Tourism transforms Jiangxi ancient village

A couple registered their marriage at a newly opened marriage registration site in Diaoyuan, an ancient village in Ji'an, Jiangxi province, early this month. The "tourism marriage registration "service is one of the many new ventures launched by the millennium-old village.

Located in Xingqiao town, Diaoyuan has over 1,200 residents across six hamlets, two of which are ancient settlements dating back 1,000 years. The village is now a national 4A-level scenic spot.

Designed in the layout of bagua, or Eight Trigrams, the village features 150 Gan-style buildings — which originated during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) — situated in winding alleys.