People perform Gaotai Dixi, a local folk opera staged on the open space of flat land, at Weiqi village of Puding county, Southwest China's Guizhou province.
Guizhou, one of the country's major coal-producing provinces, shut down 183 mines in 2015 in a bid to cut obsolete capacity, according to local authorities.
At the recently concluded Guizhou provincial People's Congress and People's Political Consultative Conference, there was more chatter about new terms in environmental protection.
A conference focused on green development and bringing together knowledge and action will be held in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou province, between July 8 and 10.