Tianmen Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd.
Tian Huilin: Deputy General Manager of Tianmen Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd.
🗓️ 2009-06-04 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Tian Huilin, male, born in June 1968, Han ethnicity, university education, CPC member, ...
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Li Chunzhi: Deputy General Manager and Manager of the Korean Department of Hunan New Comfort International Travel Service
Li Chunzhi: Deputy General Manager and Manager of the Korean Department of Hunan New Comfort International Travel Service
🗓️ 2009-06-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Li Chunzhi, male, Korean ethnicity, 43 years old, university education, Deputy General ...
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Luo Xuanguo: Party Branch Secretary and General Manager of Zhangjiajie Yicheng Tianxia Environmental Protection Passenger Transport Company, Economist
Luo Xuanguo: Party Branch Secretary and General Manager of Zhangjiajie Yicheng Tianxia Environmental Protection Passenger Transport Company, Economist
🗓️ 2009-06-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Luo Xuanguo, male, Tujia ethnicity, 49 years old, postgraduate education, CPC member, P...
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Wu Guanzhong: Professor of the China Artists Association, renowned contemporary Chinese painter
Wu Guanzhong: Professor of the China Artists Association, renowned contemporary Chinese painter
🗓️ 2009-06-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Wu Guanzhong Professor of the China Artists Association, renowned contemporary Chinese ...
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Yang Fei: The first person to point his lens at Zhangjiajie
Yang Fei: The first person to point his lens at Zhangjiajie
🗓️ 2009-06-03 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Yang Fei Male, deceased, Xinhua News Agency reporter. [One of the narrators: Qin Zhengm...
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Chen Fuli: Renowned Hong Kong photographer
Chen Fuli: Renowned Hong Kong photographer
🗓️ 2009-05-25 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Chen Fuli Male, 92 years old, renowned Hong Kong photographer. He has great influence a...
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Li Junsheng: President of Junsheng Art Academy, founder of sandstone painting
Li Junsheng: President of Junsheng Art Academy, founder of sandstone painting
🗓️ 2009-05-22 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Li Junsheng, male, 45 years old, founder of sandstone painting, president of the Junshe...
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Zhang Yong: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Loujiang Rafting Company
Zhang Yong: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Loujiang Rafting Company
🗓️ 2009-05-20 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Zhang Yong: Hubei native, born in 1976, general manager of Zhangjiajie Loujiang Rafting...
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Lin Jingwen: President of the Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Association
Lin Jingwen: President of the Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Association
🗓️ 2009-05-18 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Lin Jingwen, male, Tujia ethnicity, 35 years old, high school education, tour guide at ...
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Zhang Tongsheng: Chairman of Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd.
Zhang Tongsheng: Chairman of Zhangjiajie Tianmen Mountain Tourism Co., Ltd.
🗓️ 2009-05-18 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Zhang Tongsheng, male, Han ethnicity, 56 years old, junior college education, member of...
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Zhang Furen: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Huangshizhai Cableway Co., Ltd.
Zhang Furen: General Manager of Zhangjiajie Huangshizhai Cableway Co., Ltd.
🗓️ 2009-05-18 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Zhang Furen, male, Han ethnicity, 68 years old, junior college education, general manag...
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Huang Yongyu: A renowned eccentric genius in the Chinese art world, a native of Fenghuang County, Hunan
Huang Yongyu: A renowned eccentric genius in the Chinese art world, a native of Fenghuang County, Hunan
🗓️ 2009-05-17 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Huang Yongyu, 85 years old this year, a nephew of Mr. Shen Congwen, of Tujia ethnicity,...
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Ye Wenzhi: General Manager of Hunan Huanglong Cave Investment Co., Ltd.
Ye Wenzhi: General Manager of Hunan Huanglong Cave Investment Co., Ltd.
🗓️ 2009-05-17 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide
Ye Wenzhi's words: Since humanity has waged war, the artillery shells fired and bombs d...
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2009—Letter to Party Secretary Hu Bojun, with Drafting Ideas for "A Zhangjiajie Reader"
2009—Letter to Party Secretary Hu Bojun, with Drafting Ideas for "A Zhangjiajie Reader"
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
Letter to Party Secretary Hu Bojun, with Drafting Ideas for "A Zhangjiajie Reader." Sec...
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2010—Proposal to Build the Gurendi Ruins Cultural Park
2010—Proposal to Build the Gurendi Ruins Cultural Park
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
Proposal to Build the Gurendi Ruins Cultural Park. The Gurendi ruins in Zhangjiajie's c...
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2010—Speech at the Forum on "Building a Culturally Strong City" (Draft for Comment)
2010—Speech at the Forum on "Building a Culturally Strong City" (Draft for Comment)
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
1. The city's decision-makers have been thinking big and acting big for years. Since th...
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2010—Speech at the Consultation Forum on "Accelerating the Transformation of Economic Development" (Part 1)
2010—Speech at the Consultation Forum on "Accelerating the Transformation of Economic Development" (Part 1)
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
This June, also here and also chaired by Party Secretary Bojun, opinions were sought fr...
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2010—Speech at the Consultation Forum on "Accelerating the Transformation of Economic Development" (Part 2)
2010—Speech at the Consultation Forum on "Accelerating the Transformation of Economic Development" (Part 2)
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
Issues such as the blurring of government and enterprise, multiple systems on one mount...
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2010—Zhangjiajie's Central Urban Historic District Urgently Needs Rescue Protection and Scientific Renovation
2010—Zhangjiajie's Central Urban Historic District Urgently Needs Rescue Protection and Scientific Renovation
🗓️ 2012-06-15 📄 Source:Zhangjiajie Tour Guide (City Overview)
Architecture is the vessel of urban culture. Historic cities at home such as Lijiang, P...
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