New policies bring visitors into local villagers` lifestyle
(WorldNews China)

By Ma Zhiping in Haikou Updated: 2017-03-23 07:17:37 Efforts to develop holistic tourism in the country are underway and visitors to Hainan Island early last year were beginning to see and feel the emerging changes. `We are impressed by the improvements in local tourism infrastructure and the charming towns on the island which are becoming our new favorite weekend destinations,` said Zhang Guilin, a bank worker who spent last weekend digging for sweet potatoes in Ruixi town, a tourist attraction less than 30 kilometers away from Haikou, capital of Hainan province. `Digging for sweet potatoes is a brand new experience for all of us, and working with farmers in the field is such a joy,...