Pingtan village wins tourism award

Beigang, positioned as a hub for cross-Straits cultural exchanges, also houses many artists and creative cultural workshops. A lot of artists resident in Taiwan visit in order to find inspiration and many mainland visitors also come to experience the exquisite creative culture of Taiwan.

One of the most famous art communities in the village is called "Singing Stones" established by a couple from Taiwan.

Visitors to Beigang can still enjoy the beautiful melodies created by members of the artists'community hitting rocks collected from Junshan Mountain near the village.

A member of staff shows visitors how to create melodies by hitting rocks collected from Junshan Mountain near Beigang village in Pingtan, Fujian province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]