Dongjiao Village in Zaoyang, Hubei Hosts National Farmers' Harvest Festival Main Venue, Acceleratin…

The ninth China Farmers' Harvest Festival national main venue event was held in Dongjiao Village, Huancheng Subdistrict, Zaoyang City, Xiangyang, Hubei, around the autumn equinox on September 23. Once dominated by loess hills, the village developed peach orchards after party secretary Hu Aiguo returned from military service in 1984, now described as orchards on the ridge, grain in the middle and fish ponds below, with per capita disposable income exceeding RMB 30,000 in 2025. The village leases and renovates idle houses and abandoned factories, introducing themed homestays and rural cafes under a 'stay one night, eat three meals, take two bags' agritourism model. Local authorities also intr…