The Wudang Mountains will offer a discount for female visitors on March 8, Women's Day, reducing prices to 138 yuan ($22.18) per ticket, including 70 yuan for entrance tickets, 65 yuan for buses and 3 yuan for insurance.
Hubei travel agencies received more visitors from Taiwan than usual during the Spring Festival holiday. The Three Gorges Dam and the Wudang Mountains were the most popular scenic spots.
A direct air route linking Wuhan, capital of Central China's Hubei province, and Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia is expected to open next month, authorities said.
The new model of Dongfeng Nissan's high-end Teana sedan will be launched on the Chinese car market on March 18, and price will start around 190,000 yuan.
The Guidebook to the Best of the Wudang Mountains was republished by SinoMaps Press and Surveying and Mapping Press on Jan 20. The printed copies totaled 10,500 and were printed on A4 paper.
The Wudang Mountains received 128,700 tourists during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday in 2013, an increase of 17.8 percent from the same period last year. Tourism revenue reached 809 million yuan, an increase of 18 percent from the same period last year.
The 90 performers of Hubei Chimes Orchestra visited scenic spots on the Wudang Mountains–including Golden Summit, Nanyan Palace, Zixiao Palace and Yuzhen Palace–on Jan 10. They were overwhelmed by what they saw and experienced during the visit.
The newly decorated Wudang Taichi Theater, dressed in Taoist style, welcomed its first show — A Night on Taichi Lake ? 2013 Wudang New Year's Concert – on the evening of Jan 10.
China will shiver as Spring Festival begins, with a strong cold snap sweeping across the country on Wednesday, dumping heavy snow on most southern regions and challenging the millions who are traveling home.
The Wudang Mountains received 4.26 million tourists in 2012 and realized tourism revenue of 2.26 billion yuan ($363 million), up 20 percent and 21 percent from the same period last year, respectively.
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