Loushan Pass in SW China’s Guizhou develops tourism to support rural revitalization

This photo taken on Aug.18, 2026 shows tourists visiting Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Photo by Tian Jinhong/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Aug.18, 2026 shows a view of Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Photo by Tian Jinhong/Xinhua)

A villager makes rattan products at Loushan Pass residential community of Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Photo by Tian Jinhong/Xinhua)

A farmer harvests grapes at a vineyard at the foot of Loushan Pass of Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

This photo taken on Aug.18, 2026 shows a view of Loushan Pass in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Photo by Liu Xu/Xinhua)

Tourists visit Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Tourists visit Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)

Tourists visit Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Tourists watch a performance at Loushan Pass scenic area in Zunyi City, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 18, 2026. Loushan Pass, a mountain where the Red Army secured an important victory in 1935 during the Long March, has developed tourism around its revolutionary history and heritage, helping boost local industries and support rural revitalization.

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Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…