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Red tourism brings visitors and income to Baiyazhai villages
In Baiyazhai, in Anhui province’s Susong county, local authorities are using revolutionary history to develop rural tourism.
The site is linked to the Red Army’s 27th Army, formed there in October 1932.
A museum opened in 2019, and the area became a base for on-site education in 2020.
Study groups and tourists visit throughout the year, drawn by the memorial sites and educational programmes.
Their spending supports local jobs and businesses, including guesthouses, restaurants and shops, while helping farmers sell tea, mushrooms and other local products.
The township is also linking historic sites with village visits and farm activities, and holding events such as trail races and local-produce festivals.
New visitor facilities include lodging, dining and farm experiences, with the aim of improving group visits and extending tourism’s benefits to residents.
Red tourism at Baiyazhai in Susong County is drawing visitors and supporting local jobs and businesses.
Visitors include study-tour groups, young students and tourists from inside and outside Anhui province.
Tourism has helped local restaurants, guesthouses and shops grow and widened sales of tea, mushrooms and other local products.
The area is developing red-themed education and rural tourism while preserving its revolutionary sites and heritage.
Local officials say events such as trail races and a local-products festival help attract visitors and increase residents’ income.
- Who
- Baiyazhai and the surrounding villages in Zifeng Township, Susong County, along with local residents and businesses.
- What
- Red tourism and study tours are bringing visitors and supporting local employment, businesses and product sales.
- When
- In recent years.
- Where
- Baiyazhai, Zifeng Township, Susong County, Anhui province, at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains.
- Why
- Local authorities are using the area’s revolutionary history and tourism traffic to support rural industries and residents’ income.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s 27th Army was established at Baiyazhai.
The Red 27th Army Exhibition Hall opened.
Baiyazhai was named a site for on-location teaching in revolutionary tradition education.
Zifeng Township has continued developing red tourism, study tours and rural services.
- Location
- Baiyazhai, Zifeng Township, Susong County, Anhui province
- Historical milestone
- The Red 27th Army was established there in October 1932.
- Exhibition hall
- Opened in 2019
- Education designation
- Named a site for on-location teaching in revolutionary tradition education in 2020
- Local products
- Tea, mushrooms and other mountain products
- Tourism facilities
- Fengxiang Eco-Resort has guesthouses, dining and conference facilities, farming experiences and an ecological parking lot.
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What people are saying
We must tell the stories of the revolution well and carry forward the revolutionary spirit.
We are pursuing integrated development of agriculture, culture and tourism by drawing on Baiyazhai’s ancient walls and the resources of the Red 27th Army.
By holding events such as trail races and local-products festivals to attract visitors, we can boost sales of local agricultural products and increase residents’ income.