From Plan to Practice: The Revival of Pingtian Village in Songyang County of Zhejiang Province in China
Pingtian Village is located in the northern mountainous area of Songyang County in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, China. It was a typical hollow village since most of its villagers had been out to find jobs elsewhere. Pingtian Village was included in the list of Chinese Traditional Villages in 2014. This small mountainous village, which has almost been forgotten in the urbanization development, has seized the historical opportunity of conservation and renovation of traditional villages and changed its development direction. After several years of planning and construction, Pingtian Village revitalized with new momentum of development.
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