Wuxi's two beautiful villages open for tourism

Wuxi's two villages won the title of "2017 China Beautiful Leisure Countryside" on Dec 5. [Photo/We Chat wuxibobao]

Wuxi's two villages won the title of "2017 China Beautiful Leisure Countryside" at a rural construction experience sharing session in southwest China's Sichuan province on Dec 5.

Zhangyang village in Yixing city and Hongdou village in Jiangyin city became demonstration areas of new rural construction and rural tourism development.

Zhangyang village, located in Yangxian ecotourism district of Yixing, covers an area of 10 square kilometers.

It has advantages in natural environment and social organization. With mountains, waterscapes, forests and tea gardens, it exemplifies traditional villages in the Yangtze River scenic area.

Zhangyang village, located in Yangxian ecotourism district of Yixing, covers an area of 10 square kilometers. [Photo/We Chat wuxibobao]

Hongdou village in Jiangyin is noted for its red beans, from which name derives.

The village is famous for a 1,500-year-old red bean tree, planted by Prince Zhaoming in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420-589).

With its profound history, Hongdou village is rich in traditional customs and Chinese food, including the Gushan Eight Bowl, which is made up of eight steamed dishes with meat, fish and vegetables.

Hongdou village abounds not only with red beans but also with tasty peaches, another treat for which Wuxi is famous nationwide.

Hongdou village in Jiangyin is named after red beans. It's known for both its red beans and peaches. [Photo/We Chat wuxibobao]