A drone aerial photograph taken on June 1, 2024 shows the Great Wall and Shixia Village in Yanqing District, Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
BEIJING, June 2 (Xinhua) — Shixia village in Beijing’s Yanqing District was first built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was once an important pass north of Juyongguan on the Great Wall.
In recent years, this village, surrounded by mountains, has seen the development of a tourism industry that takes advantage of the resources of the Great Wall, and it is now attracting tourists from all over the world.
A drone aerial photo taken on June 1, 2024 shows Shixia Village in Yanqing District, Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Villagers clean their alleys in the morning in Shixia Village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, on June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Villagers work in a field in Shixia village, Yanqing district, Beijing, China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
A waiter serves local specialty dishes to customers in Shixia Village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Teachers and students from the Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology discuss rural cultural tourism in a reading room in Shixia Village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
A boy walks in front of the ruins of an ancient fortress in Shixia village, Yanqing district of China’s capital Beijing, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
People visit Shixia Village in Yanqing District, Beijing, China, on June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Visitors dine in Shixia Village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, on June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
An activity themed on the Great Wall culture was held for primary and secondary school students in Shixia Village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Mei Jingtian patrols the Great Wall in Shixia village, Yanqing district, Beijing, China, on May 23, 2024. Mei began volunteering to protect the Great Wall in the early 1980s, and has raised awareness of the need to protect the Great Wall among many villagers. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
Liu Hongyan, a Great Wall guardian, patrols the Great Wall in Shixia village, Yanqing district, Beijing, China, on June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Mei Jingtian (right) and Liu Hongyan go on a patrol along the Great Wall in Shixia village, Yanqing District, Beijing, China, on May 23, 2024. Mei began volunteering to protect the Great Wall in the early 1980s, and has raised awareness of the need to protect the Great Wall among many villagers. (Xinhua/Liu Jinghai)
Mei Jingtian at the Great Wall in Shixia village, Yanqing district, Beijing, China, May 23, 2024. Mei began volunteering to protect the Great Wall in the early 1980s, and has raised awareness of the need to protect the Great Wall among many villagers. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)
This photo taken on May 31, 2024 shows the Great Wall at dusk in Shixia village, Yanqing district, Beijing, China. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
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