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]

The Best Tourism Villages initiative originated in 2021 to advocate cultural heritage protection and sustainable development.

China now has four Best Tourism Villages, including Yucun village in Zhejiang province and Xidi ancient village in Anhui province.

Yang Tianhong contributed to this story.