Is it legal for the government to build a tourist area in the form of attracting investment, and to expropriate the cultivated land in my village by leasing it instead of expropriating it?

1. If you occupy collective land for tourism development and construction, you must go through the expropriation procedures. It is illegal to rent in lieu of expropriation.

2. Since the land is being used illegally, you farmers can demand compensation and have the right not to hand over the land. If the land acquisition procedures are completed legally, farmers can only receive compensation. The compensation standards should be formulated by the Quanzhou Municipal Government and announced by the Quanzhou Land and Resources Bureau in the "Compensation and Resettlement Plan Announcement".