Xinhua News Agency, Shijiazhuang, September 10 (Reporter Qin Jing) At 10 o'clock, Zhang Cheng, a 66-year-old man from Fencailiang Village, Huanghuaping, Zhangbei County, Hebei Province, put down his bowls and chopsticks and wiped the "oil flower" on his lips in preparation for the racecourse. "Go to work".
"My horse is in good condition, and tourists are vying to ride. How to say, oh yes, photogenic!"
Behind Zhang Cheng is a simple Nordic style homestay courtyard. This small courtyard is not only his proud new home, but also a "post" for tourists on Tianlu.
People who stay here will greet Zhang Cheng and yell "Hello, uncle landlord."
"I didn't spend a penny on renovating the new house. I rented the house to them and let them'trouble'. I just collect the rent, plus the income from the racecourse. It is not a big problem to earn more than 50,000 yuan a year." Zhang Cheng said.
The "them" in Zhang Cheng's mouth refers to Wang Guowang and his team.
Four years ago, this "out-of-towner" brought his new model and leveraged the local government to encourage the development of tourism and poverty alleviation. By renting and renovating local village houses, he created the "leisure" of "villagers as landlords and open farmyards". “Building a courtyard” sent Fenicailiang Village on a journey of “transformation”.
In the previous Fencailiang Village, the clay tiles and mud walls were dilapidated, and occasionally a whirlwind was blown and the sky was full of sand and rocks.
At that time, the villagers were facing the loess with their backs to the sky, taking care of the one-third acre land in front of them.
However, the "yam eggs" grown out are only enough for one's own rations, and if you raise more livestock, your annual income is no more than 10,000 to 20,000 yuan.
Prairie Tianlu Scenic Area, known as "China's Route 66", is a tourist business card created by Zhangbei County Government relying on the original ecological natural landscape of Bashang, with a cumulative investment of 500 million yuan, and Fianicailiang Village is next to this. The golden section has unique advantages in tourism resources.
"The poorer the people, the less they have any ideas. It's okay to be hungry." Zhang Cheng said frankly that at that time the village had also thought about taking advantage of the opportunity to expand tourism articles, but there was no opportunity, no one was brave enough to fire the "first shot".
Therefore, when Wang Guowang's team began to contact Zhang Cheng, the old man said nothing, and changed from a farmer to a "chartering company."
In just a few months, several adobe houses in the family became new homestays, and the small courtyard was even equipped with a miniature landscape waterfall.
"The scenery that I'm tired of watching every day turns out to be the "Qian Jing" that can make me rich." Seeing the full occupancy rate of the opening, Zhang Cheng sat on the head of his new home and patted his forehead, completely awake.
Nowadays, the villagers of Fenicailiang Village are more aware of the development of the tourism industry, and the village appearance and living environment have been improved. As part of the Tianlu landscape, Fenicailiang Village is no longer obtrusive, with blue tiles, red walls and flower gardens flowing. The existence of the small courtyard adds to the artistic conception along the Tianlu.
"Before dealing with the land, now I am dealing with people and seeing the world, and I can talk in Mandarin." Wang Yufang, a villager who cleans the homestay, said with emotion, "Tourists in the city have high hygiene requirements and have many rules for cleaning the room. I am. After working for more than two years, my son said that the house looks like a hotel."
In recent years, in Zhangbei County, like Fenicailiang Village, more and more villages rely on tourism resources to transform their development model.
At present, more than 300 farmyards have been built around Tianlu, with an average annual income of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan per capita.
In addition, it employs more than 300 poor farmers along the line with relatively weak labor force and economically disadvantaged. They are engaged in sanitation cleaning and transportation security along the road along the road. Each person receives a monthly salary of 3,000 yuan.
Grassland Tianlu, Zhongdu Grassland, Yuanzhongdu Site, Houdaying Beach...The tourism industry has become an important support for Zhangbei County to get rid of poverty.
This small town in Bashang is working hard to promote the in-depth integration of "tourism turnaround" and the fight against poverty, vigorously improve the level of tourism development, and expand tourism influence.
In the small courtyard of Zhang Cheng's family, an off-road vehicle was parked.
He said: "This is an addition to the girl, so that it is convenient for her to come to see me."
"Why don't you buy one for yourself?"
"How can you ride a horse while driving!"
The old man Zhang Cheng's laughter echoed in the yard, full of confidence.