Insects not only provide protein for human health, they also contribute to wealth by creating highly profitable businesses.
Guo Jianjun, professor at Guizhou University's Institute of Entomology, said the numerous varieties and quantities of insects are known as "God's last piece of cake for mankind", whose huge potential has yet to be fully recognized.
According to the Guizhou Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, 10 areas in Southwest China's Guizhou province were recently selected as national key rural tourism villages and towns.
Mayang River National Nature Reserve and Tongren University in Southwest China's Guizhou province co-established a research center for the protection of Francois's leaf monkeys on Oct 28.
Inside the clouds and mist of upstream areas of the Wujiang River in Bijie, Guizhou province, there is a small village called Huawu whose story offers a microscopic view into countrywide efforts at balancing rural development with ecological conservation.
This year's Oct 31 marks New Year's Day for the Miao ethnic group. Miao people in Danzhai Wanda Village in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's Guizhou province, held a long-table banquet to celebrate the New Year.
In 2011, Yang, from Tongren city in Guizhou province, created leaf-vein embroidery three months after a leaf cut her hand.