A New Look

Villagers pose with "before and after" photos of their houses at the residential community for relocatees from Huawu on February 22
A woman makes Miao garments at a poverty relief workshop in Huawu on February 20
Women dressed in traditional Miao ethnic-style attire pose for a photo in Huawu Village in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province in southwest China, on February 19
Tourists aboard a boat cruise on the Wujiang River section in Huawu Village on February 19
Locally made batik products on display in a showroom in Huawu on February 4

Situated deep in mountains in Qianxi County, Guizhou Province in southwest China, Huawu Village is known for its natural splendor, boasting breathtaking cliff views and vast water bodies, in addition to the unique features of the Miao ethnic culture.

Once reeling under extreme poverty, Huawu had a poverty headcount ratio as high as 63.6 percent. But through the development of tourism and other industries, all households in the village had risen out of poverty by 2017. Last year, the per-capita disposable income of the villagers was 11,500 yuan ($1,769).

During this year's weeklong Spring Festival holiday in February, the village received nearly 200,000 visitors, with all homestays and hotels fully booked, making close to 100 million yuan ($15.38 million) in revenue.

(Photos by Xinhua News Agency)

Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

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