A smorgasbord of cultural performances, culinary delicacies, family games and a ginkgo-themed photo contest are taking place in Guilin's Haiyang township as part of the Nov 17-Dec 2 "Golden Ocean" Rural Culture & Tourism Experience Activity.

Foodies can get the chance to sample ingenious baked sweet potatoes, mud-baked Beggar's Chicken, glutinous rice cakes, grinding tofu and farmhouse treats, which will provide pure bliss for the taste buds.

Local specialties, such as homegrown vegetables, edible wild herbs, chicken, duck, pork, chili sauces, dried bamboo shoots and peach gums, will also be sold at rural fairs each weekend during the event.

Visitors on a family tour can take part in the rural run, fishing, catching chickens, duck herding and more.

Families enjoy their time in Haiyang township. [Photo provided to en.gxzf.gov.cn]

Haiyang township, located in southeast Lingchuan county 45 kilometers from Guilin city center, features a hilly topography with an altitude ranging from 300 to 1,137 meters. Its ever-changing points of interests vary with the season: the peach and plum blooms in spring, fruits in summer, ginkgo leaves in autumn and snowy mountains in winter.

The event is aimed at advancing all-for-one tourism and making it head towards a high-quality and differentiated development path, according to Tang Xiaoling, director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Lingchuan County Committee.

Tourists cycle through the Haiyang township while taking in the stunning local scenery. [Photo provided to en.gxzf.gov.cn]