In Southwest China's Guizhou province, forests are helping boost economic development. Statistics show that by the end of 2020, Guizhou's forest coverage rate was 61.51 percent, and there is twice as much forest area as cultivated land.
According to the Guizhou Industry and Information Technology Department, the total industrial output value of Southwest China's Guizhou province is estimated to have reached 1.57 trillion yuan ($246.47 billion) in 2021.
The fifth China Textile Intangible Cultural Heritage Conference and a series of activities of Colorful Guizhou Miao embroidery were held in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on Dec 28.
Yunshe draws tourists with its amicable weather, natural beauty and ethnic culture. Visitors can feast their eyes on the green scenery once they set foot in the village that sits in Jiangkou county, Guizhou province, at the foot of the Fanjing Mountain.
In 2021, Guiyang city and Guian New Area of Southwest China's Guizhou province started the construction of 89 industrial projects with investment more than 100 million yuan ($15.69 million) each, and completed 120 industrial projects, according to the statistics released on Dec 24.
The Guizhou Economics Society in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Dec 25 released the top 10 economic news stories for the province, in an exercise of news collection, collating and rating that the organization has performed annually since 2016.
China's Guizhou province saw on Friday the start of the construction of two major battery plants.