More culture, health, leisure and sport elements would be added to spice up visitor experience in future, she added.

Hu Pengfei, a musician from the northern Liaoning province, says he likes Dongtou so much that he has decided to settle in the district along with his wife. The couple have rented two local houses with yards and are now running a homestay. Creating his own music and sharing it with his guests is a great joy to him, Hu says.

His business has also helped to diversify the local homestay business, the development of which has created job opportunities and helped many rural residents provide quality tourism services to visitor