In recent years, Langkou Village has been pushed forward as a demonstration project that can boost the beautiful village construction by Chongyang County, which has brought about substantial changes in the rural ecological environment, living environment and development environment. The beautiful village construction of Langkou Village has a gross investment of 54.85 million yuan, which extends from the Chongyang –Xianning Tourism Highway in the east to the Tianlu Highway in the west, with a total length of 5.5 kilometers. Villages alongside the highway have been afforested in large areas; rural houses have been renovated; roads have been covered with asphalts; and the construction of cole flowers base is also well underway. Currently, Langkou Village is dotted with so many trees, with picturesque scenery, becoming a local green ecological special village. [Photo by Yuan Can/Xianning Daily]