Guide, October 18 (Reporter Zhang Ni) Neat courtyard, unique farmhouse homestay, chic flower field... Walking into Erlian Village, Garang Township, Guide County, is like stepping into a natural picture, which makes people linger. This small village on the banks of the Yellow River is making great efforts in tourism and other fields by virtue of its unique natural resource advantages.

The beautiful scenery of Erlian Village was photographed by Zhang Ni, a reporter of China News Network
Erlian Village belongs to Garang Township, Guide County, with a total of 2 communes, 140 households, and 587 people, composed of Han, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic groups.
Because it is located in the Yellow River Wetland Park, the geographical conditions of Erlian Village are very superior, and the transportation is convenient, which also lays the foundation for the village to vigorously develop tourism.
The reporter learned in the field interview that in recent years, Relying on the unique Resources of the Yellow River Shoal Wetland and the rich farming culture, Erlian Village has planted flowers such as peony, dahlia and moon season on a large scale in the form of land circulation, planted more than 30 acres of open-air vegetables such as peppers, tomatoes and eggplants, planted 20 acres of golden chrysanthemums, and built 5 farms and 3 boutique homestays.
In addition, the village also held activities such as the rural tourism promotion and agricultural product picking cultural festival, the rural tourism cooking competition, and the farmer's pot steamed bun evaluation competition, highlighting the high-quality development achievements of the upper reaches of the Yellow River, striving to improve the popularity of characteristic agricultural products, and creating a new highlight of rural tourism culture.
Landscape in Erlian Village Photo by Zhang Ni, reporter of China News Network
For the changes in the village, Li Shenglian, as the director of the Erlian Village Supervision Committee, was deeply touched.
Li Shenglian is a native of Huangzhong District, Xining, and married in Erlian Village. In the past few years, Li Shenglian has been starting her own business, and making and selling pot steamed buns is her main business. But at the beginning of this year, she was elected as the head of the village supervision committee and began to focus on the management of the village. Although she has only been in office for less than a year, she has already seen the development and change of the village.
"Now the villagers do farm yards, homestays, engage in tourism economy, income has increased a lot, last year to do a farm yard a family net income reached 30,000 yuan, in our place is already a very good level." Li Shenglian told reporters.
According to Li Shenglian, usually from May to July every year is the peak tourism season of Erlian Village, and tourists come here to visit in an endless stream. In the past, many young people in the village chose to go out to work because of limited development, but now more and more young people have begun to return to their hometowns to start farmyards and homestays.
"Because everyone also sees the development prospects." Li Shenglian said.
Erlian Village Holds Chongyang Banquet for the Elderly Zhang Ni, a reporter from China News Network, photographed
Natural resources are the precious wealth of Erlian Village, in order to maintain the natural environment of the village, Erlian Village has made no less efforts.
In recent years, the village has set up a volunteer service team, set up a demonstration post for party members, and organized the masses to demolish 8,037 meters of ruins and broken walls, 32 pig pens, 63 dry toilets, and 18 livestock sheds, which has effectively improved the appearance of the village, and the local people have begun to consciously protect the ecological environment in agricultural production and daily life.
In addition to vigorously developing tourism, Erlian Village has also established the county's first rural collective shareholding economic cooperative. The village collective economy continues to grow and develop, through the development of cooperatives, the organization of villagers to go out to work and do business, increase the property income of farmers, etc., to ensure that the income of the masses continues to increase, in 2020 the per capita net income of the village will reach 13466 yuan.
Nowadays, the villagers' lives are getting richer and richer, which also makes Li Shenglian feel relieved. In her WeChat circle of friends, there are many videos she carefully filmed for the village, and she hopes that in this way, more people can understand this beautiful village on the bank of the Yellow River. (End)
Source: China News Network