STORY: Eco-protection, rural tourism add vitality to SW China village
DATELINE: July 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:02
LOCATION: GUIYANG, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Huawu Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG GUANGRONG, Ecological environment monitoring center of Guizhou Province
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANG KAILIN, Party chief of Huawu Village
 
STORYLINE:
 
Attaching great importance to environmental protection, Huawu Village, a once nationally designated poor village in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has shaken off poverty and become a pilot project in developing rural ecological tourism.
 
Located near the source of the Wujiang River in the western part of Guizhou, the natural environment of the small village of Miao ethnicity has improved thanks to concerted efforts of water pollution control, ecological restoration and a fishing ban in the Wujiang River basin.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG GUANGRONG, Ecological environment monitoring center of Guizhou Province
"The Wujiang River used to be heavily polluted. (After great efforts in recent years,) the water quality of the river has kept improving. Besides monitoring physical and chemical indicators, we will closely monitor its biological indicators to improve biodiversity."
 
Targeting the attraction of splendid mountain views and vast water bodies, in addition to a unique ethnic Miao culture, the village has made great efforts in developing rural tourism.
 
It has been active in building tourism infrastructure, such as roads, parking lots, campsites and guest houses, producing distinctive agricultural products and exhibiting traditional Miao embroidery.
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANG KAILIN, Party chief of Huawu Village
"In the past, Miao embroidery and batik were made by local people for their own use. In order to expand the market, we are actively developing cultural and creative products, and introducing our Miao embroidery and batik products to a broader market via livestreaming, so as to meet the needs of the market and increase the income of local villagers."
 
Local residents have received the dividends of ecological tourism. Since 2021, tourists have made over 900,000 trips to the village. The combined tourism income of the village exceeded 300 million yuan (about 41.59 million U.S. dollars).
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guiyang, China.
(XHTV)