In Tianzhu Mountain scenic area, Qianshan city, Anhui province, a quaint resort called Wolong Mountain Villa lies halfway up the Tianzhu Mountain and is the first mountain homestay in the area.

Wolong Mountain Villa in the mountains.  (Photo/ Xu Guokang)

After several years of working away from home, Ge Jielin returned home in 2009 to start his ow business when he keenly saw the potential of cultural tourism in his hometown. He led workers to build roads, power lines and water pipes for Wolong Mountain Villa, which has 48 guest rooms now. All that he did was related to his post-95s daughter Ge Xiangyu.

Ge Xiangyu promotes agricultural products through livestreaming. (Photo/ Xu Guokang)

Ge Xiangyu used to work in large enterprises, and now she becomes a "new farmer" after returning home. She strives to contact those who need health care, and attaches great importance to developing cultural soft power. Since the establishment of writers’ studios, cultural and artistic creation bases here, artists were attracted and created a large number of works, which also improved the popularity of Wolong Mountain Villa.

Ge Xiangyu talks with a villager to know more about special agricultural products. (Photo/ Xu Guokang)

In addition, Ge Xiangyu leased tea farmland spanning 500 mu (about 33.3 hectares) in the village, and then promoted the sales of their products through live-streaming platform on the basis of years of accumulated customers. Nowadays, Wolong Mountain Villa has developed for 15 years, and it has encouraged an increasing number of villagers to convert their ancestral homes into homestays.

(Text: Tao Yanyan; Photography: Xu Guokang)