Abstract: Rural vitalization strategy is proposed in Xi Jinping’s report at 19th CPC National Congress. This policy puts forward new requirements for the definition and tasks of traditional “Beautiful Village”. Poverty alleviation by tourism has been recognized generally as an effective way and the important path to build “Beautiful Village” and been supported with special funding and policy from government. This development pattern is very indispensable for Yanshan-Taihang Mountain area due to its terrible transportation and the poor land. “Beautiful Village” is a systematic project which strives to build a modern “Beautiful Village” with strong nostalgia from livable, rich, smart, intelligent, brand, cultural, ecological, distinctive, and vigorous characteristics, in order to accelerate the realization of the strategy of Rural Revitalization defined by the 19th National Congress of the Party, win the battle of accurately eliminating poverty, and then win the victory to build a well-off society in an all-round way.

Key words: “Beautiful Village”, poverty alleviation by tourism, rural vitalization, Yanshan-Taihang mountain concentrated extremely poor continuous areas