August 2014 – Page 5 – features china

August 5, 2014

Europe and the United States to regain the status of textile clothing industry growth engine

June of this year, China’s textile and apparel trade $ 27.84 billion, an increase of 6.2%. Among this, exports 25.65 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 6.5%, imports of $ 2.19 billion, an increase of 3.2% month trade surplus of $ 23.46 billion, an increase of 6.8%. 1 to June, China’s total textile and apparel trade $ 145.47 billion, an increase of 4%. Among this, exports $ 132.5 billion, an increase of 4.1% and imports 12.97 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 2.9%, the cumulative surplus of $ 119.53 billion, an increase of 4.3%.

Overall analysis

Steady growth in exports during the first half

The second half is expected to stabilize the main

In the first half of this year, the major developed economies showing signs of recovery, the European Union and the United States and other major textile and apparel import market demand gradually pick up. Meanwhile, by the central government introduced a series of measures to promote trade stability, smooth overall performance of textile and apparel trade, imports and exports are to achieve growth rate exceeded the overall level of trade in goods in China. Among them, a quarter of export fluctuations in amplitude of each month, in the second quarter into the stable growth period, the average growth of 7.3% quarter exports.

From the current overall situation, the international market demand remains warmer, plus the steady gradual release of foreign trade policy, the activation of the domestic export enterprises initiative and enthusiasm, confidence export, exports are expected to continue to grow in the second half. However, due to the depth and breadth of the market rebound uncertainty, exchange rate fluctuations yuan frequent business reflects the high cost of production, import and export miscellaneous fees, customs clearance efficiency is not high, financing difficulties and other problems still constrain the pace of rapid export growth . Coupled with the relatively high base last year, is expected in the second half of textile and garment export growth rate will not be too large, steady annual export growth will be the main tone.

Export profile

General trade to drive growth

Increase in volume and a drop in price of commodities

1 to June, total exports of general trade $ 101.2 billion, an increase of 4.5%, is the major driving force overall export growth, export share further increased to 76.4%; border trade export growth is slowing down compared with last year, the six months increased by only 3.5%, compared with last year’s level dropped 30 percent. Processing trade exports grew 1.1%, mainly feed processing to maintain growth, processing exports fell 9 percent.

The first half of the textile and apparel export pace. Textile exports 53.31 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.2%, apparel exports 79.19 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.1%. Textile yarn exports only fell slightly, fabrics grew 3.8%, manufactured goods grew 6.2%; apparel commodity knitted and woven garments total exports of 16.4 billion (sets), an increase of 8.4%, the average export price fell by 3.6%. With the decline in domestic cotton costs and export prices of cotton yarn to make garments significant decline in cotton yarn export prices fell 9.7%, cotton clothing fell 8.7 percent.

Trading partners

The main strong market position in Europe and America

ASEAN needles, woven garments demand different

The fastest growing exports to the EU

With the gradual warming of the EU economy in the first half of the EU’s export situation is good, total exports $ 26.1 billion, an increase of 18.5 percent, the EU has become our fastest growing major export market. Textile exports to the EU grew 13.4 percent, clothing increased 20.2 percent. Where almost all the major categories of merchandise exports to achieve double-digit growth. Knitted and woven garments total export volume reached 3.77 billion (sets), an increase of 17.3%, the average export price increase of 3.7%.

Exports to the United States to enhance the smooth

In the first half, China’s exports of $ 19.45 billion to the United States to achieve a steady growth of 6.9%. Which grew 5.7 percent textiles, clothing increased 7.4 percent. Knitted garments, woven garments total exports 2.8 billion (sets), an increase of 2.8%, the average export price increase of 4.9%. The EU and the United States the two major traditional markets once again become a major growth point of China’s exports, the share of exports in total exports to the European market from 32.8 percent last year, rose to 34.3 percent, boosting the overall export growth rate reached 15.4 percent.

ASEAN market slowdown

2010 to 2013, the ASEAN 4 consecutive years of the fastest-growing major export markets, export growth of more than 20%. Enter 2014, the growth rate gradually slowed down in the first half cumulative exports to ASEAN $ 16.7 billion, an increase of 3.2%, which grew 10.2 percent of textiles, apparel fell 7 percent. Key export commodities fabric and yarn exports increased 6.6% and 19.1%, respectively, finished up 18%. Clothing knitted and woven garments show different: knitted garment exports fell 13 percent, while woven garments has soared more than three times, including a variety of fabrics made garments were doubled, wool clothing increase even more than 10 times, export destinations are mainly concentrated in countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and so on. Rapid export growth on the one hand due to ASEAN consumers of cheap clothing products enable increased imports; on the other hand, perhaps with ASEAN through various channels will be re-imported clothing exports to Japan and the European and American market status.

A further decline in exports to Japan

Since 2014, the Japanese market position in a further decline in China’s exports, as in the first half, Japan’s share of exports to less than 9% of total exports. 2 to June exports all declined each month, 1 to June cumulative decline of 8.4%, which decreased 11.1% mainly due to clothing, textiles maintain 3.6% growth. Knitted garments, woven garments total exports fell 8.5 percent, the export price fell by 4%.

Imported Overview

Apparel fabrics decreased speed up

Cotton spreads continued to narrow

1 to June, China’s textile imports $ 10.2 billion, down 1.6 percent, clothing imports $ 2.76 billion, an increase of 23.4%. Textiles accounted for the major share of the yarn, fabric imports fell by 1.3% and 7.3%, respectively, manufactured goods increased by 9.5%. Cotton prices fell by the impact of the early rapid growth in imports of cotton yarn imports down quickly, imports increased by only 2.3 percent in the first half. Clothing imports was mainly pulled by rapid growth of knitted, woven garments, half knitted and woven garments total imports increased 69 percent, the rapid growth of the country of origin of imported mainly in Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh and other countries, the average import price decline 25%.

In the first half, China’s cotton imports significant decline, of which the first five months of imports of basic monthly decline trend showing a slight rebound in June, the month of imports 218,000 tons, down 19.1 percent, a decline from the previous month to shrink. 1 to June total imports of 1.395 million tons, down 42.2%. The average import price $ 2,060 / ton, an increase of 6.2%.

June, with the cotton companies to buy cotton is still dominated by the State Reserve and imported cotton, spot prices, but the momentum has slowed down. June, Chinese cotton price index (CC Index 3128B) average price of 17,371 yuan, down 63 yuan. China imported cotton price index FC Index M monthly average 91.99 cents / lb, down 2.83 cents. 1 percent lower tariffs and sliding tax break was 14,469 yuan RMB / ton and 15,644 yuan / ton, respectively, lower than the Chinese cotton price index for the same period in 2902 yuan and 1727 yuan, 353 yuan and expand the post were 230 yuan. The difference between the first half of domestic cotton and imported cotton from last year’s average of 4000 to 5000 yuan down to less than 3,000 yuan.

August 5, 2014

Wuhan introduction of “Thirteen Five” apparel industry planning

Recently, the Wuhan municipal government officially issued “special Wuhan garment industry revitalization plan (2015 – 2020)” to accelerate the healthy development of Wuhan City garment industry, garment industry to promote structural adjustment and industrial upgrading, let Wuhan City 1600 textile and garment enterprises, nearly 200,000 employees eat “reassurance.”

The report stated: Wuhan want to cotton textile industry-based, high-end women’s and knitwear processing core, to the garment trade as a link to the industrial park as a platform to create education, design, display, media, marketing, logistics as one of the clothing complete industrial chain. Support the growth of a number of key enterprises, foster the development of a number of market influence of the product brand, enhance the overall competitiveness of Chinese school clothing, to create “Chinese clothing city”, the Wuhan City into a brand management center in central China’s garment industry, technology R & D center, business center marketing, creative design center, fashion show center.

To 2020, Wuhan City, the textile and garment industry to break the 100 billion yuan output value reached 110 billion yuan; enterprises above designated size reached 220, of which over five billion yuan output value of an enterprise, the enterprise value of over 2 billion yuan of 3 to 5 , the new batch of output value of over billion enterprise. In the industrial layout, the central city of Wuhan will rely on the existing industrial base and marketing center, construction of clothing creativity, research and development, design, display and marketing base, gradually moving out garment industry production base; relying Huangpi District, East Lake and other industry gathering better the new city, building corporate headquarters base and high-end clothing production and processing centers; relying Xinzhou District, Caidian District, Hannan and other new city, supporting the construction of textile production and processing base, forming a complete industrial chain of the textile and garment industry gathering area; introduction of domestic outside raw materials, accessories and other high-end processing supporting vendors, and gradually form a commercial garment material trend information and trading center. Promote the garment industry geographical gradient transfer will gradually shift to the general production and processing center of Wuhan city circle other cities. On technological innovation, science and education will give full play to the advantages, increase research and development efforts designed to enhance the technological innovation capability, the formation of a number of technical content and high added value, high-impact well-known products.

To achieve Wuhan City “Thirteen Five” apparel industry development plan, the Wuhan municipal government proposed a series of measures:

Focus on cultivating regional brands. Support love Dili, cat people and other knitted garment enterprises, mining of rhyme, Yuan Tian, Giovanni, Zor United States, Reds and other women’s businesses, such as the Antarctic peak down clothing enterprises, Jihua 3506, the World City and other tooling uniforms enterprises to further bigger and stronger, enhance brand strength. Introduction of a number of international and domestic brands to Chinese development, expand industry segments. Focus on the introduction of a number of high-end women’s wear, knitted wear, men’s casual wear brand and enhance the vitality of the clothing industry. Good regional brand planning, so that Wuhan has become famous clothing gathering place.

Improve industrial innovation. Wuhan Science and Technology play garment industry advantages, personnel, and promote technological innovation and garment enterprises to increase new product development efforts, enhancing technological innovation, promote the transformation and application of scientific and technological achievements. Encourage garment enterprises to establish laboratories, industrial research centers and other institutions, to improve the innovation and R & D capabilities, focus on encouraging apparel products personalized, diversified, high-grade development. Technology platform to play the role of national textile and garment testing center, relying Wuhan Product Quality Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Hubei Province, fiber products, textiles and clothing to create a first-class quality testing platform to enhance the quality of development, enhance the overall value of the garment industry in Wuhan.

Bigger and stronger marketing. Relying on international commodity trading center Hankou North, Central China to build largest garment wholesale center; using “Chinese factory” regional brand marketing channels to promote the development of SMEs hold together. Strengthen IT applications, and strengthen the electricity supplier marketing channel construction. Encourage and support enterprises to expand their networks, television and other emerging distribution channels, to participate in famous fashion show and Wuhan famous nationwide sales of innovative products and expand market influence and market share of Chinese production of clothing. Encourage garment manufacturing personalized, high-end development, creating high-end custom clothing centers, enhance the overall value and meaning of Chinese production of clothing.

Training of professional designers. Talent to play Wuhan university, intellectual resources, to promote interaction and cooperation between schools and enterprises in the design talents. Support Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, universities and professional training institutions Wuhan Textile University, in cooperation with enterprises, training of professional designers according to business needs, carry out professional discussions and exchange activities. Designers are encouraged to participate in well-known fashion design competitions and design contest. Professional design and garment enterprises are encouraged to participate actively in research and development staff professional learning at home and abroad, training and study exchanges.

The development of the fashion show industry. Import in the clothing industry development in culture, guidance and support garment industry and cultural industries, the fashion industry integration, expansion and garment industry-related exhibition experience, show performances, enhanced production of Chinese clothing culture, enhance the productivity of Chinese clothing fashion level. Use of advertising, magazines, window displays, etc. to increase the production of clothing Han publicity and showcase efforts to enhance the visibility of Chinese garment production. Strengthening regional brand clothing creative planning and publicity, build Wuhan garment enterprises display platform, take the government guidance and market operation mode of each year, held in Wuhan International Fashion Fair, named ambassador Han clothing production, promotion of the latest design, expand the influence of Chinese production of clothing force.

Build industry service platform. Construction and garment industry technology research and development, logistics, exhibition sales, personnel training and other public service platform. Encourage qualified schools, research institutions and other industries to invest in public technical service platform, public laboratories, research centers and apparel industry strategic information service centers and other institutions clothing. Provide support for the construction and designer clothing companies develop business counseling, training and other professional services intermediaries. Establishing fashion information platform, released worldwide collection of clothing styles, fabrics, accessories and other fashion information and technology research and development information.

In order to Wuhan City, “Thirteen Five” apparel industry development plan implemented, Wuhan will set up garment industry revitalization work leading group, the leading group office. 2015 ~ 2017, the municipal government every year from special funds to support the development of enterprises in the garment industry development arrangements for 20 million yuan of special funds to support garment enterprises focus on brand building, marketing, financing discount, into the regulatory development. Special arrangements for the annual fashion show funds for the International Fashion Fair held in Wuhan, named ambassador Han sent clothing and other activities to promote the “Chinese school clothing” to create “Chinese school” regional brand. Meanwhile, Wuhan Huang Pi industry doubled in the planning of the construction of two million square meters of development in the region garment fashion and creative industry park, built three centers of creative design, fashion experience and high-end manufacturing. Create corporate gathering area public R & D, design services platform. Building a number of multi-storey public standardized plant, creating an excellent environment to promote garment enterprises to focus on industrial clustering, to achieve large-scale operation industry.

August 4, 2014

Status and Trend of Yixing ceramics industry

Yixing is famous for its rich ceramics, enjoy the “Pottery” said. As early as the Neolithic period of seven years ago, the ancestors of the people began to engage in Yixing pottery industry, it can be said to be the birthplace of the national production of pottery industry, but also the country one of the main bases of ceramic production. Currently has more than 700 types of ceramic production enterprise, family potteries reach thousands, formed from the raw material prospecting, mining, processing, transportation, mold design, production, firing, packaging, sales, marketing, research and education, such as full stop industrial chain. 2012, Yixing ceramics production to achieve 11 billion yuan output value. Pottery production on the basis of retaining the traditional ceramics, with the rapid development of both ceramic art, “five” that Yixing pottery, fine ceramics, pottery, porcelain, pottery America, another Dow Chemical, industrial ceramics, all kinds of daily art pottery, garden pottery and other types of construction can be roughly divided into five categories: household ceramics, architectural ceramics, arts and crafts ceramics, industrial ceramics and pottery purple. Which is still the largest daily amount pottery, which includes tableware, tea, wine, flower pots, tanks, about 40% of the altar, etc.; followed by industrial ceramics including electronic, electrical, textile, chemical machine, refractory supporting ceramic products, accounting for about 25%. Construction ceramics, including tiles, flower pots, about 20 percent; again is ceramic arts and crafts, including purple crafts, wall, hanging plates, vases and other accounts for about 15%; Zisha pottery which is a major feature of Yixing ceramics (a business cards), in addition to a large number of enterprises production, mainly in the production of individual family workshop about 10%.

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Yixing Ceramic Industry Status

Yixing ceramics industry has been a good development. Mainly as follows: First, the large number of enterprises ceramics, ceramic products manufacturing enterprises with more than 700. Second, relatively complete product, has 12 gates class over 8000 varieties. Third, the relative concentration of corporate layout, in addition to most of the existing businesses located in the industrial area outside the village, provincial ceramics industrial park and gather a considerable amount of large-scale ceramic production enterprises.

Key enterprises supporting role is obvious. In recent years, Yixing City, actively support and nurture key enterprises focus on ceramics, making it bigger and stronger, become the country’s ceramics industry, “Dumbo” and “flagship” companies, as the city’s industrial economy has played a relatively fast development large supporting role. Rich Technology Co., Ltd., Jiangsu thanks to innovation as the driving force to serve the purpose, and actively founded two foreign enterprises, the “worship the rich” brand to obtain the title of China Famous Brand, business was named the national high-tech enterprises, the production of lead-free, zinc-free frit ceramic products for daily use at home and abroad to fill the gaps. Yixing Ceramics Co., Ltd. rely Group goldfish advantage, flying in the fierce market competition, rapid development of enterprises, increasing the strength of a solid, ceramic bottles come out on top in the peer. 2012, the output value reached 800 million yuan bottle, top level quality in the nation. Yixing Orient Petroleum proppant Ltd. adhere to the industry, academia, research combining the road, developed a low density and high strength, medium density high strength, high density and high strength ceramic proppant, 2012, the output value reached 600 million yuan , the domestic market coverage of more than 95 percent of the Chinese domestic manufacturing ceramic proppant products larger (third World in the same industry) scale, the highest degree of automation, supply species than the whole, optimum product quality and more stable businesses.

Contribution to increasing the share of the ceramic industry. As in recent years, eliminate backward production capacity and industrial ceramics constantly upgrade and gradually form the ceramic industry cluster, and gradually improve the planning of the ceramic industry, ceramic industry total economy increased steadily increasing share of the contribution. Contribution from taxation perspective, in 2007 the contribution of the ceramics industry 250 million yuan, through industry consolidation and restructuring of the past five years, the share of contribution to the end of 2012 reached 500 million yuan, an increase of 100%; From the perspective of the level of employment to look, ceramics production enterprises are labor-intensive industries, to date, there are more than 70,000 residents and 30,000 migrant workers engaged in Yixing ceramic production, sales and employment for the community to effectively address the problem of maintaining social stability.

Improve the technological level of enhanced competitiveness. Yixing always put the development of new ceramic materials industry in an important position in technological innovation, firmly grasp the fundamental development of the real economy, to promote strategic emerging industries and ceramics characteristic industry “wheeled” to specialization, brand into the guide, in-depth implementation of innovation-driven strategy, develop technical ceramics and industrial ceramics, to build functional ceramics, structural ceramics industry Heights, started the non-metallic materials industry base in Yixing specialty brands. While actively developing school-enterprise cooperation, to introduce high-end talent Ceramic Technology, engaged in functional ceramics, structural ceramics, special ceramics and a number of the leading role of common, critical, forward-looking technology research and development, and promote the industrialization of high-tech achievements process. So far, 15 have ceramic high-tech enterprises, R & D institutions above the level 11, the provincial engineering technology research center 8, 2500 with a variety of patents.

China Pottery Ceramic City highlight features. East China is now becoming the largest ceramic arts, culture and commerce platform for Chinese professional Pottery Ceramic City, close to 104 National Road, the overall construction area of 580,000 square meters, with a total investment of 1 billion yuan, has a ceramic Culture Street, Tea Culture Street and antiques culture Street. Ceramic City overall planning rational layout, ceramic cultural themes positioning prominent tourist attractions tasteful, full-featured business management. It colorful Chinese ceramic culture features, melting exhibition, shopping, dining, online transactions in one, is a large modern collection, leisure and cultural tourism trade city. Where the total area of 23,000 square meters of “Pottery Ceramic Art International Exhibition Center”, has won the “China Arts and Crafts Society Yixing International Ceramic Art Exchange Center” award.

Yixing ceramics industry development advantages

In addition to pottery production has a long history, but with the reform and opening up, the baptism of the market economy, the development of ceramic industry so far, both the number of ceramic enterprises, size or product brand, grade, total economy have a greater development and increase, coupled with Yixing held for many major international and domestic large-scale pottery activities to further enhance the reputation of Yixing pottery, secure the “Pottery” status. After years of unremitting efforts, the ceramics industry restructuring and development is growing. 2010-2012, glazed tile production completely shut down more than 300 enterprises, complete the “glazed tile production enterprises in Wuxi City, three-year action plan for remediation” task, for industrial restructuring and development of open space.

First, the establishment of provincial ceramics industrial park platform for further development of Yixing ceramics industry, for the bigger, stronger, doing fine ceramics industry to expand and create more space and a unique condition.

The second is more abundant and unique natural resources. Local rich clay resources, space development and utilization of great depth, purple clay, is among unique, unique properties of precious resources, “Yixing” won reputation.

Third, reform of property rights already in place. Has completed the state-owned enterprises, collective enterprises, establish a market economy in line with the requirements of a large number of independent, self-financing, property rights, clear responsibilities of economic entities, and enhance the vitality of enterprise development, and promoting a new round of the ceramics industry large development.

Fourth, the development environment is becoming increasingly optimization. Yixing City adopted a series of effective measures to develop a “work comments on the development of ceramic industry” to improve the support policies, continue to the ceramic industry was established as the traditional industries and pillar industries of the city. Wuxi Municipal People’s Congress has specifically approved the “Regulations on the Protection of Wuxi City Yixing” for regulating and promoting the development of Yixing played a good role in promoting.

Five is quite obvious talent advantage. In the long-term development of ceramic industry, creating and training a group of skilled workers and high level of technical talents of a large number of ceramic production, Yixing addition to Chinese Arts, Chinese ceramic artist, Jiangsu Province Master of Arts, arts and crafts hundreds of teachers outside, whether it is purple, fine pottery or pottery, painted pottery masters are distinguished leader, plus tens of thousands of pottery workers, they developed the ceramic industry, reinforces the “Chinese pottery” status .

Six is the level of technical equipment in continuous improvement. In addition to all kinds of daily ceramics production handmade pottery, arts and crafts ceramics, the rapid development of industrial ceramics production enterprises, from raw material processing, product manufacture kiln firing to adopt more advanced production equipment, particularly the use of advanced, new furnace and gas and other clean energy sources, which greatly enhance the product’s quality grade and skill levels, such as goldfish company, based machine Group, thanks to the rich company, Eastern Company, the new Galaxy ceramics, fine pottery, Morgan the higher the company, the letter billion in ceramics, dark Star companies such equipment level, the strength of firm size is also larger. To the end of 2012, more than 50 million yuan sales of ceramic products companies have 21, of which there are 11 billion enterprise.

Pot carving

Yixing ceramics industry trends

According to Yixing ceramics industry cluster development planning, the overall objectives are: Yixing ceramics industry will remain as traditional industries, and priority to the development of special industries, the total number of its corporate 调减 controlled at about 600, nurturing leader in all types of ceramic products, such as industrial ceramics, household pottery, craft art pottery, architectural pottery etc have scale enterprises as the backbone of the vanguard, with a feature of a brand name continues to increase awareness, to expansion and qualitative improvement to develop a greater amount of domestic and foreign markets . Play the purple specialty brands, the Yixing potter a world center of the world system of pots (ceramic pots) center and the World underglaze color ceramic tableware manufacturing center. “Twelve Five” end of the ceramic industry total sales reached 20 billion yuan. Focus on the development direction is: around ceramic products more special features, advantages and better goals, “Twelve Five” period, will focus on the development of Yixing pottery as the main characteristics of the product, will this benefit the people of enriching industry Yixing get long-term development, specifically to achieve doing fine Yixing tea, big purple flower pots, so gifted Yixing purple clay sculptures and various art pottery, so that “Yixing” This gold card even more brilliant, more awareness, to stimulate the development of the whole cluster of ceramic products .

In order to accelerate the increase in the total amount of the ceramic industry in the economy, will accelerate the development of export-oriented fine pottery tableware, tea. Expanded to goldfish, pottery, Dark Star (Morningstar) based ceramic bottle production scale, to seize more, the high-end wine containers and packaging market. Expansion of the machine to the prince, Morgan, should just, Haldenwanger party, nine wing, DOCERAM based industrial ceramics, refractory production capacity, its industrial advantage, increasing its entire ceramic the proportion of industry output. Should expand to Taiwan, Sino million Huafeng based ceramics for daily use, with a new Galaxy, Fu Tao Branch, Vientiane, moon, Jiahui, Dekor, Tao Yuan Jinlong based architectural ceramics to Yixing purple, Chen Yang, Tang Han, Universal-based garden ceramics, and actively introduce Yixing ceramics fill gaps and enhance other Yixing ceramic grade ceramic items to appropriate investment grade. Ceramic Industrial Park will take this opportunity, the amplification effect, attracting more and better projects located in major ceramic.

For fostering the growth of ceramics characteristic industry, Yixing City will take the following major measures:

Around the industrial character, active investment selection, and always adhere to the ceramic industry as traditional industries, specialty industry, to develop industries with local characteristics, in recent years, given the key projects included in the City of ceramic production projects over 20 only, investors were the United States, Germany, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and other countries and regions. Jiangsu Yixing Ceramic Industrial Park has become the focus of the city’s industrial park distinctive, closely around the “build one hundred billion of ceramic and metallic materials industry base,” the objectives, the next step will be to continue to increase the pace of investment, foreign investment grapes enlarge string effect, selective introduction of high input, high output, high-grade products into the area of ceramic production enterprise park.

Intensification around the industry, foster-scale enterprises. Currently, the existing 50 million yuan sales of more than 17 ceramic backbone enterprises, enterprises billion yuan sales above 11. “Twelve Five” period, will continue to increase support for efforts to foster the ceramic-scale enterprises, industry sales of 15 billion yuan of scale formation, accounting for 30 percent of the total economy, which reached over 10 billion enterprise 2-3 at home, over a hundred million enterprises reached 20, the real amount of the ceramics industry expansion and qualitative leap.

Around the industry gathering, and accelerate industrial bases. Jiangsu Yixing Ceramic existing industrial parks, national non-metallic materials industry base, China Pottery Ceramic City as the basis, the effective integration of resource elements, establish reasonable zoning, the formation of dislocation development trend, rising ceramics industry gathering capabilities and platforms. First, the rapid eastward expansion of the ceramic industrial park by the road during the construction of beauty, open the hinterland, and expand development, resolve land constraints, to lay the foundation for the admission of the project. Second, the use of the combined effect of the national non-metallic materials industry base, the rapid construction of R & D centers, the introduction of new ceramic materials, new equipment, new technology, boost the development of ceramic industrial park space and input-output capability. Third, focus on the development finance commerce, culture, tourism, leisure, convention and one of the Chinese Ceramic Pottery city exchanges and cooperation platform, increasing construction and management of follow-up projects, improve the supporting function, economies of scale, making Yixing Pottery radiation a major highlight at home and abroad.

Around the industrial scale, expand domestic and foreign markets. Currently, Yixing ceramics industry scale enterprises less than normal, the existing well-known brands at home and abroad influence is also not big enough, restricted the rapid expansion of the ceramic industry. “Twelve Five” period will focus on the following aspects of work to do: First, to support the existing backbone enterprises bigger and stronger; second is to actively implement the brand strategy to improve quality, and striving for the main direction of brand name as a new round of development; Third, do operate Chinese pottery ceramics trade city, learn from the successful experience of other areas of the market of ceramic construction, promote the establishment of three production capacity to three, with two production led to the development of the concept of tertiary industry to attract more domestic and foreign ceramics distributors to invest in business, and strive to build distribution center in the world trade city of ceramic products. Fourth, the development environment around excellence, perfect service system. As the ceramic industry base, accelerate the construction of Yixing city of excellence environment, it is particularly important to the development of pottery. Fifth, strengthen policy support, strengthen guidance, management and service, give full play to the ceramic industry association services, coordination, self-discipline, the role of supervision and management, particularly in the development of industrial planning, science and technology information exchange, industry technical training, regulate trade order, promote enterprise and self-discipline to stop disorderly competition, accelerating personnel training, and expanding foreign exchanges, etc., play a greater role.

Meanwhile, according to Yixing natural resources, industry characteristics, culture and other factors, the development and improvement of urban development Yixing detailed planning, increase capital investment, improve the urban infrastructure, complete the relocation of urban enterprises, improving the ecological environment, and the protection of historical and cultural relics work to improve urban management, urban landscape Yixing has greatly improved, and create a favorable regional environment for the ceramic industry.

August 4, 2014

Yangzhou traditional craft heritage and development, focusing on “live”

Yangzhou jade carving (news with map)

How the protection of traditional crafts and heritage of innovation and development, has been accompanied by Aioi. We both want to get complete these artistic treasures heritage, and hope they can be more widely spread in the new era.

To protect, but also the development of Yangzhou City explores the integrity protection mechanism and a living state intangible cultural heritage, namely: rescue protection, production protection, openness protection.

A “living” character, tells the essence: utilize master, in order to revitalize the old state-owned enterprises; respond flexibly to changes in the market, in order to display a new vitality to the old craft.

Only ideas live, practice will live.

The master of state-owned enterprises into the market, so that people have a “live” force. Fully enjoy freedom of masters who have set up a studio in the form of the contract system to complete the Group’s boutique production tasks. Boutique participation awards brought them honor, these honors letting them have a higher market value. Lucrative market, so that they have more incentive to assume responsibility for heritage skills.

Creative construction jade market, so that the source has been “living water.” “The world jade, Yangzhou workers”, Yangzhou jade biggest bottleneck is the raw material. Yangzhou Gongmei Group out of the traditional craft circles, visiting national manufacturers and raw materials creatively established Yangzhou jade market, centralized national raw materials, led to the source of “living water.”

OEM production methods and the introduction of e-commerce sales model, allowing the industry chain to become spirit “alive.” Large enterprises set standards, small workshops to processing, handmade products and they can expand production by OEM way. Open network of sales channels, the first time can get feedback of the market, to adjust their product lines.

Ideas live, also brought several combinations: in combination with culture, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage, so that these traditional crafts expanding influence; combined with tourism, and lacquer factory in Yangzhou jade plant is the national industrial tourism demonstration sites; and trade and upholstery combination of innovation and market development and thus have the product, so that traditional handmade products into the homes of ordinary people.

August 1, 2014

Han wind instruments Army recruit

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Merchants Army (Army recruit)
1 recruit soldiers. Xu Dishan, “female country disabilities”: “Soon to be too Jiangzhou soldiers, local officials have posted a list of trick yellow army.”
2 wind instruments. That chant. Copper, sub-two, pronunciation is very loud. Formerly used as a military convened. Launching other signals. Also commonly used in folk music advocate.

Lip vibration gas alarms instruments. No class of popular Chinese folk wind instrument.

Army recruit – Content
Army recruit, also known as “Pioneer”, “long sharp.” Began when unknown. Qianlong twenty-four years laid down in the “Dynasty ritual schema” in the “small copper angle” records, and now a popular army recruit the same shape. Ancient army reportedly used as summoned, launching and other signals, hence the name. This natural number can only send 1 to 2 rough voice. Army recruit tube is divided into two sections, the top of the section with a circular gas card, the concave, opened a small ventilation hole, this section of the mouthpiece and the thin, round copper tubes fused, can not be demolished. The bottom was a pair shaped lower section, is a public address section. Normally, the brass section is inserted into the lower section, when playing out, tightly connected with the next section, as a whole. Army recruit pronunciation loud sharp, irritating. When folk idolatrous, recruit troops for travel with the team to clear the way before cited. In his ghost movie or tune impermanence time, often to recruit troops for accompaniment. Some folk wind and percussion music in unison with the music before and after the move troops and horn.

August 1, 2014

Dong wind instruments Folk instruments Kiba

Kiba, a musical instrument popular in many peoples in ancient China, the Miao rich natural colors archaic instrument, blowing Konoha, is a Hmong people of ancient folk art.

1 Introduction
Kiba, Miao, Yao, Dong, Yi, Zhuang, Buyi, Li, Tujia, Lisu, Achang, white, Dai, water, Hani, Gelo, Mulao, Mao Nan, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, Han and other ethnic Shan reed instrument gas alarms. Long known as Black Hmong not promote Ge brain. Dong language called Pakistan eyebrow, not Los Ga. Yi said Siqie, Siqie ugly woman. Zhuang said that thanks to America. Widely popular in Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Inner Mongolia and northeast around.

In China and South Africa, southwest clear rivers on both sides of the mountain road in Yunnan, Guizhou plateau, often you can hear the waves of high-pitched, melodious music, which is the intelligent minority peoples, using a glossy, with toughness oval leaves, crisp, bright tone playing through a variety of techniques and issued the mountain like a versatile singer in the joy of singing. Kiba is a natural human nature has given instrument, loved by Chinese people of many ethnic minorities. Leaves are small, awesome, music and moving, unique style.

2 Related legend
Version of a
On the origin of blowing Konoha in Southeast Miao village in circulating such a story: a long time ago, there was a young guy called ginger brother Hmong nine, there is a girl called Hom brother nine, their home was a mountain barrier the year round shall meet. Once, when they “swim party” (ie, young men and women to romance with antiphonal singing) at first sight. Not long after the girl went to Jiang brother nine came, but the guy does not like the girl’s mother, always wanted to call her. In order to retain the girl, ginger brother nine on malingering bedridden girl will always Liuzaishenbian serve. I do not know Hom brother nine meter, serving three load but not recovered, he held up the burden unhappy to leave. Jiang brother nine out of hot pursuit, he pulled off the front of the pepper leaves, blow on the mouth spit the truth. Konoha sound beautiful and sincere flying fields, hills, blown hillside, while the girl heard back, the guy’s mother to see such an affectionate girl, then do not drive her away. They form a happy marriage, since then, they had a happy life on harmony.
Buyi circulating in an old folk songs: Alpine Konoha from piles, unfortunately princes will not blow, which when blown Kiba called, not only the media with Kiba.
Version two
Legend orphan Dan Ye, industrious and simple to collect firewood to sell grass for a living, yet years to 25 years old wife. One day, he was on the way back rest firewood, firewood saw a close call leaves rolled up close, the micro wind blows, even given the melodious “whining” sound, he tried to pick off a blow, and the leaf ringing the music. Since then, he cut firewood mountain every day, should pick a few leaves blowing, blowing a seven twenty consecutive day, skillful playing, he can own joys and sorrows of life and suffering mood, with twenty-one kinds of hi angry dirge tunes expression. Surprisingly, this beautiful sounds of music, actually struck a chord with the sky fairies, despite her heavenly taboos, resolutely down to earth and Dan Ye “Langshao” (Buyi language for romance meaning). Dan leaves on the south Yongsan, fairies slope in north Phoenix, each with Kiba sound waves transmit the song after song whistle, blowing you a song, a song I answer you, two more to go with the more recent blow when Dan leaves walked between two mountains, saw fairies like camellias like shyly waited, her hand holding a tender does not old leaves. They became close, farming men and women weave live a better life. Since then, Buyi on Xing blow Kiba, young men and women to transfer affection with Kiba sound, very early produced the song “Kiba not only the media,” the love song. Buyi legend like this, in other ethnic Lisu, etc. are also very popular, blowing leaves invite love custom remains today.

3 Instrument selection
Blowing Leaves, to choose good species, usually structural symmetry orange, grapefruit, poplar, maple, holly and other non-toxic leaves, leaf, front, rear, both sides should be smooth, with flexible moderate, not old not tender leaves better. Too tender leaves soft, easy to pronounce; old leaves hard, not soft tone. The size of the leaves have a great relationship for playing too large or too small leaves neither will play, pronunciation is not centralized. General use of leaf to leaf length 5.5 cm, the middle lobe width of about 2.2 cm more appropriate. Impatience with blowing leaves, leaf blowing a few tattered will be weak, can not be reused, so those who need more playing time playing alternate leaves.

4 Play mode
When playing, we first have to wipe the blade clean dust adhesion, cross affixed to the front of the blade lips with his right (or left) index finger, middle finger slightly diverge, gently stick to the back of the blade, hold the blade reverse thumb lower edge, so that the index finger, middle finger on the edge slightly higher than the lower lip and hold the blades. Use appropriate air blowing leaf edge, the blade vibration pronunciation. Kiba is a reed, mouth like a resonance box, his hands can also help play a resonance effect, strength through the mouth, lip, tongue control, finger tighten or loosen the blades and other techniques to change the vibration frequency of the blade, can play a level , the strength of the different sound, range up to eleven second time. To make it emit different sounds, you need to use a different way of playing, usually holding down the second half of the leaf, with the air blowing on it and a half tablets, as well as in one hand and hold the blade, gently pat the other hand, like a harmonica as , both sent to the sound resonate, sound waves can produce; while skill is relatively high leaf folder in the lips, do not hand that is able to play, like blowing bamboo flute as low as melody, send Jihuan there are other air, playing a beautiful melody; superb playing skills especially impressed more people who can one simultaneously blew two Konoha, not a finger to help, can also play the moving tunes. When Kiba playing bass, you need to use a different gas, also will suddenly loose lips suddenly tight, controlled airflow sent. Leaves can not breathe freely blowing, staccato, special attention tunes sleek and smooth, melodious.

Leaves and small suona similar tone, crisp and bright, melodious, approximate the human voice, saying: “silk as good as bamboo, bamboo is better meat,” and this little one leaves, but it can be comparable with the human voice, like a man like the sound of singing and having Shan flavor. It can be solo, ensemble or for singing, dancing accompaniment, has a very rich expressive power, most played songs selected from hi heard people sing folk music tunes. In Hunan and other places, but also with Kiba for opera accompaniment. In Bai, Dai, Kiba also used white drama, Dai opera music.

5 differences around
Black Hmong is not a dragon, is the Miao people of Guizhou, Yunnan, Hunan, Guangxi and other provinces, districts favorite wind instrument, multi-use orange leaves, grapefruit leaves and holly leaves play. Miao people near the river area, as well as the use of large scale piece play, both durable and pronunciation loud. Blowing Leaves particularly favored by the Hmong youth, it is closely linked to love life. People often say: Blowing Leaves can get love, Kiba sound harbinger of happiness. Miao folk such a song sings: “? Konoha a song a song, two songs Kiba turned hillside, Three Leaves turning fork, when Mei have to see brother” in the Miao region, whenever the occasion on Long Delicate , it will smell pleasantly Konoha Village sound from the side, it is the young lad invited the girl out of the “wandering”, the girl can blow tunes based on Konoha, identify their lovers. So Miao folk songs, the “Green leaves blowing Konoha betray, love betray younger,” and the like words. In Miao, the elderly and women are not blowing Konoha, only young boy is blowing Konoha experts. Until today, whenever young men and women held a “wandering”, “Rocking Horse Boy”, “flowers Mountain” and other social, love activity, melodious sound come Konoha. Pingbian Miao Autonomous County of Yunnan Province, Miao young man with black dragon blowing solo does not “taste”, the melody soft, crisp, spit sound pure, clear, portamento lyrical, naturally, has a unique style Miao.
Guangxi Yao love with banyan leaves, longan leaves, olive leaves and lychee leaves play. Yao has ancient custom, the annual Spring Festival to the previous spring, every family prepare dinner drink, greeting each string Village, boys and girls are playing Kiba, dancing. In the annual “Lang Ping” Song of the meeting, everywhere sounded melodious tactful, beautiful sounds of Konoha sound.
Live in Guizhou, Guangxi and Hunan Provinces Dong people, the Palestinian eyebrow multi camphor trees, ash trees slightly harder texture, toughness of leaves son, pronunciation bright and melodious. And more generally for outdoor play during the day, such as the mountains of labor, often playing on the road amused when walking. In addition to solo, but also often Songs accompaniment. Dong Young, playing popular songs Konoha tune in QianDongBan Tianzhu County area popular “play folk songs,” sung to the accompaniment chimed in with Kiba it from the “early encounter” to “asin taste.” , in the middle, including “Love,” “Wife,” “vernacular”, “separation” and other songs tune, is dedicated to Chuanqingdayi. Every year since July 15, Sansui County, Guizhou Province, Guizhou inhabited area, Dong Xiang young men and women near the border, have to catch the scenic mountain mountain of holiness, antiphonal singing, blowing Kiba County Museum also organizes competitions, winners often become the girl’s loved one.
Yi’s Siqie are Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces Yi people favorite instrument, generally used evergreen leaves or sycamore leaves play. Liangshan Yi said Kiba leaf flute, spread in large Liangshan region folktale “goose girl”, vividly describes the smart pot Zhuang Wazi, a good hand blown flute leaves, geese girl drew a good companion form story. Luxi County, Yunnan Yi youth, with Siqie playing the “mountain tune” exceptionally appealing. Guizhou Province Yi areas for common folk accompaniment Kiba, said two parts folk accompaniment is “upside down”, accompaniment part three songs called “three upside down.”
Zhuang worship beauty, strong family favorite, the most widely circulated musical instruments, more choice of banyan, longan, litchi, olives and other relatively soft, resilient leaves play. Settlements in Guangxi, Yunnan and other provinces, the District of Zhuang people, often in the labor rest, go to the market and antiphonal singing competitions string Village and other occasions blow Konoha, is inseparable from the life of the instrument, both in the mountains and the forest, or on, getting off the road, ready to be heard playing Kiba’s “folk tune,” sung as a folk song: “The sun came out bright red, picking up a hoe to work, more than a few percent increase this year, blowing Konoha Hing Fung.” Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yunnan folk songs have such sings: “the love blowing strong family Kiba, grandchild generation pass a generation, the old one blew bitter water, now a drunk mind blowing.” when young lad to Zhuang Hui antiphonal singing songs, Leaves used to pour Zhongchang girl. Luxi County, Yunnan Zhuang family guy, especially love blowing “folk tune.”
Buyi youth also like to use Kiba teaser, the girls often after dinner, dressed waiting for the arrival of her lover, there is a “wave Whistle Song” sing: “The main room lighting next corner, behind the house came the sound of Konoha , Kiba stick like dial lights at night to dial sister’s heart “in Xiangxi Tujia and circulating this love song:.” blowing sound Konoha sing song voice, Kiba fell nine rivers, Trinidad hear Kiba called, Miles Lang heard singing. ”
Blowing Leaves spread extremely common in Bai, Bai people inhabited in Dali, commonly used bamboo, willow, chestnut leaves and pear leaves play. Skilled folk artists, playing methods varied, including Heqing County farmer Zhang first blind artist, he often exercise a person bangdi and Kiba two instruments playing, sometimes loud siren, sometimes leaves melodious sound, the performance of antiphonal singing of happy young men and women scene, the music of “plum tune” and so on.
Aqua people love blowing leaves, the most popular in Guizhou Province and Yunnan Province in Sandu Shui Autonomous County Fuyuan, the young men and women in social activities and love life chum companion, they used Konoha teaser, express feelings, often playing music there. “mood “and so on.
Settlements in the three northeastern provinces and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China Manchu, Mongolian people, it is good at playing Kiba. ? Song Lee and other series, “Tai Ping Yu Lan” (Kango August) in: “barbarian volume of Lu Ye blow to merry also.” Especially among young men and women, Kiba was they set up a pass Magpie Bridge to happiness. In Mongolia, people often play the two together with Kiba folk songs, sometimes with flute accompaniment for Konoha. Visible, Kiba and ethnic youth love life are closely related.

6 Development heritage
Kiba, is the simplest and oldest musical instruments. Hunting era of primitive society, who used to hunt birds onomatopoeia, then gradually transformed into sound generation to the music, to sound accompaniment of an instrument. For thousands of years, blowing Konoha vibe is not bad, but later found in historical records. Tang Dynasty, blowing Konoha more prevalent in the royal court orchestra is also a place, officially for “ten music” and “clear music” in. “Old Tang music records,” said blowing Kiba as “Xiao Ye.” And describing court music “Ye two songs two.” Shows that the band has two vocalists, blowing leaves accompanist duo. Former Lingnan Jiedushi Du Tang Dynasty, with expertise in research blowing leaves, his “Tongdian” (Volume one four) said:? “Title leaf and tsunami, the sound of the Qing Zhen, tangelo (leaf) especially good; or clouds roll Lu Ye whom, such as wars first also when, “” New Tang Chi music “is more clearly documented playing banquet has” blown leaves one person. “It is worth mentioning: When the band played like “King Wan Qing River Song” and “Colourful Plumage” and other important music, but also must have blown leaves. At this time of Konoha has been worth double, a grand courtesy. Tang Dynasty poet, in the “willow leaves word eight” (six) vividly writes: “Su daughter (the Six Geisha Su Xiaoxiao) old famous, Wind in the Willows ago do not love, stripping of the plate for coral kind, leaf blowing jade flute “Y. Lang Tang Dynasty poet, in the” smell blowing Yang Ye who two “poem depicts a more vividly:.”. wonderful blow Yang Jia Ye moving sad, Humayun if the wind starting to hate credit Yanmen cold moonlit night, you should roll to make surprise sand. “”Art is more naturally a no ethics, very few bright quiet sound wonderful ecstatic. Blowing at parting pull down, when there should be combined heartbroken man.” Visible, then people will relish playing the high skill of Konoha, big music touching charm a. When the Late Tang, Luoyang, there was singer named switchgrass, the annual party 17 years old, had been good at blowing leaves music, she was under the orchestral accompaniment to playing “day sea breeze Tao of the song, the sound of breaking quiet resentment memory “so that the listener all very touching, stunned. Tang Dynasty in the literature, but also ethnic groups in southwest China recorded playing Konoha text, at the time of Nanzhao region (now Yunnan Dali), it often leaves the sound express love when young men and women in love. Fan Cheuk Tang Dynasty’s “pretty book” are: “vulgar law, at the child widow, children out of the juvenile can not help twilight night parade and Folk, blowing pot Lu Sheng or blowing leaves, rhyme among all focussed on words, with the phase called. “Five Former Shu in Chengdu, Sichuan tomb of emperor Wang twenty-four relief in music and dance, among them a musician playing the mouth with an image of Konoha, he seats sites feet, being lapel sitting right hand two fingers diverge Rotary lobe , the left hand is also holding a bunch of leaves alternate, facial expressions realistic, lifelike. The complete proof of the above, as early as 1000 years ago, Kiba not widely circulated among the people, and the Tang Dynasty, Former Shu court orchestra of common instruments.
Modern development
After the 1950s, Kiba been evolving art, poetry and more people are playing Kiba has detailed, vivid description. 钟黔宁 in “Kiba” wrote: “off the fresh green green leaves, tightly attached to the thick lips poured it sound so wonderful, with seedlings of native mountain atmosphere spinner …… if seedlings. . family’s entire life and love, are injected between your tendons, “Zhang Xinquan in” Konoha sound “, then spoke in detail Konoha Magical:” …… ‘talk’ hunting ‘talk’ spring … visitor down … not shout ‘walking’, green leaves attached to the mouth, give you a mountain of green, semi Yaishan flowers, Kiba sound, strong like wine. night dating afraid ‘fans to’ place ‘write’ in the leaves on a low to a loud bang, the heart on the road, much brighter, “Xiao Hua, General also wrote about Kiba playing this art form, and to give a high evaluation:.” like Dai blowing leaves, etc., are all beautiful sounds the instruments, which are for the motherland’s art adds color. “since the 1980s, blowing Konoha again into the art of music hall, often in concert performances, and for the soundtrack. Buyi Konoha Huaxi hand Luo Road, skilful, awesome, blow with the flat of his ultra-blowing skills and can play the nearly three octaves, he blew Konoha Konoha concerto with orchestra solo “Mainz quinoa red”, has made irrigation LPs, welcomed by music lovers. In the story of the movie “baptism of blood and fire”, there is a ballad featuring the richest man in Fujian “Bitter Song”, which is often learned from the Beijing Workers troupe Yin with Kiba accompaniment. In addition, “From slavery to the generals”, “black face” and other film music, but also the use of a blow Konoha. Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan white troupe Zhaohuai Li, through repeated practice, will moderate hardness of the plastic film cut to the appropriate size blade shape for playing, received very good results, pronunciation sensitive, strong or weak structured, range up to three octave playing skills with a single spit, spit double flower tongue, portamento, vibrato, etc., may play a more difficult song, so Kiba musical art has been further developed.