Village in central China develops ecotourism, lifts residents out of poverty
By Shen Zhilin (People s Daily) 10:11, December 25, 2020 By taking advantage of its natural environment and developing ecotourism, Yunding village in central China’s Hunan province, has lifted local residents out of poverty. The village, located in Liye town under Longshan county, Hunan, was once hindered by its natural conditions. Covering an area of 7.33 square kilometers, Yunding is inhabited by merely 818 residents in six natural villages. Each household in the village has an average land of tens of mu (one mu equals about 666.67 square meters), and few families could farm all their land.