China's poorest province: Guizhou is on the rapid rise

[AndrewJin]

Central government should give more to GY. But based on recent projects, i think they will invest. China is going west--

western provinces

Agree....
Even they have built like 6000+km expressway in such a short time in the province, infra there is nowhere close to the more developed East China....
They have made a music video bragging their expressways....
title: 贵州县县通高速 every county has expressway in Guizhou Province....

I know Tibet (Xizang) is another "poor" province. It's prefectures/districts/towns are paired with their richer counterparts in the richer east provinces. This is to help the poorer areas to develop faster. If I am not mistaken, Sichuan province is being helped in this manner too.

Isn't this the case for Guizhou province too? If not, why not.

Only the western part of Sichuan is receiving assistance from east provinces....

I don't think there is such massive assistance projects from East China in Guizhou....

http://finance.ifeng.com/a/20151207/14113927_0.shtml

According to the poverty reduction goal of 13th 5-year plan

From 2011-2014, poverty population in Guizhou has decreased from 11.49 million to 6.23 million. The rest is "hard core" poor. Now, the final phase before 2020 is about "precision poverty deduction".

(i don't know the official translation of those projects)
2.65 million via industry assistance
0.7 million via professional employment
1.3 million via migration
1.59 million (no personal capability) via allowances

2020 is the deadline.....
The first step of the 21st century roadmap
If the goal is not met.....repercussions will be catastrophic....local officials would have no career future...This deadline is serious....

数据显示，2011年至2014年，贵州省贫困人口从1149万人下降到623万人，共减少526万人。623万贫困人口，仍是全国最多，剩下的都是“硬骨头”。

贵州省委书记陈敏尔在会上指出，打赢脱贫攻坚战是必须完成的重大政治任务、重大民生工程。当前，贵州省扶贫开发工作站在了新的起点，到了啃硬骨头、攻坚拔寨的冲刺阶段。

中央扶贫工作会后，贵州省结合本省实际，提出“实施大扶贫、大数据两大战略行动”。要求全省上下要强化责任意识，深入推进精准扶贫、精准脱贫，采取一揽子措施有效解决贫困问题，要通过产业帮扶脱贫265万人、专业就业脱贫70万人、易地搬迁脱贫130万人，剩余158万无力脱贫人口通过农村低保实行政策兜底脱贫。



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Guanling Autonomous County, Guizhou Province
3:45 and 8:00 about infra, local economy and social development
8:55 village in the countryside of Guanling County
9:10 Agricultural base for HK/Macao
9:38 County-level middle school
10:00 High-tech agriculture

@ahojunk
http://www.qianweb.com/xqbm/text/2015-12/31/content_16546.htm

The deadline is bloody serious....
This link is about the economy conference of Guanling County on 31 Dec. 2015.
It says, at the end of 2015, "all-round well-off" rate is about 90%. The goal of 2016 is at least 92%. And this rate should be 100% in 2020.

Other index in 2015
paved road to all villages 100%
Forest rate increases to 45%
GDP:14.2%
Fixed asset investment 23.55%
Air quality and water quality 100%


Goal of 2016
GDP 15%
Fixed asset growth 30%
Urban residents salary 13%
Countryside residents salary 15%
Total retail 13%


2015年全年GDP、固定资产投资、一般公共预算收入、规模以上工业增加值主要经济指标分别增长14.2%、23.55%、20%、13%，全面小康实现程度达90%。这是2015年12月31日关岭自治县全县经济工作会议上传递出的信息。

2015年以来，关岭紧紧围绕“守底线、走新路、奔小康”的总要求，坚持主基调主战略，坚持改革创新，积极主动适应新常态，统筹稳增长、调结构、惠民生、防风险，经济社会稳中有进、稳中向好。多项主要经济指标大幅提升。主要表现在：脱贫攻坚成效明显，减少贫困人口2.02万人，全县实现减贫摘帽；综合实力大幅提升，完成GDP70亿元，增长12%，在10个重点生态功能县综合测评中，从去年地七位上升到第五位，实现了增比进位；基础设施不断完善，全县公路里程达2251公里，通村油路（水泥硬化）率达100%，解决7500人饮水安全问题；“四个轮子”齐头并进，规模以上工业增加值4.2亿元，增长13%，一产增加值11.63亿元，增长6.3%，三产增加值37.27亿元，增长13.3%，城镇化率提高到38.3%；生态环境巩固加强，森林覆盖率达45%，城镇污水处理率和城乡生活垃圾无害化处理率在10个同类县中排第二位、第三位，集中式饮用水源地水质达标率和县城环境空气质量达标率均为100%。

此次经济工作会明确，2016年关岭经济社会发展主要经济指标为：全年生产总值增长15%左右，全社会固定资产投资增长30%以上；一般公共预算收入增长14%左右；城镇居民人均可支配收入增长13%以上；农村居民人均可支配收入增长15%以上；规模以上工业总产值增长22.8%以上；社会消费品零售总额增长13%以上；减少农村贫困人口2.5万人；小康实现率达92%以上。

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[terranMarine]

The poorest province looks so much better than Detroit

 

[AndrewJin]

A Taiwan TV channel, introduces how transportation is reshaping Guizhou Province
92.5% of the land is mountains and hills in Guizhou
Expressway, high-speed railway, airports......
During 13th 5-year plan, every year there will be a new high-speed railway open.
A new development road.....big data and high-tech
Social total retail sales: 328.3 billion yuan, 11.8% up

The speed of Guizhou

@TaiShang @bobsm

Promoting Guizhou tourism in South Korea

 

[ahojunk]

Stumbled on this news article which is a few weeks old but relevant.

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Xinhua Insight: Guizhou seeks further opening up
Source: Xinhua 2016-08-23 20:02:15


GUIZHOU, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- The State Council approved on August 15 the establishment of an inland open economy pilot zone in southwest China's Guizhou Province.

It is the second pilot zone of its kind, with the first in Ningxia.

Chen Shaobo, director of the Guizhou provincial development and reform commission, said the decision will help Guizhou to further spur growth, open up, and bolster local anti-poverty efforts.

"Guizhou has been on a sound and healthy track of development in recent years, especially in building express railways, the development of the big data industry, public tourism and environmental protection," he said.

Guizhou is not near any sea, river or border area, said Ma Lei, deputy director of the Commerce Department of Guizhou.

"Yet as a less-developed inland province, it is transforming itself from an agricultural economy to an export-oriented economy; it needs to create a healthy business environment, facilitate investment and develop the financial market," he said.

According to the official document, the pilot zone will participate in the construction of the Belt and Road Initiative, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and international industrial capacity cooperation.

It will also explore new methods, fulfill poverty targets and integrate the ecological environment with the economy, in what will be the "new normal" for China's inland areas.

BREAKING BARRIERS

You cannot find three miles of land that are flat in Guizhou, a problem that the province has struggled with in recent years.

By the end of 2015, each and every county in Guizhou was linked by highways, and the province is building express rail lines connecting Guiyang, the provincial capital, to Chongqing, Chengdu and Kunming.

"Rapid development of transport networks have broken geographical barriers and pushed Guizhou to the forefront of opening up," said Ma.

Yuqing County, in central Guizhou, has a population of 300,000 and until recently has always depended on the production of tea, rice and traditional Chinese medicine.

Newly-built highways reduced Yuqing to Guiyang travel times from six hours to two hours. A nearby airport, which opened in 2013, now offers flights to the cities of Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Jinan and Wenzhou.

Tourism has taken off in Yuqing, and local officials have become more confident after industrial infrastructure was improved," said Tan Zheng, party chief of Yuqing.

Now the county has been cooperating with Shanghai to canvass for business in IT companies, investment firms and pharmaceutical companies.

Weng'an county, in central Guizhou, has rich phosphorous mines, but few companies tap the resources, due to poor transport networks.

In the last two years, four highways were built leading to Weng'an, and two fertilizer manufacturers will soon set up plants here and create jobs for about 1,000 people.

"When there were no roads, we had reason to sit and wait, but now the roads run through, we can move on and improve people's lives," said Huang Guilin, head of Weng'an county.

OPENING UP

In the last three years, Gui'an New Area has become home to businesses with operations totaling 192.6 billion yuan. Companies including IBM, HP, Qualcomm, Alibaba and Huawei have establish operations in the area.

As the country's first big data pilot zone and a pioneer of China's big data economy, Guizhou aims for big achievements in the industry.

In the future, Guizhou aims to nurture a group of 500 companies in the industry, including 10 leading global enterprises focused on big data application, services and manufacturing.

A growing number of companies are moving into a bonded area in Guiyang.

"Companies are swarming in, and offices are in great demand," said Huang Wenhao, assistant director of the bonded area.

The greatest lure of Guizhou is the low cost of labor, land and other expenses.

When Foxconn, Apple's top supplier, decided to set up operation in Gui'an in 2013, the minimum monthly wage was only 1,030 yuan (about 158 U.S. dollars), the lowest in China.

"Six million people are still living below the poverty line, and costs are not expected to rise fast in the future," said Ma.

"I never thought Guizhou was fit for developing an export economy, but the truth is that more companies are moving in, putting us in a more advantageous position even than Sichuan and Chongqing."

MORE EFFORTS

Despite development, cargo transport costs in Guizhou are 20 to 30 percent higher than those in neighboring provinces.

"The labor costs and rents are lower in Guizhou, but logistics still lag behind," said Wei Youbing, a musical instrument manufacturer and exporter in Guizhou.

Guiye Technology makes dinnerware, toys and electronics for companies, including Disney. It has moved its business from Shenzhen to Tongzi, in Guizhou, but most of its exports still have to go through Shenzhen.

"We planned to transport our products through a road and rail, or a river and rail network from Guizhou, but the routes either take too long or are not smooth enough," said company owner Zhou Fang.

"Guizhou cannot copy the road of development of the coastal provinces. It needs to find new solutions in solving problems, and show other inland provinces a new path for economic development," Ma said.

 

[AndrewJin]

@ahojunk This article pretty much sums up Guizhou Province....

You cannot find three miles of land that are flat in Guizhou, a problem that the province has struggled with in recent years.

A traditional saying about Guizhou
天无三日晴，地无三里平。。。。
No three sunny days...no 3 miles of flat land

"Rapid development of transport networks have broken geographical barriers and pushed Guizhou to the forefront of opening up," said Ma.

Still ongoing.....Another 10-20 years, roads are much better, railways are lagging behind big time...

Yuqing County, in central Guizhou, has a population of 300,000 and until recently has always depended on the production of tea, rice and traditional Chinese medicine.

Newly-built highways reduced Yuqing to Guiyang travel times from six hours to two hours. A nearby airport, which opened in 2013, now offers flights to the cities of Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Jinan and Wenzhou.

Tourism has taken off in Yuqing, and local officials have become more confident after industrial infrastructure was improved," said Tan Zheng, party chief of Yuqing.

Now the county has been cooperating with Shanghai to canvass for business in IT companies, investment firms and pharmaceutical companies.

Songyan Township of Yuqing County
Bicycle-theme tourism and tea industry
tourism, sport industry, new village construction
Eyeing Olympics bike sport centre?

Weng'an county, in central Guizhou, has rich phosphorous mines, but few companies tap the resources, due to poor transport networks.

In the last two years, four highways were built leading to Weng'an, and two fertilizer manufacturers will soon set up plants here and create jobs for about 1,000 people.

"When there were no roads, we had reason to sit and wait, but now the roads run through, we can move on and improve people's lives," said Huang Guilin, head of Weng'an county.

Weng'an County
4:58 middle school

In the last three years, Gui'an New Area has become home to businesses with operations totaling 192.6 billion yuan. Companies including IBM, HP, Qualcomm, Alibaba and Huawei have establish operations in the area.

Taiwan TV channel introduces Gui'an New Area
A new development model

Dalian-based Wanda Group supports Gui'an
Private companies in China get involved in the poverty reduction scheme

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[Place Of Space]

Welcome to the Poorest Province in China.
Guizhou Province

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Shame, this is really my first time of taking an attention to Guiyang. For a long time, this city is too quiet and in all our thought, it's very poor, blocked by moutains, famous for its good alcohol and clean enviroment. That's all. I am shocked as well.

 

[grey boy 2]

Some beautiful pictures of the so-called poorest city in China

 

[Jlaw]

A Taiwan TV channel, introduces how transportation is reshaping Guizhou Province
92.5% of the land is mountains and hills in Guizhou
Expressway, high-speed railway, airports......
During 13th 5-year plan, every year there will be a new high-speed railway open.
A new development road.....big data and high-tech
Social total retail sales: 328.3 billion yuan, 11.8% up

The speed of Guizhou

@TaiShang @bobsm

Promoting Guizhou tourism in South Korea

simply breathtaking. the natural scenery of Guizhou is one of the world's best. There is no need for me to go anywhere else if I want to see natural scenery.
hats off to CPC to develop eco tourism there.

 

[AndrewJin]

Shame, this is really my first time of taking an attention to Guiyang. For a long time, this city is too quiet and in all our thought, it's very poor, blocked by moutains, famous for its good alcohol and clean enviroment. That's all. I am shocked as well.

Yep, many people use harsh words to describe Guizhou such as 穷山恶水。。。。
I have to say, I was totally shocked when I traveled to Guiyang last year....
I was shocked, impressed, and worried.....worried from Hubei Province....
They centre on sectors such as high-tech, tourism, organic agriculture....
And their high-speed railway station is light years ahead of the ones in Wuhan....
Every time Wuhan people brag about our ones in the development forums, I will show them the updates in Guizhou Province.
Then they'll shut up.
I was so pissed off by their self-contentment....

2020-2030 High-speed railway network

2030 trunk high-speed railways

Guiyang North HSR Station
On my way from Guiyang back to Wuhan
Summer, 2015

Platforms of Guiyang North (from online)

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As the traditional saying about Guizhou
天无三日晴，地无三里平。。。。
It used be unfavourable factors to the local economy, but now, with modern transportation:
天无三日晴 (no three days of sunshine): cool weather, tourism boom
地无三里平 (no threes miles of flat land): amazing canyons and valleys, tourism boom


Train G1524 Guiyang North- Wuhan (1068km, 11 stops, 5 hours 8 min)
15:10 Guiding North Station
1:09:50 Tongren South Station

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@Place Of Space @dy1022 Hubei people should feel ashamed before Guiyang North....
Take the train to Guiyang and have a look! 8 bullet daily...

 

[grey boy 2]

Red Maple Lake

The Guiyang Forest Park

Baihua Lake

Jiaxiu Pavilion

The Huangguoshu waterfall

Nanjiao Park

 

[AndrewJin]

Red Maple Lake

The Guiyang Forest Park

Baihua Lake

Jiaxiu Pavilion

The Huangguoshu waterfall

Nanjiao Park

I've been to Jiaxiu Pavillion which is in the downtown Guiyang City and Huangguoshu waterfall which is so congested by tourists all the year around....


Jiaxiu Pavillion

Huangguoshu Waterfall

 

[AndrewJin]

More photos of Huangguoshu Waterfall national park from my last year's journey to Guizhou & Yunnan

Tourism has totally changed the once poorest villages around the national park....

 

[grey boy 2]

@AndrewJin bro, can you explain the best way to this beautiful amazing waterfall? thanks

 

[maximuswarrior]

Love China. I'm going to visit it in my lifetime.

 

[grey boy 2]

Love China. I'm going to visit it in my lifetime.

Welcome bro as always