Homestay lodgings mushroom in China's Moganshan for eco-friendly tourism

A tourist sits in the entrance hall of a homestay lodging in Xiantan Village of Moganshan Town, Deqing County, east China's Zhejiang Province, July 4, 2019. Homestay lodgings have mushroomed in Moganshan thanks to the government's policy to encourage eco-friendly tourism which welcomes both domestic and international visitors. The local homestay business flourishes as concentrations of accommodation facilities create economies of scale, justifying itself as a path to rural revitalization. In 2018, about 2.1 million among a total of 2.6 million visitors chose private homestays during their trips to Moganshan, while owners earned more than 2 billion yuan (about 300 million U.S. dollars) altogether from the business. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)