Shandong community sets example for others to follow in rural areas

With neat rows of apartment buildings, wide and clean roads, classified trash cans and sanitary toilets, Daicun village in Shandong province might not fit the stereotype of a rural area.

But it has provided an example of how rural areas can be revitalized economically and socially. Some 200,000 farmers and government officials from across the country have come to conduct field research and exchange their experiences over the past few years.

The number of visitors to this small town, which has a population of 3,600, has seen a significant increase since last year, when President Xi Jinping recognized the achievements of the village and its Party secretary, Wang Chuanhai.