Trips to China's richest villages you shouldn't miss
Updated: 2013-05-24 14:01
(People's Daily Online)
|
|||||||||||
Huaxi village |
1. Huaxi village
Huaxi village is also known as the No.1 Village of China. It is located in Jiangyin city, a county-level city directly administered by Wuxi municipal government in Jiangsu province.
Currently, all the villagers live in their own high-ranked villas, which roughly cover 400 or 600 square meters. And each family at least has asset from 1 to 10 million yuan, and one to three cars.
The 74-storey Longxi International Hotel, a new landmark skyscraper in Huaxi village, is 328 meters high, as high as the tallest building in Beijing.
The villagers also built pagoda groups, tunnels, Longxi lake, world garden, farmer garden and other facilities. There are totally more than 80 attractions in the village. Since 1978, travelers from more than 120 countries have visited this village; each year the village receives more than 1 million travelers.
Related Stories
Smart Travel 2013-05-22 17:29
Children of Angkor Wat a gift of travel 2013-05-20 14:12
'Travel butler' on call for custom itineraries 2013-05-20 09:18
Travel pros tout May as best time to go on tour 2013-05-09 13:49
Paying the price to travel 2013-05-01 15:10
Today's Top News
Obama seeks new path in war on terror
Li arrives in Switzerland for first EU trip
Pyongyang 'to heed Beijing'
Lenovo posts record results
PMI points to slowdown
Solar firms protest over EU duties
Many countries express interest in JF-17 Thunder
China offers to provide peacekeepers to Mali
Hot Topics
Lunar probe , China growth forecasts, Emission rules get tougher, China seen through 'colored lens', International board,
Editor's Picks
A new life on the red planet |
Society: The age of anxiety |
Eager parents quick to learn marriage lines |
Sowing the seeds of change |
Hungry investors on the hunt for their pot of gold |
Premier Li visits four countries |