NYINGECHI, Tibet, July 27 (WSH) — On July 27, the “Building a Shared China · Connecting the World” Global Chinese Media Alliance delegation visited Gela Village in Nyingchi Town, Bayi District, Tibet.
Nestled at the confluence of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and the Nyang River at an altitude of 2,900 meters, Gela Village is famed as Tibet’s “First Peach Blossom Village.” Every March and April, over 270 mu of wild peach trees burst into bloom, transforming the village into a sea of pink that draws thousands of visitors to this “paradise on earth.” Since 2002, the annual Nyingchi Peach Blossom Cultural Tourism Festival has turned the village’s natural beauty into a thriving “peach blossom economy,” lifting villagers into prosperity and earning Gela its reputation as a model “tourism village” and “happy village.”
Walking through the cultural square, where a sculpture of “56 Ethnic Groups as One Family” stands beside traditional prayer wheels, visitors are greeted with stories of everyday joy. In the village history museum, guides explain how Gela extended the value of its short 20-day peach blossom season by developing ecological agriculture, building agricultural complexes, and expanding into rapeseed flower viewing and fruit-picking tourism.
Over the years, Gela Village has transformed from a remote settlement under “white rocks” to a “golden belt” of tourism. Once plagued by muddy roads, it is now a clean, thriving community attracting travelers nationwide. The village’s progress paints a vivid picture of harmony between man and nature, and of ethnic unity where diverse cultures blend “like petals of the same flower.”
As a smiling villager said in halting Mandarin: “Welcome to Tibet! Tashi Delek!”
Amid the gentle rain, the melody of the popular song Nyingchi Peach Blossom Fragrance seemed to echo through the valley:
Who sings the scent of spring’s blossoms,
Peach flowers bloom into waves of love,
Pink memories flow with the Nyang River,
Songs rise bright beneath snow-capped peaks.
In Gela Village, every petal tells a story of spring, and every breeze carries the warmth of unity — proving that the true “Peach Blossom Land” is not only in poetry, but in the shared journey of all ethnic groups working together for a better future.
(Reporter: Tao Lin)
