From 2016 to 2018, Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region lifted 486,800 people and 378 villages out of poverty. Jinchengjiang district, as well as Nandan and Tian'e counties, were removed from the list of poverty-stricken counties.
The incidence of poverty dropped from 20.16 percent in 2016 to 8.22 percent in 2018, which has laid a solid foundation for completing the construction of a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020.
Yizhou district is renowned as the hometown of Liu Sanjie, a legendary female folk singer of the Zhuang ethnic group.
Dahua Yao autonomous county, though boasting awesome natural scenery, is a national-level poverty stricken county in Hechi. More than 90 percent of the county is located in a mountainous area.
Nandan county is a national green model county rated by the National Ecological Protection and Restoration Department due to its outstanding achievements in land greening.
Tian'e county, a hilly area with poor agricultural conditions, has now grown into a demonstration area for its special agricultural development.
Jinchengjiang district, located in the northwest of Guangxi, is an important gateway and commodity distribution center for Southwest China to the sea.
Du'an Yao autonomous county, founded in 1955, is one of the earliest and most populous autonomous counties for ethnic minorities in China, with ethnic people accounting for 96.34 percent of its population.
Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county is a world natural heritage site but also suffers from high levels of poverty.
Luocheng, China's only autonomous county for the Mulao ethnic group, is home to rich Mulao cultural heritages, including Mulao folk songs and dancing, embroidery, traditional costumes, and cuisine.
Bama Yao autonomous county has been honored as the "world's longevity village".
Fengshan, located on the southern edge of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, has Donglan to the east and Tian'e to the north.
Donglan is considered a "red" area, one that was a birthplace of the peasant revolutionary movement and the Baise Uprising.