Rural China turns its hand to artistic field

To chase his dream lifestyle in rural China, Xing decided to create an art space and chose Shishe as the ideal location.

"I wanted to create an art space here with cultural characteristics. Artists can share their ideas in the space and residents and visitors can enjoy the art," Xing said.

"I hope the space can spread the spirit of the rural lifestyle to the people who come and become an incubator for more such places in the future."

Xing thinks the village of Shishe can be an entire economic ecosystem in itself with art at the center of increasing the village's economic output.