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Rural integrated development - site selection planning, layout and functional area division

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2025-02-02


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Editor-in-chief | Yang Ming
Editor | Liu Kaiye
From Source |  Qingyangchun


Site Selection Planning


Natural Environment Considerations: Prioritize areas rich in natural resources, such as those near mountains, rivers, lakes, etc., possessing beautiful pastoral scenery and a good ecological foundation, providing a high-quality backdrop for agricultural tourism, leisure vacations, and other activities. In mountainous areas, hiking and mountain biking projects can be developed utilizing the forest landscape; waterfront areas can be equipped with waterfront boardwalks, water entertainment facilities, and so on transparency to view more details




Transportation Convenience: Located near major transportation arteries, such as highways, national roads, etc., facilitating quick access for tourists. Generally, it is required to be within a 1-2 hour drive from the city center, which can both attract urban residents for leisure tourism and ensure convenient transportation of agricultural products. Selecting a site near transportation hubs around large cities makes it easy to gather people flow, logistics, and information flow transparency to view more details




Agricultural Resource Status: The selected site should possess land resources of a certain scale suitable for planting or cultivating various crops, such as fertile plains, gentle hilly slopes, etc., capable of supporting the development of functional modules like agricultural production, processing, and farm experiences. Traditional agricultural producing areas can be upgraded and transformed based on existing industrial foundations to create integrated complexes combining characteristic agricultural product brands with agricultural tourism experiences transparency to view more details




Market Demand Analysis: Study factors such as the population size, consumption capacity, and tourism market trends of surrounding cities to ensure that after the establishment of the rural complex, there will be sufficient market clientele and consumption potential. Provide corresponding products and services targeting the demands of surrounding urban residents for parent-child tours, weekend getaways, ecological health, and wellness transparency to view more details




Layout and Functional Area Division


1. Agricultural Production Area

Grain Crop Planting Area: Plant major grain crops such as wheat, rice, corn, etc., and plan different planting sections for various varieties. Conduct agricultural science education activities to allow visitors to understand the grain cultivation process and agricultural culture transparency to view more details




Specialty Fruit and Vegetable Picking Area: Plant various fruits and vegetables such as strawberries, grapes, peaches, tomatoes, etc., according to the season. Set up picking trails, rest pavilions, and other facilities to facilitate visitors' enjoyment of the picking experience. Additionally, a fruit and vegetable processing workshop can be built to process picked fruits and vegetables into products like juices, preserved fruits, and jams for visitors to purchase, taste, or take away transparency to view more details




Flower and Horticultural Viewing Area: Plant various flowers and ornamental plants to create a sea of flowers with seasonal scenery. Organize flower exhibitions, gardening lectures, and other activities to attract photography enthusiasts and flower lovers to visit and enjoy transparency to view more details




Breeding Area: Plan areas for poultry and livestock farming, such as chicken farms, sheep farms, fish ponds, etc. Conduct breeding experience activities like feeding sheep, fishing, etc., and also provide fresh poultry eggs, meat, fish, and other agricultural products to supply dining areas or sell to visitors transparency to view more details




2. Leisure and Entertainment Area

Rural Charm Experience Area: Restore traditional rural architectural styles, create ancient streets and alleys, and set up traditional handicraft shops, folk culture exhibition halls, rural pubs, teahouses, etc., allowing visitors to experience the rich rural cultural atmosphere and participate in folk activities such as dragon and lion dances, paper cutting, and traditional food making transparency to view more details




Children's Play Area: For parent-child tourist groups, build children's playgrounds equipped with facilities such as slides, swings, sandpits, and small farm experience props. Conduct parent-child farm experience courses, such as planting small potted plants and grinding soy milk, to enhance parent-child relationships transparency to view more details




Outdoor Sports Area: Utilize natural terrain to build outdoor sports venues, such as hiking trails, bicycle paths, campsites, climbing walls, etc. Organize outdoor team building, mountain marathons, bicycle races, and other activities to attract sports enthusiasts and teams to participate transparency to view more details




Water Entertainment Area: If the site has water resources, water entertainment projects can be developed, such as boating, kayaking, jet skiing, water parks, etc. Beach bathing areas, lounge chairs, sun umbrellas, and other leisure facilities can be set up along the shore for visitors to enjoy their time by the water transparency to view more details




3. Dining and Accommodation Area

Specialty Dining Area: Build rural restaurants using local characteristic agricultural products as ingredients, developing culinary series such as farm dishes and specialty snacks, like firewood stewed chicken, wild vegetable dumplings, and farm pancakes, allowing visitors to taste authentic pastoral gourmet food. Additionally, outdoor barbecue areas and picnic lawns can be set up to meet the dining needs of different visitors transparency to view more details




B&B Resort Area: Create a cluster of guesthouses (B&Bs) in various styles, such as pastoral wooden houses, country villas, and farm courtyards. Each guesthouse is theme-designed to integrate with the surrounding environment and cultural characteristics, providing a warm and comfortable accommodation environment and personalized services, such as delivering rural breakfast in the morning and arranging farm experience activities, allowing visitors to deeply experience rural life transparency to view more details




4. Science Popularization and Education Area

Agricultural Science and Technology Museum: Build a modern agricultural science and technology museum to showcase new agricultural technologies, new varieties, and new equipment. Through multimedia presentations, interactive experiences, and other methods, popularize agricultural science and technology knowledge to visitors, such as hydroponics technology demonstrations and intelligent agricultural monitoring system demonstrations transparency to view more details




Agrarian Culture Museum: Collect and display traditional farming tools, agricultural historical relics, old rural life objects, etc., narrating the development and evolution of agrarian culture. Host agrarian culture lectures, farming skills performances, and other activities to inherit and promote the spirit of agrarian culture transparency to view more details




Nature Education Base: Relying on the natural ecological resources of the rural complex, establish a nature education base. Conduct activities such as nature observation, ecological protection courses, and wilderness survival training to cultivate natural science literacy and environmental awareness among visitors, especially teenagers transparency to view more details



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