Children play outside the house in Hebian village group in Mengban Town of Mengla County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Great changes have taken place in remote mountainous area, SW China's Yunnan, where 60 families of Yao ethnic group used to live in poor conditions.

MENGLA, Nov. 18, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Living conditions in remote mountainous areas in southwest China's Yunnan have been greatly improved by the help of local government and companies.

Some 60 families of Yao ethnic group in Hebian villager group used to live in poor conditions. However, houses, water and power supply, and roads have been upgraded comprehensively in recent years.

Aerial photo shows the new residential houses in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

The new residential houses in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Yao people walk on a road in Hebian village group in Mengban Town of Mengla County, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Combination photo taken on Nov. 16, 2019 shows Huang Wenyou and his mother posing for photos in front of their new (up) and old (down) houses in Mengban Town of Mengla County. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Pan Lianzhen of Yao ethnic group washes vegetable at home in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Children read books at a children center in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Children play at a children center in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Li Hong of Yao ethnic group makes a hat at home in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

A woman rides a motorcycle on a road in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

A woman walks out of her new house in Hebian village group in Mengban Town, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

Yao people walk on a road in Hebian village group, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)

A woman rides a motorcycle on a road in Hebian village group in Mengban Town, Nov. 16, 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou)■