Remote villages in Xiamen thriving(1/6)

Villagers perform a traditional battle scene for visitors in Danxi village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)

Several remote villages on the hills of Xiamen city, East China's Fujian province, have changed from backwater rural areas to thriving countryside thanks to the development of rural tourism and tea planting in recent years.

Villagers make local snacks at home in Baijiaoci village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)

Students wearing traditional Chinese hanfu recite classic works in Baijiaoci village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)

A bird's-eye view of Junying village in Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)

Villagers doing morning exercises in Junying village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)

Volunteers visit elderly people and play games with them at a nursing home in Xikeng village of Tong'an district, Xiamen, Fujian province, on Dec 11, 2021. (Photo: China Daily/Zhu Xingxin)