[Explanation] In the green mountains and green waters, teachers and students from Sanming College are holding drawing boards, standing or sitting, and sketching intently. Such scenes are not uncommon in Chongji Village, Shangqing Township, Taining County, Fujian Province.
The beautiful mountains and rivers here attract not only the patronage of students, but also tourists from all over the country. The idle houses in the village have become homestays and the sales of local products are booming.
The development of tourism has also allowed the villagers to live a good life.
A few days ago, the reporter visited Taining, Fujian for field interviews.
[Explanation] The profound historical and cultural heritage and beautiful natural scenery of mountains and rivers make Taining an excellent place for the construction of a sketching base.
In recent years, Taining has issued a number of incentive measures and policies to build a global sketching base to promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism.
Chongji Village is therefore famous.
[Concurrent] Luo Weiying, the leading teacher of sketching
The pastoral style feels very fresh and beautiful, and the students draw the feeling that the scenery is beautiful here, and then they want to come again.
[Explanation] There are more students who come to sketch, and they need supporting facilities for food and housing. Therefore, the villagers develop homestays, build a student service complex, and provide necessary food, drink, housing, and transportation services.
In order to give tourists a better experience, tofu workshops and folk museums have been built in the village. Special tourism has made villagers taste the sweetness.
[Concurrent] Li Jialiang, Director of Chongji Village, Shangqing Township, Taining County
The people can make some money at their doorsteps, our village wealth can also increase income, and we can also use the idle houses of our entire farmers and turn them into homestays, which will give us people a year invisible. A family can bring in income of 20,000 yuan like this.
[Explanation] Jixi Village is another "net celebrity village" in Taining County. When you walk into it, you will see many homestays.
Qiu Liang, a post-80s guy, is the person in charge of Huazhu·Duyu Shanju B&B. In 2017, he and his wife came to Taining to travel and were attracted by the scenery here. After some inspection, he decided to open a B&B in Jixi Village. At the same time, many avant-garde design concepts have been integrated into the decoration of the homestay.
[Concurrent] Qiu Liang, a homestay operator
The performance of the past two years has been good, because our climbing period is relatively short.
For the villagers, when we have tourists, they will purchase some agricultural products and their own crops here, which will bring them some extra income, and then they will communicate with tourists from other places. , Their thinking will definitely be better.
[Explanation] Since its opening, the homestay business has been very hot, and it has also confirmed Qiu Liang's roots in the village's main idea of "homestay + cultural creation".
[Explanation] Zhang Xinyi from Taiwan is also optimistic about the development of Jixi Village. She and her partners founded the "Gengdu Lijia" rural construction project.
Here, the old village dwellings are turned into scattered homestays. There are not only cross-strait cultural and creative products display, village book bars, but also research bases, maker workshops, etc., combining the local green ecological environment, Taiwan’s rural development experience and university talents Create an idyllic scene of "a farming paradise, a spiritual hometown".
[Concurrent] Zhang Xinyi, head of Taiwan's cultural and creative team
I think Taining itself is a relatively comprehensive place. It has its own historical and cultural context, and its geological landscape is relatively sophisticated, and it also has a feature in that it is a global geopark. At this point, I think it has the value of keeping it going.
[Explanation] Taining County has golden signs such as World Natural Heritage and World Geopark.
Tourism is also a local pillar industry.
In recent years, the local area has accelerated the pace of tourism transformation and upgrading through innovative tourism forms and products, not only allowing tourists to experience the original nostalgia, but also finding a way suitable for local farmers to get rid of poverty and become rich.
[Concurrent] Wang Shengwen, Magistrate of Taining County People's Government
Highlighting the tourism industry as the leading direction, the county industry as a major development direction, it should be said that a new way of cultural and tourism integration, ecological protection, and poverty alleviation has been taken. Through the promotion of tourism industry, we feel that a better environment is protected. The second is better to drive the masses to get rich, and the third is to better inherit some of our traditional culture.
Reporter Wu Shengwei reports from Sanming, Fujian
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]