Farmers enjoy a light moment with chilis harvested in Zunyi, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Guizhou province has become China's largest planting base for tea, chilis, blueberries, plums and Rosa roxburghii Tratt, according to the province's poverty alleviation and development office at a news conference in Guiyang on Tuesday.

A woman in traditional costume picks Rosa roxburghii Tratt in Liupanshui, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

To promote the rural industrial revolution, the province selected 12 agriculture-related industries with local advantages and took steps to alleviate poverty.

Tea leaves are picked on a farm in Guizhou province. [Photo by Gao Qiang/Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

It also began formulating quality standards and technical specifications to get quality products to market.

A woman of the Gelao ethnic group picks blueberries in Majiang county, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

From January to September this year, sales of products that help poor people in Guizhou reached 10.27 billion yuan ($1.52 billion), benefiting more than 1.1 million impoverished people in 83 counties and districts.