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Rural tourism helps village in Northwest China shake off poverty
Source:People's Daily | Editor:Wang Mei | 2020-06-19 09:12
In June, Shibei village in Northwest China’s Qinghai Province gets busy as tourists flock to scenic sites there every day and cars wait to enter a scenic spot to see the sea of flowers.
Rural tourism has become a poverty alleviation tool for villagers of Shibei, Gucheng Hui Autonomous Township, Ping’an district, Haidong city, Qinghai.
Getting its name from a stone tablet, Shibei is a beautiful ancient village of ethnic minorities. Though it is endowed with clear waters and green mountains, the village was impoverished in the past.
To help the villagers out of poverty, the local government invested 5.6 million yuan ($791,500) to develop rural tourism based on the resources it has, such as natural ecology and folk culture.
The village provides tourism services such as sightseeing, catering and accommodation. In addition, the local government has endeavored to make the village more beautiful, improved supporting services, launched entertainment projects with countryside characteristics such as farming and hiking, and developed characteristic rural tourism. The measures have expanded the income channels of the residents.
Thanks to the rural tourism project, Shibei village has been lifted out of poverty, with the per capita disposable income of registered poor households increasing to 5,500 yuan in 2017 from 2,429 yuan in 2015.
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