Village of Dong ethnic group aims to shakes off poverty through tourism in SW China

A villager does carpenter work at an old wooden house in reform in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2018 shows a wooden bridge in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

A villager carries wood at an old wooden house in reform in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

A villager walks in an old opera stage in reform in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

Photo taken on Aug. 14, 2018 shows the Zaidang village of Dong ethnic group, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

Villagers clean wood at an old wooden house in reform in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)

A villager does carpenter work in an old opera stage in reform in Zaidang, Qiandongnan of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 14, 2018. Zaidang, a village of Dong ethnic group, has encouraged its villagers to make use of idle resources to upgrade local infrastructure, in an aim to develop tourism industry and shake off poverty. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)