In recent years, many artistic and culturally vibrant new rural areas have emerged in the surrounding areas of Xi'an. Through various forms of innovative operations, these villages have displayed their unique cultural characteristics, which are quite different from people's stereotyped impressions of a rural village. Today, follow us to capture the new looks of these villages.

Huyi District

Based on the beautiful natural environment and rich historical and cultural resources of the Qinling Mountains, Huyi District of Xi'an City has established the "Huyi Model" of rural revitalization through the integration of art into the countryside, activating the countryside with artistic power.In recent years, the Huyi District has held the "Guanzhong Harvest Arts Festival" for five consecutive editions, applying artistic means to showcase the distinctive regional cultural features of rural areas.

Driven by this kind of art festival, the "No. 8 Highway", a featured rural cultural tourism route at the foot of the Qinling Mountains is continuously extending. Villages along the route are constantly exploring the integration of rural art and tourism.

Lantian County

The Yukou Village in Jiujianfang Town, Lantian County relies on its abundant buckwheat flower, establishing the "Buckwheat Wine House", "Buckwheat Banquet House", "Buckwheat Coffee House", "Buckwheat Story House", "Lan Art Museum", as well as tourist service center food street. The village has become a well-known tourist destination, attracting a large number of tourists to come for sightseeing and leisure.

Lantian County has introduced 18 locally renowned restaurants to create a culinary street, transformed rural dwellings into hostels, and organized a series of events such as art festivals and music concerts.

Zhouzhi County

In recent years, relying on the favorable natural environment and profound historical and cultural heritage, Zhouzhi County of Xi'an City has been promoting the deep integration of culture, agriculture, and tourism industries.

Zhouzhi Water Street, a representative case that features ecological tourism, is a national 4A-level scenic area, also known as the ecological version of the scenes in the famous painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

The town of Luoyu in Zhouzhi County vigorously develops rural tourism with a focus on tourist services, agricultural experiences, and family tourism. This form of rural tourism connects pastoral living, leisure vacations, cultural entertainment, agricultural experiences, and sightseeing.

Chang'an District

After years of construction, the Baolong Village in the Chang'an District has gradually transformed from an ordinary village into a picturesque countryside, and has become a popular destination for hostel accommodations in the outskirts of Xi'an.

From a traditional village to a tourism demonstration site, Chang'an Tang Village constantly launches various experiential activities to meet the diverse needs of parent-child tours and suburb tours, utilizing its rich cultural resources and beautiful scenery.

"Agriculture+culture+tourism" has become a new development focus of Xi'an, and the city will explore more potential of cultural tourism.