"Xiang Bo" photography, in which Datang Village became a photographer, activated the rural tourism market of Liyuan in the Millennium.

Zhang Tao, the leader of Dongwan Village, Datang Village, Zhaihe Town, who is in his thirties, never imagined that the chestnut garden, which had been abandoned for many years at home, has now become a "sweet potato" in the lens of city people.

"Throughout the year, there are an endless stream of tourists taking pictures with cameras." Zhang Tao said, "In the past, the annual income from working outside was only 1 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. Now the two floors are almost completed and ready to be decorated into a homestay. Together with farmhouse music and selling local products, the annual income can reach 200,000 yuan. "

With the rise of mass tourism era, photography has become a new tourism consumption fashion for China people. In recent years, all parts of China have taken photography as the main means, and built a "cultural and creative theme photography base" through colorful activities, actively promoting local natural scenery, ethnic customs, human landscape and so on. , improve local visibility and promote the rapid development of tourism economy. According to incomplete statistics, there are 300 million people who take photos with cameras or mobile phones, and there are tens of millions of teams who have reached a certain level of photography.

There is a small village called Dongwan in Datang Village, Zhaihe Town, Guangshan County. There are 26 ancient chestnut trees over a thousand years old, and 156 trees over 400 years old. The oldest tree is about 3 meters in diameter at breast height, and it needs five people to join hands to surround it. It is about 20 meters high and has a crown area of 700 square meters. It is called the king of trees. There are more than 200 ancient chestnut trees around, all about 2 meters thick. A large area of ancient trees has become a forest, which is spectacular and well preserved to this day, which is amazing.

Walking into the chestnut garden, you will see the ancient chestnut trees that have gone through thousands of years of ups and downs. Hundreds of ancient trees form a forest, which is spectacular and breathtaking. Some ancient trees are tall and straight, some are covered with skin and empty stomachs, some are old and dry, and some are new. Although it has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain, it is still flourishing, fruitful and full of vitality. Ancient chestnut trees with unique styles, like groups of fresh paleontological fossils, record the changes of the world for thousands of years and become a unique local natural landscape with great ornamental value. Standing under the tree, a sense of respect for the years and tenacious inheritance of life arises spontaneously.

According to local villagers, the Millennium chestnut tree is not a chestnut, but a fruit of life, which will live forever after eating it. It is said that when Liu Dengjun's No.1 1 Division fought fiercely with the enemy's No.20 Division, local villagers braved the war to support the front line and gave chestnuts to the Red Army to satisfy their hunger. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Liu Deng's army drove from here to Wangdawan, Zhuanqiao Town, Guangshan County for a battle meeting, and stopped here. Deng Xiaoping's political commissar picked up some chestnuts under the tree, tasted them and was full of praise. The villagers gave Deng Xiaoping nearly 100 kg of chestnuts from this tree. Deng Xiaoping also issued a receipt for this.

Today, this ancient chestnut tree is like a natural green barrier, covering the north bank of Datangzhai Village, which is spectacular and beautiful. In order to further develop this "Millennium Chestnut Forest" resource, the village combined farming culture with rural tourism to create a photography town, which attracted photographers from all over the country to come here for photography creation and embarked on a new path of "integration of literature and tourism and integration of chestnut tourism" to run a well-off society.

There are often good programs here, too.

I found this chestnut garden by accident five years ago. Later, I led the photographers of Guangshan Art Photography Society to take this natural treasure out of this chestnut forest with their lenses, thus making this chestnut garden known to the world. Today, it has become a base for modern people to understand traditional farming culture and a creative theme photography base.

Nowadays, photography has become an excavator, seeder and incubator of tourism, and an indispensable tool to record the times, enrich life and express life in the process of tourism. Shoot beautiful scenery and landscapes, hold photo exhibitions, publish photo albums and make postcards through online communication. It can not only bring people beautiful enjoyment, but also stimulate their desire to visit the photo shoot in person.

Ethan also appeared in Henan Daily.

Photo: Su Ping.

(transferred from Guangshan Culture WeChat Platform)