In recent years, Changning of Hengyang City, relying on local natural ecology, history and culture, folk customs and other resource endowments, has taken rural tourism as an important approach to advance rural revitalization and accelerate the development of agricultural and rural modernization. It has blended elements such as farming culture, printmaking culture, and paper-cutting art into rural construction; integrated improvement of roads, public transport, parking, agricultural base and other hardware support; consistently expanding the significance of the countryside; and, strived to turn rural resources into growth advantages. The "industry +" "tourism +" "culture +" development mode has boosted "rural tourism", which effectively promoted the high-quality development of agricultural tourism and cultural tourism industries.

The Wumen Peony Plantation in Tongpai Village, Xiling Town. (Photo/Zhou Xiuyuichun, CNR)

Visitors enjoy the flowers and take pictures at the peony plantation. (Photo/Zhou Xiuyuichun, CNR)

Tourists go spring outing along the idyllic scenic belt of Changjiang Village in Sanjiaotang Town. (Photo/Zhou Xiuyuichun, CNR)

The idyllic scenic belt of Changjiang Village in Sanjiaotang Town. (Photo/Zhou Xiuyuichun, CNR)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: China National Radio