Students played soccer at Zhujiachang Primary School in Yuping Dong autonomous county of Guizhou province — but not on grass. The pitch was still covered with snow.
According to the executive committee of the 2022 China International Big Data Industry Expo, the expo has so far attracted the participation of 84 companies, including China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China Mobile, and Fuji Film.
When one thinks of Guizhou, the image of a remote province with lush green mountains and ethnic group customs may come to mind. But new images are also coming, thanks to the government's effective measures to develop big data, boost innovation, drive industrial transformation and upgrades as well as deepen reform and opening-up over the past decade.
China has called for more efforts to promote digital economy in Southwest China's Guizhou province in a new guideline, which industry experts and company executives said will help drive the province's great advantages in cloud and big data sectors for higher-quality economic development.
Guizhou province, a mountainous area with no access to the sea and without shared international borders, serves as an important transportation hub in Southwest China. It possesses unique geographical advantages to further develop its transportation network.
Zhang Guodan, an ethnic Dong woman from Liping county in Southwest China's Guizhou province, produces short videos showcasing the culture and life of people in her hometown and sells agricultural products via livestreaming to boost local industry and rural vitalization.
Starting January this year, Kaili city in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, opened its first-aid call center to send patients to the nearest hospital.