Highway provides better link between village and national traffic network in China's Guizhou

Villagers walk against the backdrop of the cement road that is cut into the cliff near Shibanhe village in Hezhang county of Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 8, 2018. Located in a mountainous region of Guizhou Province, Shibanhe village was linked to the outside world only with a narrow footpath until 2000 when the villagers decided to build a decent road to improve traffic condition, and 3 years later, a 470-meter-long cliff edge road was completed. From 2014 to 2016, as a part of a project aiming to provide broader access to every village in the region, the road was reconstructed into a 4.5-meter-wide cement highway that provides a better link between the village and the national traffic network. (Xinhua/ Han Xianpu)