World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick receiving a warm welcome by the villagers of Xianahui Village in Southwestern Guizhou Province. The Ethnic Bu Yi Village is benefiting from the Guizhou Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project supported by the World Bank.

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Mr. Zoellick attends a welcome ceremony at the Xianahui Village.

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Mr. Zoellick watching a show of traditional waving skills. One of the objectives of the World Bank project is to preserve the unique culture of Bu Yi ethnic minority.

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Zhu Changguo, head of the Lengdong Village in southwestern Guizhou Province, telling Mr. Zoellick about how his village has benefited from the Yangtze and Pearl River Watershed Rehabilitation Project.

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Mr. Zoellick talking to the villagers and asking about how the project improved their life.

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Mr. Zoellick helping 98-year-old Huang Hong Shi of Lengdong Village to sit.

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