The reporter learned from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism that on November 15th, Beijing time, at the 122nd meeting of the Executive Committee of the United Nations Tourism Organization held in Cartagena, Colombia, the list of "Best Tourist Villages" for 2024 was announced. China's seven villages, Azerke Village in Yunnan, Guanyang Village in Fujian, Shibadong Village in Hunan, Taoping Village in Sichuan, Xiaogang Village in Anhui, Xitou Village in Zhejiang, and Yandunjiao Village in Shandong, were selected, making it the country with the most selected villages in this year. So far, the total number of "Best Tourist Villages" in China has reached 15, ranking first in the world. The seven selected rural areas in China span across the east, central, and western regions, and have strong representativeness in terms of geography, culture, and development models, fully reflecting the achievements of China's rural tourism development. Azhike Village is located in Yuanyang County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, in the core area of the Hani Terraced Fields, a world cultural heritage site. Local villagers have invested in terraced fields, houses, production and lifestyle resources, and embarked on a path of tourism development that is jointly built and shared by the whole nation. Guanyang Village is located in Nanjing County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. It is the "Grand View Garden" of Tulou culture, Minnan culture, and Hakka culture. By improving and revitalizing the use of earthen buildings and integrating leisure activities, Guanyang Village is realizing the blueprint of rural revitalization through industrial integration and urban-rural integration. Shibaodong Village is located in Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. The concept of "targeted poverty alleviation" is spreading throughout China here. Nowadays, by integrating culture and tourism to stimulate new driving forces for rural development, Shibaodong Village has shown the world a new picture of China's rural revitalization. Taoping Village is located in Lixian County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is the core area of the national level Qiang cultural and ecological protection zone and an important node of the Tea Horse Ancient Road. Characteristic rural tourism has become an important way to promote communication, exchange, and integration among various ethnic groups in the local area. Xiaogang Village is located in Fengyang County, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, and is the main birthplace of rural reform in China. In the process of rural tourism development, Xiaogang Village vigorously explores local resources and tells domestic and foreign tourists about the process of China's rural reform and the tremendous changes that have taken place in Chinese society over the past 40 years of reform and opening up. Xitou Village is located in Longquan City, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, and is the inheritance site of Longquan celadon firing technology. Based on the celadon culture, the local area has created tourism brands such as a space for inheriting porcelain culture, a modern art creation base, and porcelain art characteristic cultural festivals. Yandunjiao Village is located in Rongcheng City, Weihai City, Shandong Province. It is a place where traditional cultural activities such as fishing yangko and seagrass house construction techniques are actively inherited. Villagers interact and coexist with the marine environment, writing a chapter in the era of harmonious coexistence and sustainable development between humans and nature. The United Nations Tourism Organization has launched the "Best Tourist Villages" selection since 2021, aiming to promote the role of tourism in valuing and protecting rural areas and their related landscapes, knowledge systems, ecological and cultural diversity, local values and activities, and cuisine. (New Society)