Zhao Jinlan, Yu Haiyang's mother, cooks steamed buns in the kitchen in Yandunjiao Village of Rongcheng, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 12, 2020. Yandunjiao, a coastal village in Shandong, is full of vitality as many swans winter here. At the end of 2014, the high-speed train service between Qingdao and Rongcheng was launched and numerous tourists have come here to view swans, taste local delicacies and experience homestay in seaweed-roofed houses. Yu Haiyang, a native villager who once worked in Singapore after graduation, returned to hometown and started a homestay business with his mother as local agro-tourism booms,. Currently, over 70 households in Yandunjiao run homestays, and more than 95% villagers are engaged in agro-tourism. The per capita income has tripled that of the traditional fishing industry. With environment improving, tourism booming with more swans coming, Yu and other villagers have benefited from such green economy. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)
