Yanqing: Shining pearl on the cultural belt of the Great Wall (4)

A Name card of the Great Wall

The Jiuyan Tower is receiving guests with a new look [Photo by Zhang Yan]

With the shining debut of the Jiuyan Tower ecological exhibition area of Great Wall after renovation and upgrading, Sihai Town has attracted more and more attention as the location of the exhibition area. Sihai town is located in the southeast of Yanqing District, bordering huairou District on the east and south, with Qianjiadian Town and Zhenzhuquan township in the northeast and Liubinbao Township in the northwest.

In recent years, Sihai Town has made great efforts to create such projects as "sea of flowers in four seasons" landscape, B&B excursion and rural picking experience. Sihai Town has increasingly become one of the favorite destinations for tourists. Located at the southeastern of Sihai Town, the re-opened Jiuyan Tower ecological exhibition area of Great Wall will become a magnificent scenery, and the new facilities of Sihai Town will also Increase the convenience of "eating, living, traveling and entertainment" for visitors of Jiuyan Tower.

Drive along Yanliu Road to Sihai town, villages along the way are surrounded by layers of flowers, many tourists linger between the flowers and take photos. Within the town area, a large number of old houses have changed into high-quality B&B and are transformed into courtyards for tourist to express homesickness.

Within 5 kilometers from the Jiuyan Tower ecological exhibition area of Great Wall, Yonganbao, Chashikou and other B&B villages relying on the old villages of the Great Wall have begun to take shape. Wangshungou Village launched a series of homestays with the theme of "Flower Sea Town", and the homestays featuring the theme of "cat" in Dajixiang village also attracted many literary and artistic youth to clock in. In addition, a large number of boutique B&B brands, such as Xiangli Home and No.1 Garden, have settled in Sihai town successively. At present, Sihai Town has attracted a total of 8 B&B brands to settle down, the town has built 34 boutique courtyards, can receive about 360 people accommodation.

The improvement of accommodation facilities has also promoted a number of villagers to achieve employment at home. Up to now, there are more than 20 Homestay housekeepers in Sihai Town, with a per capita monthly income of 2800 yuan. Later, this group of Homestay housekeepers will become even larger.

The rise of tourism industry has provided the acceleration for the agricultural development of Sihai Town. In Caishihe village and Qianshan Village, more than 300 mu of chrysanthemums are blossoming. More than ten years of chrysanthemum planting has made the picking industry in the two villages increasingly mature. More and more tourists enter the chrysanthemum field to experience the fun of picking.

In Guojiawan township and Duanmugou village, the Cerasus humilis planting has shown initial results. The small fruits are filled with farmers' yearning for a better life, bringing delicious food to tourists and enriching villagers' wallets day by day.

The maturity of various tourism service facilities in Sihai Town provides the tourist carrying capacity for the reopening of the Jiuyan Tower ecological Exhibition area of Great Wall. The exhibition area forms linkage with the surrounding villages, and the development trend of " as on a single chessboard" in the town tourism is becoming increasingly apparent.

After the opening of the Jiuyan Tower ecological Exhibition area of the Great Wall, visitors in Sihai Town can experience the "one-stop " tour services of climbing the Great Wall, living in B&B, looking at the sea of flowers and picking agricultural products, and experience the folk life along the Great Wall.

"The Jiuyan Tower has always been the cultural treasure of Sihai Town. We should not only protect the Jiuyan Tower, but also explore its economic value as deeply as possible, so as to harmonize the protection of the Great Wall culture with the increase of farmers' income and wealth."said Lin Jun, the mayor of Sihai town.

In Sihai Town, the ancient Jiuyan Tower is full of new vitality, and the tourism picture is slowly unfolding. Like a pearl on the cultural belt of the Great Wall, the Jiuyan Tower has both historical significance and the splendor of The Times. It stands on the top of the mountains with its unique charm.