The second is to combine agriculture with tourism, growing fruits like cherries, apples and plums as tourist products and enabling tourists to experience agricultural tourism.

Finally, they allow many students majoring in art and architecture to portray the historical buildings as many art institutes have their base in the village.

Villagers are encouraged to get involved in tourism. Many open homestays or restaurants, sell local products and perform for visitors. In the past 10 months, the village received more than 120,000 visits, says Hu.