According to a report on China's construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects, Guizhou province's capital Guiyang ranks 49th among China's top 100 cities.
Chinese ultra-runner Bai Bin boarded a plane to the South Pole at Beijing airport on Feb 23; kicking off his journey of running from the South Pole to the North Pole.
For Bruce Connolly a visit to Guizhou provided an opportunity to capture images of this beautiful land and also reflect about rural life and the area's future.
An American girl born in China helps promote traditional ethnic minority culture during her execution of one-week rotating duty as a "mayor" in a tourist town in Southwest China's Guizhou province.