Rural tourism increases in China, with farms and country hotels benefiting
Rural tourism is on the increase in China, with rustic, country hotels benefiting from city dwellers seeking pastoral pleasures.  Furthermore, with agriculture in China becoming increasingly mechanised and requiring less manual labour, some farms are also looking to provide local produce to the hotels and visitors. China National Tourism Administration's Li Jinzao, says that "through rural tourism, farmers can reinvigorate their idle agricultural resources", and economic structure in the countryside is likely to improve.  Last year, 1.2 billion trips were made to village hotels, accounting for around one-third of China's total tourism, with revenue surging by 15%.   Jinzao confirms that "about 70% of tourist trips on the weekends are now made to the countryside around cities".  

According to Hefei Customs, Anhui Province has seen a continuing positive trend in imports and exports so far. The total value of goods imports and exports in Anhui reached 313.86 billion yuan (about US$3.93 billion) in the first five months of this year, an increase of 5.5% compared to the same period last year....