Green Development and mountain tourism have become name cards for Guizhou, a landlocked province in SW China.

GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Guizhou, a landlocked province in southwest China, boasts itself with large mountainous areas and hills, which account for 92.5 percent of the province's total. As a pilot zone of national ecological civilization, Guizhou has in recent years been committed to developing itself into a tourist destination of mountain tourism to be known worldwide.

Green development has become a name card for Guizhou, which can be manifested in that the province has over the years been ramping up measures in this regard, such as promoting the river chief system and the redline of environmental protection. The province's endeavor to advance ecological growth has yielded fruitful results. Forest coverage now stands at 57 percent. Good air quality days in key and county-level cities took up 97.2 percent and 97.7 percent, respectively.

Chishui Bamboo Forest Park in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Flowers along the Sijian expressway linking Sinan with Jianhe at Censong Township of Jianhe County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

A group of children trying tea-picking at Hetaoba Village in Meitan County of Zunyi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Nanmudu Wujiang River Bridge of the Lanzhou-Haikou expressway in southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

With about 1,100 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 23 degrees Celsius in summer, Guizhou is home to some world natural heritage sites, including the Libo Karst, Shibing Karst, China Danxia and Mount Fanjingshan. Mount Fanjingshan, a natural habitat for more than 7,000 species of wild flora and fauna, is the best-preserved ecological area along the same altitude.

Francois's langurs, an endangered monkey species, are seen at the Mayang River National Nature Reserve in Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Gaoyao terraced fields in Longquan Township of Danzhai County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Farmers work in the paddy fields at Zhanli Village of Gaozeng Township in Congjiang County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Xiaoqikong scenic spot in Libo County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Cole flower fields in Mugang Township of Liuzhi special region of Liupanshui City, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Caohai National Nature Reserve in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

Tourists visiting Aha Lake National Wetland Park in Guiyang City, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

Tourists visiting a chrysanthemum base at Yaogujiang Village in Xuanwei Township of Majiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

The "Guizhou Day" event kicked off Sunday at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition. Visitors can tour the Guizhou Garden, a miniature landscape endowed with picturesque scenery and rich cultural heritages.

Tourists visit the Guizhou Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Tourists visit the Guizhou Garden at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)