Town improves incomes by catering to ski market

WUHAN — Nine years ago, when guesthouse manager Li Li decided to turn her family villa into accommodation for travelers taking the provincial highway in Hubei province, she had hoped to make a modest income.

However, that income was not guaranteed all year round. The biting cold would freeze water in the pipes, and without access to water, she would have to shut her doors to guests.

Today, winter has become the busiest season of the year for Li, 51, and for Lyucongpo town in Badong county, where the guesthouse is located.