Policy digest

Guiyang urban plan gets approval

The State Council has approved the overall urban plan (2011-20) for Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Guiyang is a crucial innovation center and a major tourist spot in the southwest. The plan sets aside a designated area of 3,121 square kilometers for urban and rural development in the provincial capital, emphasizing on developing counties and major towns with greater potential and optimizing the overall layout of villages and towns.