A tourist visits a scenery area on bamboo raft in Ningguo city, east China's Anhui province, April. 21, 2013. Rural tourism becomes more and more popular in China in recent years. According to China National Tourism Administration, rural tourism received 720 million visitors with an income of 216 billion yuan (35.68 U.S. billion dollars) in 2012.

Photo taken on May 26, 2013 shows the local food in front of a resturant at Sanhe Town in Feixi County, east China's Anhui province. Rural tourism becomes more and more popular in China in recent years. According to China National Tourism Administration, rural tourism received 720 million visitors with an income of 216 billion yuan (35.68 U.S. billion dollars) in 2012.

Tourists visit an ancient village in Qianxian county, east China's Anhui province, April 23, 2013. Rural tourism becomes more and more popular in China in recent years. According to China National Tourism Administration, rural tourism received 720 visitors with an income of 216 billion yuan (35.68 U.S. billion dollars) in 2012.