With guidelines that encourage urban children to be put to work, knowledge, and community growth in the countryside, Beijing has thrown its support behind remote revitalization.
Some of them are moving back to the small settlements they used to work and study in cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Chengdu.
Cao Binyang, who grew up near Tieniu community, Sichuan state, came up in 2021. Together with other returnees and their parents, he took over an orange land and added a cafe and a store to perfect their farm-to-table strategy.
There have been 75 new people in the town over the past five years, the majority of whom have been alumni under the age of 35.
Tieniu town has grown in popularity among tourists as a result of social media. Farmers are using this increased exposure to market their produce across the nation on e-commerce programs at a higher price level.