The night scenery of Yingshang village in Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A documentary titled Inheritance for Living Fossil Civilization was played during the opening ceremony of the summit, and an artistic performance, My Beautiful Nostalgia was also staged.

During the summit, forums on traditional village protection and utilization, traditional village resources and poverty alleviation, as well as the traditional village investment and financing meeting, were held.

The summit was hosted by the People's Government of Guizhou province and co-organized by the People's Government of Qiandongnan prefecture and the Guizhou Provincial Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.