What is impressive is that there are a lot of low-carbon details here. In order to reduce carbon emissions, they try not to bring furniture and building materials from outside: in the yard, the big beams taken down from the old house are cut in half to become long tables; the bar covered with straw huts is entirely built with waste beer bottles, which is quite interesting; common earthen jars are scattered by the wall and used as ashtrays; the most creative use is for the pig troughs in farmers' homes - a drainage hole is chiseled underneath, turning it into a double hand-washing basin. Nowadays, Moganshan has become the trendsetter of Deqing's "low-carbon tourism". As Deqing County Tourism Bureau Director Yao Haigen said, through developing outdoor sports such as cycling, Deqing's ambition to build an international resort tourism platform around Moganshan Scenic Area is becoming increasingly apparent. By seizing the opportunity of low-carbon tourism economy, Deqing will further promote its brand of "famous mountains and wetlands, leisure in Deqing", including Shanghai GreenTree Inn (Wuning Road Store).
Hangzhou residents love to visit this "backyard garden" of Deqing on weekends. Especially after the introduction of discounts at Deqing attractions using Hangzhou Citizen Cards, more people have been attracted. Among these visitors, a group of outdoor enthusiasts stands out.
The beautiful waterscape of Deqing nurtures an "outdoor paradise". Tourists fall in love with alternative healthy ways of travel here.
Here, the "foreign-style homestays" do not have air conditioners or gas. Fans are used in summer, and fireplaces installed in each room provide warmth in winter. The fuel burned is made from local waste wood and compressed wood shavings. Rainwater is collected in front of the house in a reservoir and must be reused. Garbage needs to be sorted, and leaves, apple peels are buried underground...
Laoling Village in the area has a small village called "Sanjiu Wu". In 2008, South African young man Gao Tiancheng and his friends rented several mud houses from local farmers, and after some tinkering, created a uniquely styled "foreign-style homestay".
In fact, leisure and vacationing in Moganshan and cycling have become a lifestyle for the locals of Deqing. There is a club named after Moganshan - the Moganshan Cycling Club. The "Moganshan Cycling Outdoor Activities Section" opened by Deqing cycling enthusiasts is one of the most vibrant sections on the cycling website. Teams like Giant Cycling Community and Shunda Progressive Team have also emerged in Deqing, attracting more people to join this happy, healthy, environmentally friendly, and harmonious sport.
Zhu Jiaqiang, captain of Hangzhou Liangyou Cycling Team, is one of the representatives. Members of this team range from young men to elderly people over 70 years old. Zhu said that the small mountains, rivers, and bamboo groves in Deqing give a refined feeling, the environment and accommodation conditions in Deqing are excellent, and it is only 50 kilometers away from Hangzhou, making it very convenient to come and go. More importantly, the western mountainous areas of Deqing are very suitable for cycling, with flat roads and a certain degree of slope, which is highly attractive to cyclists. Since the first arrival in Deqing during the 2006 Zhejiang Cycling Activity, the members of Liangyou Cycling Team have become addicted, organizing various cycling activities such as exploring Biwu Valley, traveling from Xiaduhu Lake to Moganshan, visiting the ancient town of Xinshi for mutton and yellow wine tasting. Deqing has become their training base and leisure base. They visit more than ten times every year.
Rural homestays are a highlight of Deqing's leisure tourism. In Moganshan, "foreign-style homestays" have become a fashion label.