Town's move provides new opportunities

The relocation of a poor, remote township in a mountainous area of Guizhou province is expected to be finished by the end of this year and help locals get out of poverty and enjoy better public services.

Sanbao, with 6,042 residents of mainly Yi or Miao ethnicity, is located about 46 kilometers from the county seat of Qinglong and connected to it by a steep, winding mountain road.

With its barren land and a weak transportation system, people in Sanbao are poor. The township was listed as one of the 20 poorest townships in Guizhou in 2016.