Source: People's Daily - Guangxi Channel Original draft
People's Network Gongcheng, October 26 (Shen Quanchi) In October, the "hometown of moon persimmons" - the moon persimmons in Hongyan Village, Gongcheng County, Guilin are ripe! Full of mountain persimmons hanging on the branches, the air is filled with the joy of harvest, tourists who come to Hongyan Village to play are smiling, they watch the persimmons here, taste food, visit the historic Temple of Literature and Wu Temple, feel the unique cultural charm of the Yao area, listen to the music event with strong Yao township style, and enjoy the idyllic scenery of Yao Yun Persimmon Township.
Gongcheng moon persimmon, which has been cultivated for more than 400 years, has now become a local enrichment industry. Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Gongcheng County CPC Committee
From October 23 to November 28, Gongcheng County held the annual Persimmon Festival in Hongyan Village. During the event, there are more than 10 colorful rural tour series projects such as Gongcheng Moon Persimmon Golden Autumn Music Evening, Happy YaoXiang Cycling, Moon Persimmon Festival Food Carnival, Persimmon Season Pastoral Moon Persimmon Kite Cultural Activities, etc.
"Hongyan Village is famous far and wide, this place is beautiful in mountains, water, fruits and people, and it is very happy to see these Yao brothers and sisters." Yue Pengfei, who came from Henan to travel, brought a family over, and he was very envious of the ecological environment here.
Surrounded by mountains and rivers and persimmon forests, Hongyan Village. Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Gongcheng County CPC Committee
Today, Hongyan Village has developed from selling persimmons to tourism, and has built 85 unique garden-style cottages, including more than 300 supporting rooms, more than 50 farmhouse restaurants, and 300,000 tourists a year. Most of the villagers are engaged in tourism, with an annual per capita income of more than 20,000 yuan. Zhu Tianyou, a retired village cadre, said.
The villagers were smiling. Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Gongcheng County CPC Committee
Tourists enjoy the moon persimmon in the persimmon forest. Courtesy of the Propaganda Department of the Gongcheng County CPC Committee
It is understood that in the early 1990s, the villagers of Hongyan Village began to explore the method of large-scale planting of persimmons, and developed a series of products such as crisp persimmons and persimmon cakes, making persimmon trees become the "rich trees" of locals. In recent years, relying on the advantages of the natural environment, Hongyan Village has vigorously developed rural tourism, realized both industrial prosperity and tourism prosperity, and has won many honorary titles such as "National Agricultural Tourism Demonstration Point", "China's Top Ten Charming Villages" and "Chinese Ethnic Minority Characteristic Villages".
On September 13 this year, at the 2021 Rural Revitalization Forum • Guangxi Activity hosted by the People's Network and other units, Hongyan Village was awarded the annual characteristic case of "Magnificent Guangxi • Rural Revitalization".