Villages offer best of both worlds
China DailyA road zigzags through the mountains in Lin'an district, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. "Every winter during my childhood, the elders of my family will use locally grown produce and cook a warm, satisfying pot of stew," says Wu from Xiyou village, Tianmushan town in Lin'an. In addition to using gourmet food to attract visitors, the district authorities made a groundbreaking move in 2017 and introduced professional village operators to upgrade rural tourism experiences. About an hour's drive away from Hongcun, Zhinan village of Lin'an has also witnessed development and significant changes brought about since the arrival of village operators like Zhou Jingqiu. "In the future, Lin'an will also explore and improve the village operation method in depth, and take the responsibility to tell the Lin'an story of resource capitalization in the new era, to provide references for the sustainable development of Chinese villages and the realization of common prosperity," Chen says.
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