The Tangxi Village./棠溪村。[Photo by Tang Yan]唐严摄

　　By Xu Zhuowei

　　Tangxi Village is located at the west end of Simingshan Town, Yuyao. Its name comes from the Chinese word for begonia (haitang), because when seen from above, the shape of the village resembles the flower. Tangxi Village is surrounded by mountains. When spring comes, the mountains are full of flowers; the ancient trees become verdant once more with budding leaves.

　　棠溪村位于余姚市四明山镇西端，因村内形貌如“海棠一朵”而得名。棠溪村四面群山怀抱，春天到来，漫山繁花盛开，上百棵古树又见新绿。

　　Villagers make a living from the mountains' natural resources. They have always relied on traditional mountain agriculture and horticulture as their main sources of income. In recent years, Tangxi Village is accelerating the transformation from horticulture to tourism. Some villagers have opened fun farms and B&Bs.

　　靠山吃山，一直以来棠溪村民以传统高山农业、花木经济作为主要收入来源。近几年，棠溪村加快从“卖花木”到“卖风景”的转变，乡贤们带头发展特色农家乐，建起了民宿。

　　Tangxi Village is also actively developing the "under-forest economy", which involves reaping profits from forest by-products. The villagers are planting torreya nut trees, begonias, yew and other economic crops. There is a 3-km begonia landscape belt and a 0.16 acre begonia garden in the village, which attract many tourists to this thousand-year-old village and support its agriculture and tourism industries.

　　棠溪村还积极发展林下经济，种植香榧、海棠、红豆杉等经济作物，打造了一个3公里长的海棠景观带和1亩的海棠观赏园，吸引更多的游客走进这个千年古村，助力村庄农旅产业发展。