Linyi's village chief leads rural revitalization

Wang Chuanxi, the Party chief of Daicun village in Lanling county, Linyi city.

In 2005, Daicun turned to experts from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences for help. The experts divided the village into sundry functional sections including those designated for planting, raising livestock, manufacturing, commerce and green agriculture and horticulture.

The Party chief also invited tourism development experts from Shandong to make the best of Daicun's natural resources.

In 2012, the Ministry of Agriculture and the China National Tourism Administration established the Lanling National Agricultural Park in Daicun, the first of its kind in China. It has sections for agritech displays, produce picking experiences and holiday activities.

The park receives more than 1 million visitors a year and provides over 200 training sessions for farmers to teach them the best practices of modern farming.

Editor：Lotus