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Guizhou deputies promote ecology during the two sessions

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2018-03-15

Three Guizhou deputies to the 13th National People's Congress, who are governors of three autonomous prefectures of the province, showed a "calling card" of their respective prefectures to the media at a group interview in Beijing on March 9.

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Luo Qiang, governor of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Qiandongnan is known as the "prefecture of forests" with an extremely high forest coverage rate. The negative oxygen ions contained in each cubic centimeter number 6,700 to 22,000, much more than the standard set by the World Health Organization.

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Yang Yongying, governor of Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture.  [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Qianxinan is the only place in Guizhou province that boasts 100 percent fine air all year round. Meanwhile, its low latitude and comfortable climate make it a top choice for mountain tourism and outdoor sports.

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Wu Shenghua, governor of Qiannan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture.  [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Qiannan is located in the heart of a karst landform in Southwest China. The prefecture is going to launch more projects to upgrade the tourism industry to make it an internationally popular destination.