Mekong nations' goods promoted in Guizhou

Resplendent in the traditional dress of the Miao ethnic group, replete with colorful woven fabrics and ornate silver head ware, livestreamers promoted specialty products such as teas, coffee beans and cured meats from Southwest China's Guizhou province and countries located along the Mekong River on Saturday.

A total of 1.24 million orders worth 58 million yuan ($8.36 million) were placed during the nine-hour event, which attracted an audience of more than 10 million people online.

Among the 42 products that sold out during the event were 39,000 orders for Guizhou high-mountain tea, 20,000 orders for the local smoke-cured bacon, 30,000 orders for rice from Cambodia, and 14,000 orders for coffee beans from Vietnam, according to the local authority.