Telescope town focuses on growth

He says the town also wants to combine tourism with agriculture to promote the local animal husbandry and farm produce. Visitors can sample local pork and passion fruit, pick tea leaves and brew them later. With financial allocation, the town has focused on infrastructure and renovation projects, such as road repairs, that have increased convenience and tourism. According to him, locals used to make a living by farming or working in other places. The development of tourism has brought the town's residents more job opportunities, such as at restaurants and hotels. The prospects have also lured some locals to return, so they can be with their children and parents.

In 2018, local villager Wang Shunjun moved into a new house in Kedu built by the government, and opened a restaurant. He says the flow of tourists has boosted the local economy, because they eat and stay in the town. He recalls that in the past, a breakfast shop did average business there because the consumers were all locals.