Bama's blooming lotuses boost rural tourism

The blooming lotuses in Changshou village, Jiazhuan town, Bama Yao autonomous county. [Photo/Hechi Daily]

With the mid-summer approaching, lotus flowers are gradually blooming in Huahai Leisure Agriculture Tourism Park in Changshou village, Jiazhuan town, Bama Yao autonomous county, attracting many tourists.

Built by Guangzhou Honglian Cultural Tourism, the leisure agriculture tourism park covers an area of 45 mu (3 hectares). To date, the project has invested about 200,000 yuan ($30,000) in the early stage, mainly focusing on agricultural leisure tourism projects. It plants rapeseed flowers in the spring and lotus flowers in the summer, so that Changshou village can develop agricultural tourism that integrates agricultural planting, sightseeing, as well as experiences. The project has enriched rural tourism resources and attracted many tourists to visit Changshou village.

Currently, there is an endless stream of tourists who have come to appreciate the blooming lotus flowers, with the tourism park attracting about 3,000 tourists per month. In the future, the company will increase investment to create many sightseeing projects, such as lotus light shows, agricultural product shopping streets, sightseeing trains, and pastoral mazes, which will further increase the income of local residents.