The annual Long Street Banquet was held on Chengdu’s Datong ancient street on Jan 19, spread across 31 tables and feeding more than 300 people.

The banquet is held by Chengdu’s tourism bureau each year as a gesture to empty-nest elderly, stay-at-home children, and sanitation workers.

At the New Year banquet, Huang Changqing, director of Yongxing community, said thanks to efforts and project like this from the local community, Datong county is thriving – especially its tourism.

“We will keep promoting the county’s tourism industry to help local residents increase income,” said Huang.

Statistics show that an average of 20,000 tourists visited Datong county per month in 2016.

Chengdu’s Datong county holds a Long Street Banquet on Jan 19, celebrating the 2017 Lunar New Year. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]

Over 300 local residents are invited to the Long Street Banquet held in Chengdu’s Datong county on Jan 19. [Photo/xinhuanet.com]