In China, Guizhou is a special province

Located in the hinterland of southwest China, Guizhou is an important hub connecting southwest China and south China and integrates the original ethnic cultures of 54 ethnic groups living in Guizhou. The honest and hospitable Guizhou people extend their warm welcome to guests by providing Chinese liquor at the gates of their houses. A bowl of sour soup, one of the famous Guizhou dishes, features the authentic flavor of Guizhou and shows the wisdom of its colorful life as one of the treasured areas of China. In June 2018, Mount Fanjing in Guizhou was added to UNESCO World Heritage List. Since then, Guizhou has four world natural heritages, ranking first among provinces in China in this regard. Advantaged natural resources have brought vast opportunities for Guizhou to develop mountain tourism. Guizhou has been one of the first batch of National Ecological Conservation Pilot Zones. Ecoforum Global Annual Conference Guiyang has been held in Guizhou for consecutive 10 years, which has become a significant bridge for cross-field and cross-border cooperation in ecological civilization construction. It is a long-cherished wish for the Guizhou people to open channels to connect areas inside and outside of Guizhou and to build a moderately prosperous society. Guizhou has become the first province in western China where all counties have gained access to expressways. Along with the opening of high-speed railways from Guiyang to cities including Guangzhou, Changsha, Kunming, and Chongqing, Guizhou has entered the era of high-speed railways. Transportation changes existing patterns and creates a new era under the new pattern of big data, poverty alleviation, eco-environment preservation, transportation, tourism, and opening up. Guizhou gives full play to its location advantages as the gateway to the in southwest China and the junction of the belt and road to actively conduct foreign exchange and investment cooperation, establishing a series of platforms for opening up and innovation. Today, Guizhou is sparing no effort to build a data bridge in the age of connectivity, integrating big data into people's lives. As the national comprehensive big data pilot zone of China, Guizhou has held the China International Big Data Industry Expo for four consecutive years. It is also a pioneer for achieving local legislation on big data, opening government data sources, and realizing numerous possibilities for exploration and use of big data. Numerous enterprises have settled in Guizhou to cooperate over the field of big data, including Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, and Qualcomm. In addition, relevant data centers of government departments such as the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television have also been built in Guizhou. Guizhou gives a priority to ecological development and seeks new driving forces for economic growth by introducing and transforming thousands of enterprises. As for economic growth, Guizhou has been among the top two provinces of China for five successive years and ranked first in 2017. Based on the trinity of national inland opening up economy pilot economic zone, comprehensive big data pilot zone, and national eco-civilization pilot zone, Guizhou spares no effort to create an innovative trail and to blueprint the integration of digital economy, tourism economy, green economy, and county-level economy. Guizhou will usher in a future full of possibilities. FAST, the largest radio telescope in the world, is located in Guizhou. Known as the eye of heaven, FAST shows that Guizhou has a global view and is willing to embrace the world with open arms. Beautiful Guizhou.