Girls pose for a photo in front of their house in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2021.Photo:Xinhua

Tongban hamlet, located in deep mountainous area of Rong'an County of Guangxi, was once an "empty village" with only six elders living.In 2012, people who have worked outside for over 20 years returned to the hamlet and set up a cooperative to develop sightseeing tourism.Photo:Xinhua

Nine years later, the hamlet has become a hot destination on the internet and attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Those children who returned to the hamlet with their parents are also growing up happily here.Photo:Xinhua

Girls enjoy flowers with their grandpa in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 26, 2017.Photo:Xinhua

Children pose for a photo in front of their house in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2021.Photo:Xinhua

A child has lunch with grandma (L) in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2012.Photo:Xinhua

Children help families to sell local specialties in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 15, 2021.Photo:Xinhua

An elder carrying a child on her back walks out of home in Tongban hamlet, Yajiao Village of Rong'an County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 17, 2021.Photo:Xinhua