Stories from Qingzhen · China

Guesthouses around Red Leaf Lake have experienced high occupancy rates, with some exceeding 80% during the recent Qingming Festival.

Villages in Chongqing, Hunan, and other provinces are implementing a 'one family, one company' model combining village committees, cooperatives, and collective assets. Visitors reported staying for durations as long as seven days and six nights. Local activities include fishing and cycling. A 2026 research report on residential tourism in Guizhou indicates that visitors to Qingzhen include both young adults aged 25 to 34 and seniors over 50. To differentiate the local experience, a 23.5-kilometer cycling path is being developed along the Hongfeng Lake area. Qingzhen Village in Guizhou Province is developing tourism products centered on local resources like fruit, tea, and cherry blossoms. The village head, Lin Kezhong, stated that the area aims to build a residential tourism brand. Guizhou Province's tourism map recently highlighted Guiyang as a key location.

Wang Qingneng, a planner for the Qingzhen village-wide operation project, detailed the revenue distribution model for the development. A village-wide operation planning project in Qingzhen will allocate 20% of revenue to the village collective and 10% to ecological maintenance.