Walking across the land of central Guizhou, modern data centers are distributed among the green mountains. Inside China Telecom's Cloud Computing Guizhou Information Park, data halls are neatly arranged with servers humming softly. As indicator lights flash, vast amounts of invisible data are processed and transmitted here. Despite the intense activity, visitors do not feel excessive heat. "Located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau with its cool climate and mountainous terrain, the area provides a natural 'air conditioning' system that facilitates passive server cooling," explained Zhao Min, a park guide. Benefiting from operational cost advantages, more than 20 large-scale data centers have been established in Gui'an New District of Guizhou. While there are no bustling production workshops here, every floating-point operation generates powerful momentum.
Computing power serves as the core productive force of the digital economy. From experiencing the stunning visual effects of "Ne Zha 2" in cinemas and seeking solutions from DeepSeek to avoiding traffic congestion through navigation apps, these commonplace daily experiences are all supported by computing power. "With the rising popularity of AI agents and iterations in embodied robotics, demand for computing power has surged dramatically in many regions, leading to particularly high orders this year," said Yang Jiawei, General Manager of Guizhou Suanjia Computing Service Co., Ltd. "Projects ranging from cloud data storage and film rendering to customized AI model training for clients continue to arrive. Our revenue in the first quarter alone has nearly reached last year's total."
As demand surges and costs rise, how can enterprises access efficient computing power at lower prices? "This year we revised the 'computing power voucher' management measures, increasing support scale from 80 million yuan to 140 million yuan to help enterprises further reduce computing costs and barriers," said Jiang Yang, Deputy Director of the Guizhou Provincial Big Data Development Administration. According to regulations, users selecting local AI model services, conducting data transactions, or purchasing training data can receive incentives equivalent to 30% of their order value. By March 31, Guizhou had issued 333 computing power vouchers for 2025, with 299 vouchers worth 98.02 million yuan already redeemed, achieving a 98% fund execution rate and continuing to release policy benefits.
For data, remote mountains pose no barrier when transmission occurs in milliseconds. Guizhou has established direct network connections with over 40 cities including Beijing and Shanghai, creating an ultra-low latency circle with "3-millisecond intra-provincial, 10-millisecond connections to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao, and 20-millisecond links to Yangtze River Delta and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions." The province's outgoing bandwidth exceeds 60,000 Gbps, featuring the world's first 400G computing power channel. "A human blink takes approximately 300 milliseconds. This means that in the blink of an eye, invisible data can travel over ten round trips between Guizhou's data centers and Shanghai. Cross-regional computing power scheduling will eventually become as convenient as water and electricity distribution," said Li Dengchao, Senior Engineering Designer at China Mobile Communications Group Design Institute.
At Linghong Intelligent Technology (Guizhou) Co., Ltd., the sound of mouse clicks fills the air as hundreds of young employees sit before computers performing data annotation for autonomous driving and e-commerce platforms. "Our work involves labeling critical information in massive raw data for scenarios like intelligent driving, essentially serving as 'teachers' for artificial intelligence," explained General Manager Zheng Kewei. Leveraging local data and computing advantages, the company has secured substantial business from outside the province, with annual revenue expected to exceed 100 million yuan this year.
The 15th Five-Year Plan outline proposes advancing the East Data West Computing project to build a multi-level computing facility system and nationally integrated computing network. Capitalizing on its comparative advantages, Guizhou in western China is deeply integrating into China's digital construction wave, effectively meeting substantial computing power demands from eastern regions for artificial intelligence and electronic information industries. Currently, over 90% of Guizhou's computing power users come from outside the province, with processed high-quality datasets continuously supplying "nutrients" for national large-model development and industry AI applications, steadily strengthening the digital economy's computing foundation.
As computing scale expands, service networks improve, and special subsidy vouchers increase, continued deepening of computing-electricity coordination and green technology innovation will enable this mountainous "computing power highland" to persistently release digital momentum, injecting more Guizhou strength into China's high-quality economic development.
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