Under the blazing July sun in Tucheng, Guizhou province, 27-year-old Bangladeshi student Md Risat Abdullah stepped into the Chishui River with his teammates to build a makeshift floating bridge from wooden planks, ropes and other materials.
Guizhou province is stepping up efforts to attract extended-stay tourists from Hong Kong, as it strives to capitalize on increasing tourism and boost cooperation with the special administrative region.
Over 2,000 swimmers from across 102 teams gathered on Oct 17 at Wujiang River in Yanhe county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, for the 3rd Guizhou-Yanhe Open Water Swimming Invitational.
Once among the last counties in China to shake off poverty, Rongjiang in Southwest China's Guizhou province is now drawing growing attention thanks to its Village Super League, or "Cun Chao".
China Daily reporter Yan An visits the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in Guizhou province, standing opposite the historic Huajiang River Chain Bridge where the Red Army held their ground during the Long March.
Southwest China's Guizhou province welcomed 252,355 tourists from Hong Kong and 21,588 tourists from Macao in the first three quarters of this year, marking year-on-year increases of 56.9 percent and 39.21 percent, respectively.
More than 90 years after the Red Army's four crossings of the Chishui River, Xinghong village, located on the river's banks, is writing a new chapter for a new era of the Long March story.