A local villager cuts straw to welcome visitors in Xiantao, Central China's Hubei province, July 6, 2017. (Photo by Yang Yang/chinadaily.com.cn)
Urban citizens come to the family farm to enjoy fresh air and a green environment while picking grapes.
Yang added they also have a lot of government support in getting loans, fertilizer, advanced technology and building agricultural infrastructure.
Xinyi is not the only family farm that benefits from selenium richness in Xiantao. A Er Di, another organic ecological leisure agriculture base, aslo promotes local economic development.
Li Xianmei, a staff member at the A Er Di organic ecological base, said her life has improved a lot after picking Se-enriched peaches here.
"The work of picking peaches here is very busy and I can make about 2,000 yuan per month. Compared to planting rice in the past, my life has changed a lot."
Song Qixuan, owner of A Er Di, said it is very important to respect rules of nature and use natural cultivation methods to plant fruits and vegetables, as it is not only important for this generation but also future generations.
"I plan to start a 'small hands in big hands activity' and provide more opportunities for children to learn natural scientific knowledge and experience agricultural life in our leisure agriculture base."
To satisfy tourists' diverse needs, some farmers transformed their houses into family inns for visitors to stay. Local villager Zhang Shaohua used to sell baby products in Guizhou, but was attracted to going back home because of the emerging opportunities brought by Se-enriched agriculture and the tourism industry.
