Rural life in Zhuanghu Village, Beijing
1 min readIn recent years, it has become a kind offashionable excursion for city dwellers to visitto the countryside during holidays andweekends, to relax while enjoying the ruralscene of tasty food, heated brick beds, and the forthright and gracious farmers.
In ZhuanghuVillage, visitors enjoy themselves amongst theenchanting natural landscapes, staying in the homes of the warm and hospitable locals, thusdispelling fatigue and stress. Zhuanghu is also an ideal summer resort.Much enjoyed by urban visitors, water mustard, in days past only growing wild byrivers and streams, has become a signature dish of Zhuanghu Village.
The nutritious plant isnow commonly grown in the courtyard of farmers’ home, so guests can enjoy a dish with trulyfresh ingredients. Once a small out-of—the-way mountain village, Zhuanghu has taken on anew look and a new prospective, due to the successful development of folk-custom tourism.Accordingly, the quality of life for the villagers has reversed from poverty to prosperity.
