It was a fine spring day on March 31. The Wulong township in Shizong County, east Yunnan’s Qujing City presented picturesque landscapes, with its lush hills and lucid waters drawing in tourists.

As a township of the Zhuang ethnic customs, Wulong features a developed water system. The rivers of Lamen, Jianglong, Niuwei, Banjiang and Luhou crisscross in the area, and the forest coverage in the township reaches 65%.

The township boasts mountainous sites for ecotourism. The Junzi/fungus mountain has continuous flower fields, the Nandan mountain is often capped by clouds, and the Fenghuang/phoenix valley enjoys biodiversity.

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