Villagers pluck chrysanthemum flowers in Jinxi Village of Xima Township, Longli County of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 27, 2020. Thanks to the chrysanthemum industry, 166 poverty-stricken households in Jinxi Village were lifted out of poverty in 2019. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

The last nine poverty-stricken counties in southwest China's Guizhou Province, were officially removed from the poverty list, stated the provincial government on Monday.

The counties were also the last remaining poverty-stricken counties in China.