Ecological tourism boosts local economy in Xiongjiang Town, China's Fujian

Residents rest by the riverside in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Spet. 6, 2025. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 6, 2025 shows a view of a park in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 6, 2025 shows a view of a park in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Visitors have fun at a park in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Spet. 6, 2025. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

An aerial photo taken on Sept. 6, 2025 shows a view of Shuikou Hydropower Station in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Visitors take photos at a park in Xiongjiang Town of Minqing County, southeast China's Fujian Province, Spet. 6, 2025. In recent years, Xiongjiang Town has been encouraging locals to renovate rural houses and utilize idle spaces to develop an ecological tourism industry by integrating characteristic agriculture, homestays, and rural sightseeing. This initiative has attracted a number of young entrepreneurs to start business. Currently, Xiongjiang Town receives an average of more than 1,700 trips daily, with the peak of over 18,700 trips in a single day during weekend and holiday period. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)