In early summer, walking into Xiafeng Village, Gulang Town, Gulang County, spacious and tidy roads, unique dwellings come into view, and the well-painted wall paintings reveal the "red" atmosphere everywhere, red tourism is booming, the village looks new, and the life of the villagers is getting better and better.
The red town of Xiafeng Village
Relying on the rich red cultural heritage, Gulang Town takes the opportunity of building a red beautiful village to dig deep into the red connotation, transform resource advantages into cultural advantages, cultivate red genes as high-quality development and growth poles, create characteristic red towns, realize the integration of red cultural resources inheritance and protection and rural revitalization, and build Xiafeng Village into a red beautiful village integrating catering, homestay and leisure. In 2021, Xiafeng Village was identified by the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee as the second batch of pilot villages to promote the revitalization of red village organizations and build red beautiful villages.
Red Showroom
"Gulang Town has a profound red cultural heritage and excellent tradition of supporting the army, and the construction of the red town is to carry forward the red spirit, inherit the red gene, and continue the red blood. In the construction of red towns, we fully explore red resources, trace the footprints of the revolution, relive the red memory, through the construction of red culture exhibition hall, red research and training hall, red culture square, red memory cultural corridor and other projects, with the revitalization of the red village organization to promote the construction of red beautiful villages, improve the appearance of the village, enrich the cultural life of the masses, and effectively enhance the people's sense of happiness and gain. Bai Binyuan, deputy director of the Rural Revitalization Workstation of Gulang Town, said.
Changsong Station B&B
In the red beautiful village of Xiafeng Village, Gulang Town, the B&B Changsong Station is eye-catching. This is a high-standard B&B integrating accommodation, catering and leisure, with a warm and comfortable environment, clean and tidy rooms, natural atmosphere, furniture and household appliances. Standing on the observation deck of Changsong Station B&B, the red beautiful village with blue tiles and white walls is scattered, the roads are clean and tidy, and the beautiful and quiet rural scenery makes people forget the hustle and bustle of the city for a while.
"Our B&B has complete management and complete supporting facilities, with different room types such as standard rooms, double bed rooms, and family rooms for customers to choose from, providing tourists with a comfortable accommodation experience." Zhong Haojie, the person in charge of Changsong Station, said.
Stir-fried lamb chops
In addition to the B&B, another signature of Xiafeng Village's red beautiful village is the local cuisine. Braised mutton, stir-fried lamb chops, crispy pork ribs, hand-grabbed mutton...... Every dish here is mouth-watering. "We have more than 50 kinds of special dishes, not only to make customers feel comfortable, but also to let them taste the local specialties of Gulang and feel the charm of Gulang." Zhong Haojie, the person in charge of Changsong Station, said.
The red cultural tourism industry here is popular, and the green forest and fruit industry over there is full of fragrance.
Strawberry picking garden
Walking into the strawberry picking garden in Xiafeng Village, Gulang Town, the fresh fruity aroma comes to the nose, and the red strawberries are particularly eye-catching and coveted among the green leaves. Tourists who come to pick squatting together or picking, or tasting, come here to slow down and enjoy a comfortable life, capture beautiful moments with the camera, and experience the good life of leisure "berries".
The strawberries are big and delicious
"Relying on the advantages of the tourism resources of the red beautiful village of Xiafeng Village, Gulang Town has concentrated on the construction of 74 high-standard solar greenhouses, through the planting of strawberries, peppers and other fruits and vegetables, to attract tourists to stop for sightseeing, play and consumption, and form a three-dimensional and immersive tourism model that can be appreciated, played, tasted and consumed, and promote the diversified development of red tourism in our town." Liu Wenfang, director of the Gulang Town Agricultural and Rural Comprehensive Service Center, said.
Nowadays, the ecological beauty and red culture complement each other, and the red gene is integrated into the rural revitalization, so that the "red seeds" can take root and sprout in the "red town" and give rise to new vitality.
Reporter: Lu Heshan
Source: Gulang County Rong Media Center