[Explanation] For thousands of years, Tibetan people in Gannan Prefecture, Gansu Province, have been accustomed to living on the grass and have been called "walking tents". In recent years, in order to improve people's livelihood, the state has explored the development path of "environmental governance + tourism poverty reduction", creating thousands of Tibetan villages, prompting herders to bid farewell to nomadic life and settle down in villages, and the rise of the "court economy" allows them to eat "Travel meal".

  In June, Gaxiu Village, Luqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was sunny. La Maojia, secretary of the party branch of Gaxiu Village, is also a pastoral boss.

  Under the blue sky and white clouds, rows of Tibetan-style "red houses" with strong architectural styles and unified architectural styles made La Maojia filled with emotion. He told reporters that in the 1960s, the herdsmen of Gaxiu Village mostly lived in tents and lived in a nomadic life with no place to settle down.

  [Same period] Secretary of the Party Branch of Gaxiu Village, Laxiu, Ganqu Prefecture, Gansu Province

  In the past, when we grazed this, we lived in tents and horseback riding all year round, but the students had a lot of difficulties going to school, and they were all on pastures. There was no settlement, and the elderly also had great difficulties in seeing a doctor.

  [Explanation] In 2003, Luqu County established Gaxiu nomadic herdsmen settlements on both sides of the National Highway 213 to encourage herdsmen to collectively "down the mountain." Recalling the scene of "persuading people to go down the mountain", Lamaojia felt deeply.

  [Same period] Secretary of the Party Branch of Gaxiu Village, Laxiu, Ganqu Prefecture, Gansu Province

  At that time, one year (income), the main (source) animal husbandry, had always lived in tents, and they were reluctant to move here to settle down. The herdsmen are living and living, lighting, draughts, and great benefits in all aspects, and then slowly, now the farmers and herdsmen are willing to settle here.

  [Explanation] "Take the grassland as the background to build up, the village as the landscape to build, and the courtyard as the bonsai to cultivate." Gaxiu Village's footsteps in the new rural tourism are getting faster and faster.

  Gong Baojia, a 68-year-old Gaxiu villager, has moved from a deep mountain to a settlement in 2005. He relied on the natural scenery to drive pastoral music, and his days are getting better every day. He said that now, not only the income has nearly doubled, but also the Tibetan customs can be passed on.

  【Same period】Gongbaojia, Gaxiu Village, Luqu County, Gannan Prefecture, Gansu

  (Me) After coming here, we are three links. With electricity, passages, and water, this is how our lives are very different. (And) after the tourists come, (feel) our Tibetan area is also the habits and lifestyles. From ancient times to the present, they will know some traditions of the Tibetan area.

  [Explanation] In recent years, the local government of Gannan has promoted the construction of a cultural tourism "10 million" project with the aim of increasing the income of farmers and herdsmen. Among them, in 2019, Gaxiu Village declared a national 4A-level scenic spot and received 800,000 tourists.

  [Same period] Ma Wentao, Director of Ganzhou Gannan Prefecture Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau

  First of all, through the creation of the “environmental revolution” in the past few years, we have changed the image of Gannan’s mess, while also breaking the ideological bottleneck of the people in the Tibetan area who have been “lazy” for a long time. Practice, especially the successful creation of a global demonstration zone without waste, plugged into the wings for the successful creation of a global tourism demonstration zone.

  【Explanation】According to statistics, in 2019, Gannan Prefecture received a total of 14.47 million domestic and foreign tourists, realizing a comprehensive tourism income of 7.4 billion yuan. Among them, there are 52 Mujiale households in the village of Gaxiu Village, with more than 300 tourism employees, and the average annual net income of the households is more than 30,000 yuan.

  Ai Qinglong Wei Jianjun Gannan Gansu reported

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]