Ningbo has been playing an active role in poverty alleviation in Qianxinan Bouyei and Miao autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province. 

Three counties administered by the prefecture were recently removed from the provincial impoverished county list, meaning seven of its nine counties and districts have now officially risen from poverty.

Qianxinan was paired with Ningbo under the "pairing assistance" program launched by the central government, which requires more prosperous provinces and municipalities in East China to lend support to less developed regions of the country.

Over the past 23 years, Ningbo has allocated 1.16 billion yuan ($168.1 million) in financial support to the prefecture.

The two cities have jointly built five industrial parks, which now are home to 17 enterprises receiving 292 million yuan in investment and offering employment to 5,776 people.

Last year alone, a total of 48 enterprises from Ningbo invested a combined value of 3.3 billion yuan in the city, creating 30,180 jobs. 

In addition, in 2019, Ningbo sent a total of 420 Party cadres and professionals to Qianxinan to offer support in education, medicine, and agriculture. while Qianxinan sent 730 cadres to study in Ningbo.

Ningbo has also sent around 120 million yuan in social forces to support the prefecture's poverty alleviation efforts. 

Furthermore, the city's economically developed villages, enterprises, and social organizations have formed partnerships with 247 villages in Qianxinan.