Muli Village, Heze City

　　Muli Village is situated 6 kilometers southwest of downtown Heze and falls under the administration of Malgang Town in Mudan District. Bordered to the north by the verdantly wooded embankment of Wanfu River and to the east by Heze’s major transportation arteries—Zhonghua Road and National Highway 220—it enjoys a prime location with convenient transport, beautiful natural scenery, and a forest coverage rate of 61%. The village consists of 400 households with a population of 1,676, and covers an arable land area of 1,896 mu. With a history of over 700 years, Muli Village has gradually developed its own unique cultural characteristics and boasts abundant special tourism resources. To promote eco-tourism, the village has tapped into its resource advantages and actively cultivated tourism brands. For the development and utilization of these resources, Muli Village has renovated its 200-mu pollution-free vegetable plots and 400-mu sightseeing and fruit-picking garden, built a new 100-mu leisure fishing center, established rural-style agritainment restaurants, and set up a dough figurine memorial hall. It offers a variety of tourism projects such as fishing, fruit picking, dough figurine making, agritainment, and eco-agricultural sightseeing. Visitors can freely pick from over 1,000 mu of green fruits and pollution-free vegetables. The agritainment restaurants serve no fewer than 200 diners at noon daily, rising to over 300 on weekends. The dough figurine museum receives an average of 400 visitors per day, with a constant stream of tourists. The development of eco-sightseeing tourism has greatly enriched the spiritual and cultural life of urban residents, making Muli Village a shining ecological tourism landmark in southwestern Shandong.

　　Address: Western End of Zhonghua Road, Heze City

　　Business Hours: 24 hours

　　Suggested Visiting Time: Approximately 8 hours

　　Featured Attraction: Dough Figurines