Zhao Zihan, a tourist from the neighboring city of Shuangyashan, visited the spot in Fujin with her family on a Saturday. "I've passed by several times but never had the chance to stop. This time I came specifically to see it," she said. "The vast rice paddy art lifts my spirit and fills me with hope for the future."

　　Beyond admiring the scene, visitors can now engage in increasingly diverse and immersive experiences, from transplanting rice and milling grain to exploring rice growth and camping beside the paddies.

　　Many of the park's service staff come from surrounding villages, and the visitor flow has spurred the growth of nearby farmstay restaurants. Wang said related services earn participating villagers across 10 villages an extra 4,000 yuan (about 590 U.S. dollars) per person each year.

　　The story of agritourism is unfolding across Heilongjiang's vast landscape.

　　In Xinghuo Village, a Korean ethnic village in Huachuan County, the transformation is vivid.

　　Home to 407 households and over 7,400 mu (around 493 hectares) of farmland, the village sits beside a highway amid scenic surroundings, yet was once just an ordinary village focused on rice cultivation.

　　"Back then, the roads were mostly dirt paths. There was no work for me in the village, so I had to go out and make my way," said Han Liuhua, 45, who left for cities like Shanghai and Qingdao, both in east China, at age 18.

　　In 2018, she gave up her urban career and returned to the village, becoming the first migrant worker to come back in over 20 years.

　　"When I first opened the restaurant in 2022, the villagers weren't very optimistic about me. Visitor numbers were low back then," Han said, noting that the scenic area has since brought a surge in foot traffic, and the restaurant's daily sales can now reach more than 16,000 yuan.