“In 2024, tens of thousands of tourists from the Greater Bay Area visited our museum. We have forged deep collaborations with Guangdong Museum and Qingyuan Museum, and in the future, we intend to enhance cooperation on advanced design philosophies of cultural and creative products,“ said Liu Shifa, head of the Social Service Department of the China Grand Canal Museum.

　　Journalists take a boat ride in Yanhu village on April 23. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

　　Journalists also learned the rural revitalization story of Yanhu village in Hanjiang district's Fangxiang town for merging its fishing industry with rural tourism.

　　Yanhu village has established 15 fishing-themed restaurants and eight homestays, and its fishery culture museum, a beacon of educational enrichment, hosts over 600 study tours annually. In 2024, the village welcomed more than 300,000 tourists, yielding 30 million yuan ($4.11 million) in revenue.