THRIVING HOMESTAYS BOOST RURAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

Businesses provide jobs, welcome rising number of visitors

A decision Zheng Yaming made three years ago to forsake city life to run a rural homestay helped him find his true calling.

Zheng, who is in his 30s and comes from a village in Jinzhai county, Anhui province, worked in hotels in Shanghai for nine years from 2012.

"I was away from my family a lot and only got to see them once every month most of the time," he said.