Remote villages in Xiamen thriving

Villagers make local snacks at home in Baijiaoci village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. Several remote villages on the hills of Xiamen city, East China's Fujian province, have changed from backwater rural areas to thriving countryside thanks to the development of rural tourism and tea planting in recent years.

A bird's-eye view of Junying village in Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021.

Volunteers visit elderly people and play games with them at a nursing home in Xikeng village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021.

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