On November 15, the World Tourism Alliance (WTA) and the International Poverty Reduction Center in China jointly announced a list of 50 WTA Best Practices of Rural Revitalization Through Tourism during the 2023 WTA-Xianghu Dialogue held in Hangzhou City. The Yuancheng Village of Hongjiang City in Hunan Province was shortlisted. 

At the conference.

The WTA is a comprehensive, non-governmental, and non-profit international tourism organization established in China in September 2017. WTA has 236 members from 41 countries and regions who are typical representatives.

Yuancheng Village is a key rural revitalization village famous for characteristic tourism in Hunan Province. It boasts red or revolutionary resources, a good ecological environment, and a rich culture. Yuancheng Village is a memorial site of the Long March for the second and sixth Red Army groups. It is included in the "Red Beautiful Village" Construction Project by the Organizing Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The region is bordered by water on three sides while connected to mountains on the fourth side. The forest coverage rate reaches 80%, with more than 40 ancient trees, including ginkgo trees and camphor trees. It is approved as a forest village of Hunan Province. Because more than 80% of habitants are Dong people, the village is commonly known as a mysterious island of Dong people. It is also included in the fourth batch of national traditional villages by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.

A view of Yuancheng Village.

A jungle adventure event. 

A red or revolutionary-themed study tour. 

A cross-country motorcycle trip.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunantoday