Source: China News Network
China News Network Xiangyang, March 29 (Liang Ting, Wu Yili, Hu Chuanlin) In spring, in Taohua Ridge, Tao'an Village, Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei, peach blossoms bloom on the branches, complementing the golden rapeseed fields in the distance, attracting tourists to come to enjoy the flowers and spring, and enjoy the fun in the countryside.
More than ten years ago, this place was a barren mountain. Since the transfer of barren mountains in 2011, the Taohualing Ecological Industry Development Base has used resources such as sloping farmland and barren mountains and wastelands to plant tree species such as peach trees, walnuts and orange trees, and has developed characteristic industries such as forestry and fruit, picking, forest tourism, forest health care, and agriculture and forestry schools. The barren mountain in the past has transformed into a "paradise" that is sought after by tourists, and it also drives employment for surrounding villagers.

Golden rapeseed fields in Taohualing, Tao'an Village, Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei Province Liang Ting Photo
Tao'an Village Taohualing is a microcosm of Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang, Xiangcheng District, Hubei Province in the development of all-round tourism and promoting rural revitalization. Since last year, Xiangcheng District has promoted the expansion of beautiful villages from "point beauty" to "line beauty" to "surface beauty". At the point, we will create "China's beautiful leisure village", "Jingchu cultural and tourism village" and "Xiangyang cultural and tourism village"; online, we will use the three demonstration lines of national and provincial highways 207, 303 and 305 as models, and focus on creating beautiful rural demonstration lines around Wenji Line, Tongyang Line, Woxin Line, and Longqi Line; on the surface, we will create an upgraded version of urban and rural tourism in Yinji area, and a beautiful pastoral scenery belt in Woxong area.

Taohualing, Tao'an Village, Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang, Hubei Province, attracts tourists to come and enjoy the spring and enjoy the countryside. Photo by Yang Dong,
Xiangyang is a famous historical and cultural city in the Three Kingdoms. Xiangcheng District explores Han culture and Three Kingdoms culture, integrates the resources of famous cities such as the 5A-level scenic spot Longzhong Scenic Area and the 4A-level scenic spot Tangcheng, and holds "Xiangcheng Flying Flowers Everywhere" activities such as the Apricot Blossom Festival, Huangjiawan Flower Festival, Fuen Peony Culture Festival, Peach Blossom Festival, Chaoyang Rose Culture Tourism Festival, etc., extending the "flower economy" to more fields. At the same time, we have developed special "tourism + sports" projects such as equestrianism, rock climbing, paragliding, and mountain bicycles to promote the deep integration of "agricultural and cultural tourism", and promote the cultural and tourism silhouettes of "Xiangyang's good wind and stay drunk in Xiangcheng" to the whole country. (End)