PUBLICITY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN RURAL AREAS: PARTY AND PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER
Lee Sungje (Lee): Your project is located in Yuanheguan Village, which is near the Wudang Mountain Tourism Economic Zone. Wudang Mountain is known as one of the only sacred Taoist sites in China, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Designated as the Wudang Mountain Tourism Economic Zone in 2003, its neighbouring areas have reportedly developed since that time. Has Yuanheguan Village also evolved?
Luo Yujie (Luo): Yuanheguan Village is located in the Wudang Mountain Tourism Economic Zone, the northeast entrance to the main scenic area. It is familiar to many for the Yuanhe Taoist Temple located in the village. Its population is about 2,300 and most people there grow citrus fruit. The establishment of the Tourism Economic Zone is primarily connected to the development of the core scenic area, but Yuanheguan Village could not develop in any real sense since it lies outside the area. In recent years, strategies related to tourism across the region have been implemented throughout Wudang Mountain to develop B&B businesses. Yuanheguan Village is close to the entrance to the Wudang Mountain Scenic Area, and was therefore selected as a priority for the pilot programme.
Wudang Mountain is a mountainous area, featuring sloping hills surrounding the villages, similar to the villages in Yuanheguan. The villagers there live in an area of gentle terrain, of a high density and free building
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