Guiyang, Guian to further improve livelihood of local residents

Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, and the nearby Guian New Area made great efforts to improve people's living standards in 2022.

A group of livelihood projects were carried out last year. These included improving public cultural services, medical systems, education, employment and the natural environment, as well as the renovation of old neighborhoods.

Visitors take photos on a newly renovated street in Guiyang's Huaxi district on Jan 22. [Photo/Guiyang News Network]

At Guizhou province's recent annual legislative and political consultative meetings, livelihood improvement projects were highlighted in a report.

The report stressed the significance of boosting employment, increasing local income, fixing the shortcomings in education, medical care and old-age pension systems, as well as expanding the coverage of the social security system.

It is considered as a guideline that will set the direction for Guiyang and Guian to further safeguard people's livelihood this year.

Local governmental departments have collected public feedback on key livelihood improvement projects, such as the "15-minute living circles", through Wechat groups, posters, questionnaires, face-to-face interviews and more.

A produce market in Guiyang's Nanming district. [Photo/Guiyang News Network]

Guiyang and Guian will gather more quality educational resources through primary and middle schools affiliated with Renmin University and Minzu University.

Guiyang and Guian plan to help 132,000 households in shanty towns and 134,000 families in old communities to renovate their homes in 2023. By 2025, an upgraded urban infrastructure network will be launched and an additional 5 million square meters of urban area will be covered with greenery.

A photo shows a back alley after renovation in Guiyang. [Photo/Guiyang News Network]

The per capita disposable income of Guiyang's permanent urban and rural residents in 2020 was 40,305 yuan ($5,975) and 18,674 yuan, respectively. In 2021, the two reached 43,876 yuan and 20,565 yuan, respectively.

Within the first half of 2022 alone, the urban and rural per capita disposable income saw a growth of 6 percent and 6.6 percent when compared to the same period from the previous year.