Red tourism helps improve employment, incomes of villagers in China's Sichuan
Updated: September 10, 2019 17:08Xinhua
Local villagers of Yi ethnic group pose for a family photo in front of their yard in Yihai village, Mianning county, Liangshan prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 7, 2019. In recent years, the development of red tourism, which refers to visits to historical sites with a revolutionary legacy, has helped improve the employment rate and increase the incomes of local villagers in Yihai village. With the establishment of the red tourism scenic area and the implementation of poverty relief policies, more than 110 poverty-stricken families in the village has got out of poverty. [Photo/Xinhua]
Visitors take photos at the red tourism scenic area in Yihai village, Mianning county, Liangshan prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 7, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
A local villager working in scenic area displays handicrafts with characteristics of Yi ethnic group in Yihai village, Mianning county, Liangshan prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 7, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on July 16, 2019 shows the view of Yihai village, Mianning county, Liangshan prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager working in a scenic area cleans the ground in Yihai village, Mianning county, Liangshan prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Sept 7, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
