Recently, Huangcao, Tangjiawan and Tangbian villages in Zixing City, Chenzhou City won the title of provincial demonstration villages for beautiful countryside, and Bailang Village in Bailang Town was awarded the provincial characteristic village.
In recent years, Huangcao Village in Huangcao Town has actively built boutique homestay inns, developed rural tours, actively promoted the sales of local citrus, loquat, bayberry, dried fish and other agricultural and sideline products, effectively increasing villagers’ income.
Tangjiawan Village in Zhoumensi Town has further promoted the construction of beautiful countryside, carried forward rural culture, developed characteristic industries, and worked hard to shake off poverty.
Tangbian Village in Tangxi Town has vigorously developed and expanded the village collective economy, with tea, forestry, vegetables, yellow peaches, hot springs and tourism as leading industries.
In 2020, the operating income of the village collective economy reached 161,000 yuan, and the per capita disposable income was 26,690 yuan.
Making full use of its local characteristic resources, Bailang Village in Bailang Town has made every effort to push the construction of beautiful countryside, and led villagers to develop rural tourism. It now has more than 40 homestay inns and agritainments, orchards covering about 173 hectares, with fresh fruits all year round like oranges, peaches, plums and loquats.
A ten-mile peach blossom corridor along the lake and a wetland park were built, forming a beautiful scenery belt.