{"id":21538,"date":"2024-11-15T17:47:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T16:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/?p=21538"},"modified":"2025-01-16T15:36:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T14:36:59","slug":"taoping-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/en\/villages\/taoping-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Taoping, China"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21538\" class=\"elementor elementor-21538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d13717 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d13717\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/E-WEB-Goal-09-300x300.png\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"300\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d532fb5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d532fb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd98932 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd98932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contact<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a82102 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a82102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website: https:\/\/www.abatour.com\/\/travel\/lixian\/taoping\/<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bc8b49\" data-id=\"8bc8b49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fa91c1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fa91c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nestled in Lixian County within the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, Taoping Village is a historic Qiang settlement located 139 kilometers from Chengdu City. Home to 1,258 residents, the village boasts a rich heritage dating back to 111 BC with the Taoping Qiang Castle, the most well-preserved ancient Qiang watchtower complex in the world. The villagers engage in agriculture and animal husbandry, cultivating crops like corn and cherries, while also embracing tourism. With its labyrinthine alleys, traditional customs, and vibrant cultural practices, Taoping Village has become a must-visit destination for those seeking to explore Qiang culture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b26594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b26594\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5598267\" data-id=\"5598267\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8df418 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd1c84c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd1c84c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03672e5\" data-id=\"03672e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26bd0d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d26bd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c260d22 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c260d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-1536x1015.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-1-2048x1353.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f8f431\" data-id=\"9f8f431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4304603 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4304603\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living Museum of Qiang Culture\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f0ca9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93f0ca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taoping Qiang Castle spans 40,000 square meters and is home to 462 Qiang people. This living museum showcases 15 ancient buildings and features unique architectural elements, including integrated watchtowers, an intricate underground water system, and a network of 1,960-meter-long alleyways. Visitors can immerse themselves in traditional Qiang life through rituals, weddings, and other ceremonies, making it a living testament to the region\u2019s rich cultural heritage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-aec0fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aec0fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4942bae\" data-id=\"4942bae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e08bf5 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e08bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c66ca1 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c66ca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-300x135.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21646\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-2-2048x923.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3a9d7e\" data-id=\"b3a9d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ebb8e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9ebb8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promotion of Culinary Tourism\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87c1b6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87c1b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To enhance traditional culinary tourism, Taoping Village has introduced incentives that blend cultural heritage with culinary innovation. This includes crafting promotional materials to highlight local ingredients and a specialized award system to encourage local participation. Rewards such as a 5,000 Yuan prize for declaring a local dish as heritage cuisine and an additional 10,000 Yuan for food series achieving over 200,000 Yuan in annual sales aim to promote sustainable use of local resources and attract visitors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5484fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5484fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0aaad9\" data-id=\"e0aaad9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c4590f elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c4590f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">-<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f640ded elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f640ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-21649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Taoping-China-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15db8b3\" data-id=\"15db8b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f828703 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f828703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Engaging Study Tour Initiatives\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f208a43 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f208a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local residents are actively developing specialized study tour courses, incorporating Qiang cultural elements and utilizing the region&#8217;s natural resources. Seven villagers have been trained as guides, leading initiatives to create immersive heritage-based projects. These educational programs not only strengthen the conservation of Qiang culture but also diversify tourism offerings, attracting more visitors and enhancing the quality of study tours.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2aef2d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2aef2d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e72e78\" data-id=\"1e72e78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9399354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9399354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f05c24b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f05c24b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75e9d6c\" data-id=\"75e9d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469c618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"469c618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fb43c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fb43c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fe9a04\" data-id=\"1fe9a04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c1941 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"69c1941\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1754\" height=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04.png 1754w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04-1024x725.png 1024w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/tourism-villages.unwto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BTV_Logo_UNTourism-04-1536x1087.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1754px) 100vw, 1754px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d3770d\" data-id=\"1d3770d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5f5d98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5f5d98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e576389\" data-id=\"e576389\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3114b\" data-id=\"0f3114b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e962d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"80e962d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwto.org\/tourism-villages\/en\/villages\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET THE VILLAGES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b529527 unwto-btn elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b529527\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unwto.org\/tourism-villages\/en\/villages\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">MEET THE VILLAGES<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9930035\" data-id=\"9930035\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34af0c3\" data-id=\"34af0c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb3630a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb3630a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1c0e4d\" data-id=\"a1c0e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8131fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8131fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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Sichuan Province, Taoping Village is a historic Qiang settlement located 139 kilometers from Chengdu City. 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