Mountainous Guizhou province has become a magnet for investment after recently eradicating some of the country's most entrenched poverty and embarking on a greener development path.
Relying on the rich Chinese medicine resources in Guizhou, the plans involve building a modern Chinese medicine industrial park in the Shawen Ecological Scientific Park, in Guiyang National Hi-Tech Development Zone, that integrates Chinese medicine processing and manufacturing.
Today, with no more trees cut and more planted, the village has seen the per capita net income of its roughly 700 residents soar to about 13,000 yuan ($1,980), making it a potent example of "lucid waters and lush mountains" being "invaluable assets".
Southwest China's Guizhou province promoted high-growth agricultural product deep-processing enterprises at an activity in Guiyang on March 27.
Southwest China's Guizhou province last year saw significant growth in the number of businesses operating there, boasting a total number of 3.47 million market entities with registered capital of 8.23 trillion yuan ($1.26 trillion) in 2020.
Guizhou was home to over 466,666 hectares of tea plantations by the end of 2020, ranking first in China.
Local officials and business leaders say capital of Guizhou is building a more prosperous society.