Spring landscapes are seen in Shizong, east Yunnan

Wulong also makes home to organic produces. Oranges, lemons, pomegranate, ginger, mango, loquat and others are grown as integral parts of a more general pattern of ago-tourism.

Embracing the philosophy of “lush mountains and lucid waters are invaluable assets,” the township aims to be a tourist center in eastern Yunnan province.

The Zhuang culture is inherited by locals. Girls are turning the Zhuang embroidery into souvenirs, and some farmers are turning orchards into holiday inns.

Reporting by Wang Huan and Li Wenjun (Yunnan Net); trans-editing by Wang Shixue