Guizhou is an agricultural province in a mountainous part of southern China that suffers from water shortages and its economic growth lags far behind that of coastal regions in the East, so the local government is giving priority to economic development.
The ninth National Ethnic Games, in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, had their opening ceremony on Saturday, and unlike the previous versions, this one came with more than just "traditional culture".
Media will play a more significant role in introducing Guizhou province to the world, especially when the region is seeing a period of rapid development, a senior provincial official said.
This capital of the southwestern province of Guizhou, where the ninth Chinese Traditional Games of Ethnic Nationalities opened on Saturday, is a city of surprises.
Capital city Guiyang of Southwest China's Guizhou province has got everything ready for the ninth Chinese Traditional Games of Ethnic Nationalities, slated on Spetember 10-18, said a senior official of the local organizing committee on Friday.
Standing on a seven-meter-long "bamboo" pole, the 17-year-old Hu Chaogui held a much thinner "bamboo" in hands and used it as an oar to glide forward on the water while maintaining his stability with ease.