Lidarenzhuang Village， Wuqing District： Villagers Have Their”Golden Bowl” Locally by Beautifying the Village Environment and Starting Rural Tourism

Natural Landscape in Lidarenzhuang Village

Located in Hebeitun Town， Wuqing District， Tianjin City， Lidarenzhuang Village scents coffee from elegant homestays and showcases three－dimensional vivid paintings on the walls of the houses． In order to change the look of this ancient village， the village leaders have successfully developed various industries such as precision planting and picking－style homestay by integrating resources and deeply exploring local village history and culture． Nowadays， tourists can taste local agricultural products， admire the beautiful scenery， and experience ceramic craft， calligraphy， paintings and other activities here．

Resources Integration Plays a New Rhythm in Rural Development

”In the past， villagers were mainly engaged in traditional agricultural cultivation and scattered farming． The village’s infrastructure was weak and the people’s income was low． In 2017， it was listed in the second round of assistance to poor villages in Tianjin，” said Zhang Jiangnan， Secretary of the Party Branch and Director of the Village Committee of Lidarenzhuang Village． In order to find a way out， village leaders led villagers to integrate idle land， houses and other resources and focused on developing the cultural tourism industry， injecting new impetus into the local economy and providing job opportunities for villagers locally．

Boutique Homestay in Lidarenzhuang Village

In 2019， Lidarenzhuang Village was selected as the Newly Established Cultural Tourism Village in Tianjin City and Rural Residential Environment Remediation Demonstration Village in Wuqing District． With the environmental improvement and industrial development， more and more young people have begun to”return” and build field accommodation and homestays in the village．”I returned to the village in May 2021， and we built homestays around the 200－year－old tree in our village，” said Han Jianshuo， the head of the homestay in the village who used to work in the tourism industry and returned to the village to start a business after seeing the development in the hometown． Han Jianshuo continued，”The homestays in our village are divided into three areas， including a parent－child theme area， a Chinese courtyard theme area， and an urban minimalist theme area， with a total of 18 guest rooms． Every holiday， the guest rooms are fully booked． For example， during the May Day holiday in 2023， we received over a hundred people．”

Immersive Experience for Tourists at the Ceramic Craft Hall in the Village’s”Cultural Center”

The Village”Cultural Center” Integrating Stones， Calligraphy， Ceramic Crafts， and Paintings Plays a New Concerto

Lidarenzhuang Village not only develops agricultural industry and rural agricultural tourism， but also plays a”concerto” of stones， calligraphy， ceramic crafts， and paintings． The old factory building in the village was transformed into a ceramic craft experience center． Many families will come to experience it every weekend and holiday． Moreover， lots of precious collections， such as rare stones， meteorites， and dinosaur egg fossils are also displayed in the zone of rare stones． There are a total of 150 tons of different types of rare stones in the whole courtyard．

Tourists Visit the Calligraphy and Painting Hall in the”Cultural Center”

Relying on the image of”Lord Li”， famous calligraphers and painters， and other elements， the village has targeted cultural experience， study tour education， etc．， and built the national studies hall， local scenery hall， academy of classical learning， Damei Parent－Child experience and other projects， attracting various people to visit and carry out corresponding activities． The academy of classical learning in the village also showcases the calligraphy and paintings of famous scholars from the Beijing－Tianjin－Hebei region．”This painting is the first work of Mr． Wang Huichun， a renowned modern Chinese artist of heavy－color paintings， and we view it as a treasure displayed in the village． We often invite famous calligraphers and painters to come to the village． In addition to traditional calligraphy and painting， we also explore artistic creations such as firing ceramic paintings，” said Liu Xiujuan， the head of the”Cultural Center”． Relevant personnel combine rare stones， calligraphy and paintings， and ceramic crafts to gather various cultural”reserves” for the village．

The development of the cultural and tourism industry has brought tangible benefits to villagers． Many villagers find their jobs locally， such as waiters in restaurants and receptionists in the ceramic craft hall． Villagers who transfer their houses can obtain both rental income and corporate revenue dividends every year．”Picking， homestays， ceramic craft hall and other events not only bring wealth and vitality to Lidarenzhuang Village， but also provide over 300 job opportunities for the villagers． The annual collective income of the village has increased from nearly zero three years ago to 550，000 yuan currently， with a per－capita income of 34，000 yuan，” Zhang Jiangnan said．

（作者／王錦錕、潘攀 來源單位／天津農業農村委員會 翻譯／沈毅）