UN chooses 2 Chinese villages as best for tourism

Dazhai village in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region was named to the UN's list of Best Tourism Villages on Sunday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Dazhai village has a history of step farming that goes back about 2,300 years, forming a unique and beckoning landscape.

Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the UNWTO, spoke highly of China's rural development in recent years, saying he believed its tourism industry will pick up in the next few months.