Picture that launched a thriving tourism trade
A spectacular bright yellow blanket of rapeseed flowers stretches to the horizon in spring; clear creeks offer water activities in summer; the mountains are cloaked in red leaves in autumn and folk custom events are all the go in winter.
It may seem that Wuyuan, a county in the northeastern corner of East China's Jiangxi province, has a lot to offer for tourists, while it is diversifying and investing more money in attracting international visitors and keeping them longer.
"When people think about Wuyuan, most think of rapeseed flowers, so every spring tens of thousands of visitors swarm into the villages for them," says Ge Jian, director of the Wuyuan County Tourism Commission. "But Wuyuan has much more than that. It has manors, canyons, ancient villages and the Huizhou culture. It is also different depending on the season when you come."
