Politics · China · 1 day ago
Road and tourism projects bring new income to a village in Henan
Yanglingzhuang is a village in Ye County, in central China’s Henan province.
A 94-kilometre road there overlaps the route taken by the Red 25th Army during the Long March more than 90 years ago.
The army fought at Wulipo, helping its main force move west, and later reached northern Shaanxi.
Today, a monument marks the battle site, while the road brings visitors to nearby scenic and camping areas.
The village has developed tourism projects and uses land, wind power and other assets to generate income.
Its collective income was more than 700,000 yuan last year, and the village uses some of it to pay residents’ medical insurance.
Tourism and improved roads have also created work for villagers and made it easier to travel to fields.
A 94-kilometre road in Ye County, Henan, follows part of the route taken by the Red 25th Army during the Long March.
The road has improved access to Yanglingzhuang village, where tourism projects and other ventures have created income for residents and the village collective.
The village has developed a 3A-rated scenic area, a lakeside guesthouse and a camping site using a “village collective + households + third party” business model.
Wind power dividends, solar power, land leasing and other sources helped the village collective earn more than 700,000 yuan last year.
The collective also pays residents’ medical insurance contributions.
- Who
- Yanglingzhuang village residents and the village collective. The projects include local officials, a scenic-area operator and businesses.
- What
- A new road and tourism projects have brought income and work opportunities to the village.
- When
- The road opening date is not stated. A villager returned to the village in 2021, and the collective reported income of more than 700,000 yuan last year.
- Where
- Yanglingzhuang village, Bao’an town, Ye County, Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
- Why
- The village has developed its transport, tourism and local resources to generate income.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
When the wind turbines turn, the village receives dividends.
Once the tourist route opened, more visitors came to the scenic area, and there were more and more job opportunities.
Last year, the village collective income was more than 700,000 yuan.
The village collective pays it all; villagers do not have to pay a penny.
Villager Wan Hongrui returned to Yanglingzhuang after working in a factory.
The village developed a business model involving the village collective, households and a third party, and established the Matoushan 3A-rated scenic area.
The village collective reported income of more than 700,000 yuan.
The camping site received many visitors.
- Road length
- 94 kilometres
- Village
- Yanglingzhuang, Bao’an town, Ye County, Henan
- Land put to use
- More than 880 mu
- Scenic area
- Matoushan 3A-rated scenic area
- Village collective income
- More than 700,000 yuan last year
