Chanfang village in Yuxian county, Yangquan city [Photo/yqnews.com.cn]

Chanfang village -- administered by Yangquan city in North China's Shanxi province -- was recently selected on the list of 2020 China Beautiful Leisure Villages, released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

Located in the northeast of Yuxian county under the jurisdiction of Yangquan, the village is surrounded by mountains and has 62 hectares of cultivated land and a forest coverage topping 70 percent.

Locals say there are legends about a renowned mountain there that looks like a man, 1.5 km to the north of the village, called Shiren Mountain, or Stone Man Mountain in English.

A road to Chanfang village [Photo/yqnews.com.cn]

Apart from the village in Yangquan, seven villages in Lyuliang, Taiyuan, Jinzhong, Jincheng, Changzhi and Linfen cities across Shanxi province were included to the list which consists of 248 villages in total.

Officials said that to deeply explore conservation, leisure, sightseeing and cultural experiences in rural China and promote the revitalization of its rural industries, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will continue promoting the beautiful leisure villages this year.