During the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays, Kaiyang county in Guiyang received 600,000 visits, up 219 percent from last year, bringing in 313 million yuan ($42.94 million) in tourism revenue, a year-on-year surge of 228.9 percent.
On Sept 26, Kaiyang County First High School celebrated the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and held a spectacular welcome ceremony for new students.
As the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day approach, Zixing sub-district of Kaiyang county recently organized an event where the elderly and children gathered to celebrate and enjoy an unforgettable feast.
Gaozhai village in Kaiyang county used to be mired in poverty. In recent years, by adopting the "village collective economic organization + other economic entities" model, it has established mixed-ownership companies and succeeded in embarking on a new path to strengthen the village collective economy and increase the incomes of villagers.
To further enhance the skills and competency of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists in Kaiyang county, the 1st Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Vocational Competition was held in the county on Sept 16.
The Julisheng Kaiyang Project, with a total investment of approximately 2.19 billion yuan ($300.03 million), is expected to commence construction in Shuangliu town, Kaiyang county, in October.