Beef and mutton hot pot warms up coldest day

2016-12-26

As the country spent the winter solstice eating dumplings or noodles, people in Qianxinan chose to warm their stomachs by eating beef and mutton hot pot.

Sample mutton noodles in Xingyi

2016-12-23

Approximately 13,000 people enjoyed bowls of mutton rice noodles in Xingyi on Dec 17

Zodiac animals come to life at Guiding straw art festival

2016-12-23

Larger than life straw sculptures were unveiled in Guiding county on December 21 as the Second Straw Art Festival got underway.

IFC to boost its VC investment in innovation startups

2016-12-23

International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, will increase its venture capital investments in China's innovative startups sector next year.

Ethnic art gets designer boost

2016-12-23

Tucked away in the mountains, Jidao village is a three-hour drive from Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou province. Here, the ethnic Miao people maintain their traditional lifestyle. They live in wooden houses, preserve meat in early winter and hold gatherings at the riverside to remember their ancestors every year.

Truck Alliance raises $115m in funding

2016-12-23

China's Uber-type service for trucks Guiyang Huochebang Technology Co Ltd, also known as Truck Alliance, said on Thursday that it had raised $115 million in series B-1 funding, and expects to complete additional financing soon.

Guizhou folk artist keen to pass on paper cutting art

2016-12-20

Li Yiling is passionate about the art of paper cutting. At 13 years old, he began learning the skills of the fine craft. Now 37, the folk artist from Zunyi, Guizhou province, has created many artworks on many subjects from human portraits to flowers, birds and animals.

Ancient town Qingyan integrating modern, traditional elements

2016-12-21

Qingyan town in Guiyang, Guizhou province, boasts more than 600 years of history. The ancient town, initially a garrison, was named after the green peaks nearby.