Rongchang Ramie

Commonly known as linen. The production of summer cloth in Rongchang has a long history. As early as the Han Dynasty, there was a record of "Shu cloth", and its top grade became a tribute in the Tang Dynasty. Summer cloth is woven with ramie thread through many manual processes. According to different requirements, coarse cloth, fine cloth and rib can be produced, which has a wide range of uses. Especially bleached fine cloth has the advantages of smooth surface, lustrous luster, easy drying after washing, obvious corner after ironing, toughness and durability; The fashion made is elegant and generous, and is deeply loved by people. During the Republic of China, there were more than 5,000 looms for summer cloth in the county, with an annual production and sales of 700,000, most of which were exported to Europe, America, Nanyang and other countries. In the early years of the Republic of China, Zhou Yihe once arranged 3600 threads on a 0.75-meter-wide cloth surface to weave a pair of summer cloth, which was rinsed and processed. It is the so-called "washing summer cloth with Laixi River is the best in the world". In recent years, CPC and 0 have attached great importance to the production of Rongchang's summer cloth, with an annual output of 800,000 pieces and a production and sales volume of 120 million yuan, which are exported to Europe, America, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea, and have become the mainstay of local exports to earn foreign exchange. (Rongchang) Rongchang Ramie is a certification trademark of geographical indications.
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