Rice farming, agritourism in Jilin boost villagers' incomes

Rice fields are spread throughout Guangdong village in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, Northeast China's Jilin province. A delegation of journalists visited the village on July 27 as part of a media campaign that was launched to promote an in-depth understanding of the region and its achievements. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guangdong village relies on rice farming and has developed paddy field tourism and agritourism homestays. In 2020, the village received a total of 380,000 tourists. The collective income of the village reached 361,700 yuan ($55,629), and the per capita annual income was 15,000 yuan. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guangdong village is home to high-quality rice and has built green and organic rice production bases. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guangdong village has strong Korean features and more than 98 percent of its villagers are of Korean descent. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]