According to Guiyang Customs, during the first 11 months of this year, Southwest China's Guizhou province traded 56.96 billion yuan ($8.94 billion) in goods, an increase of 18.5 percent year-on-year.
Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has been striving to improve housing, medical treatment, education, employment and the natural environment to improve people's living standards in recent years.
An embroidered butterfly made by Liang Zhongmei is so lifelike that it could easily be mistaken for the real thing. It looks as if, in the twinkling of an eye, it could flap its colorful, delicate wings and fly free from its white cloth background.
The 11th representative conference of the CPC of Guiyang – capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – wrapped up on Dec 21, capping off an event during which Guiyang's 10th Party committee reported its achievements and set out future goals.
Southwest China's Guizhou province has reportedly innovated its government finance inputs and invested 42 billion yuan ($6.59 billion) in industrialization, IT applications, urbanization, agricultural modernization and environmental protection since the start of the year.
In November, Southwest China's Guizhou province saw rapid growth in its industrial added value, which increased by 18.5 percent year-on-year and was 14.7 percentage points higher than national average.
The 2021 Annual Conference of International Mountain Tourism Alliance, or IMTA, was held on-site and online in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Dec 21.