Rural tourism maintained robust growth in China last year as more city-dwellers prefer a taste of the country life during holidays, and governments hope the burgeoning sector will help relieve poverty.
Revenue from rural tourism surpassed RMB 570 billion (USD 82.66 billion) in 2016, up significantly from RMB 440 billion a year ago, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Tuesday during a meeting.
With some 2.1 billion trips made to the countryside last year, the rapidly growing sector created jobs for 6.72 million rural people, according to the MOA.
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