Residential tourism thrives in SW China’s Yunnan

As the sun rises, Zhang Jianyong returns from his walk and gets busy in his courtyard—feeding chickens, hoeing soil, watering flowers, and tending his vegetable garden. Previously, the 65-year-old spent most of his life in south China’s Guangdong Province, but last summer, he moved to Tuguachong village in Malong district, Qujing, southwest China’s Yunnan Province, to embrace rural life.

Photo shows houses renovated to accommodate tourists in Tuguachong village, Malong district, Qujing city, southwest China’s Yunnan Province. (People’s Daily Online/Fu Hao)

“There are mountains, rivers, and a great climate here. Life is easy,” Zhang said. Summers in his hometown are unbearably hot, often triggering his angina. Since…