Shuimu Xiaoxiang, a homestay hotel, at Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 12. [Photo/Xinhua]
In recent years, the city of Zhangjiajie has developed homestay economy in villages around the Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Hunan province. Some unused houses in these villages have been transformed into homestay hotels. Villagers operate homestay business and also enjoy a stake in it. Currently, there are more than 300 homestay hotels, receiving over 3 million tourists from home and abroad every year.
Zishan Manju, a homestay hotel, at Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 12. [Photo/Xinhua]
Li Qihai, a villager who works for a homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, trims flowers on Aug 14. [Photo/Xinhua]
Guests do yoga at a homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 14. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists play seesaw at the Jinglifang homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province on Aug 13. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists play on a swing at the Jinglifang homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 13. [Photo/Xinhua]
Peng Xiumei, an operator wearing pink, introduces tourist trails in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 13. [Photo/Xinhua]
An amateur plays Zheng, a plucked instrument, at a homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Aug 14. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Keji, a villager working for a homestay hotel, carries luggage for tourists in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province on Aug 13. He earns more than 50,000 yuan ($7,195) a year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Li Qihai and Zhang Mingjiao trim weed at a homestay hotel in Wulingyuan district of Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province on Aug 14. The couple earns more than 80,000 yuan a year. [Photo/Xinhua]
