Jiangbian Group, Jinjiang Village, Longji Town, Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Rigion, China
Jinjiang Village is located in Longji Town, Longsheng Multi-ethnic Autonomous County, Guilin City. Adjacent to Longji Terraces, a world-class tourism spot, Jijiang Village, with good conditions necessary for developing tourism, used to see very few tourists. Traditional agriculture was the main component of its economy. The villagers’ per capita annual income was less than 5,000 RMB and 30% of the villagers lived in dire poverty. In October 2017, Guilin Municipal Tourism Development Committee signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Airbnb, making the impoverished village of Jinjiang a pilot area for rural poverty alleviation through tourism. The villagers set up rural tourism cooperatives which leased idle houses in the village and transformed them into homestays with local cultural characteristics, and the income from the operations were shared by all the villagers. Other measures were taken such as training women housekeepers and providing guidance for the villagers to do room service and catering. Meanwhile, steps were taken to draw on farming culture and folk customs and develop tourism products to enhance tourist experiences, such as walking on the terraces and pounding glutinous rice to make cakes, and cooperate with online celebrities to sell tea-based monkfruit drinks on their official account platforms in order to increase the villigers' income. Jinjiang Village has successfully found a new road to rejuvenation and poverty relief through tourism, based on the Airbnb homestay model.
Photos
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Aerial view of the village Photo from Airbnb
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Houses before and after renovation Photo by Airbnb
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Woman housekeeper tidying up a room Photo from Airbnb
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Setting up tourism cooperative Photo by Airbnb
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Women in the Village Photo from Airbnb
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Traditional farming at terrace field Photo from Airbnb
Scenic Spots in Surrounding Areas
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 1.Longji Terraced Fields 2.Li River 3.Yangshuo West Street
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Longji Terraced Fields are located in Longji Mountain, Pingan Village, Longji Town, Longsheng Multi-Ethnic Autonomous County, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. With a history of more than 650 years, the terraces are hailed as “the world's No. 1 terraced fields”, of which the most typical are the terraced fields in Ping'an Zhuang and Jinkeng Hongyao villages. They lie between 300 meters and 1,100 meters above sea level with slopes ranging from 26 degrees to 35 degrees in most cases, the steepest of which reaches 50 degrees.
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Li River, located in eastern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, boasts the largest and most picturesque karst scenery in the world, featuring green mountains, clear waters, strange caves and beautiful rocks, as well as green islets, dangerous shoals, deep pools and plunging waterfalls. The main scenic spots around the river include Yangdi Misty Drizzle, Langshi Fairyland, Nine-Horse Fresco Hill, Elephant Trunk Hill and Xingping Scenic Area.
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Yangshuo West Street is a pedestrian street with a history of more than 1,400 years, located in the center of the ancient town of Yangshuo，Guilin City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The street features well-preserved ancient buildings including Ming Dynasty City Wall, inscribed stone tablets, ancient temples and pavilions, former residences of historical figures and memorial halls.
