Tourism and mushroom cultivation help a village shake off poverty in SW China's Guizhou

Source: Xinhua| 2020-08-05 18:54:31|Editor: huaxia

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 4, 2020 shows the view of Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Local authorities of Haique Village in Guizhou have put great efforts into developing homestay tourism and greenhouse mushroom cultivation as a way to help locals shake off poverty.

BIJIE, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Located in the Wumeng Mountain area with an average altitude of 2,300 meters, Haique Village was once haunted by poverty. The village has developed homestay tourism and greenhouse mushroom cultivation to boost the economy. The village has been lifted out of poverty now.

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2020 shows a house at the restored area in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A villager works at a chicken farm in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

The owner of a homestay hotel cleans the room in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2020 shows an old classroom at a restored area in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Villagers film a social media video in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A staff member of a homestay hotel receives guests in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A villager carrying fodder walks into a cowshed in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

A villager works at a mushroom planting base in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

A villager works at a chicken farm in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Staff members of a homestay hotel greet guests in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2020 shows sculptures and a house at the restored area in Haique Village of Hezhang County in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

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