First, the rapid social and economic development Puning
Puning City, Guangdong Province, is located in the southeast of the western edge of Chaoshan Plain, with a total area of 1620 square kilometers, with a total population of 2.001 million people, 1.835 million Chinese people living abroad. Puning is a light well-developed city, textiles and clothing, medicine and the comparative advantages of the two pillar industries particularly evident. Puning is Shuiguozhixiang, annual output of 159,000 tons, was the country named “hometown of Chinese Plum”, “Chinese Hometown of banana orange”, “China Youth Rugby township.” In the second session of the national economic base, the competitiveness of the county seat hundred counties (cities), ranked No. 38.
(A) well-developed light industry. Leading industries are textiles and clothing, medicine and Yi Xie, food and beverage, information storage, electronic equipment, plastic toys. In 2002 the city’s industrial output value of 26.87 billion yuan, accounting for 94.5% of industrial and agricultural output value, Bizeng 12.0%; the three major industrial restructuring of 12.1:49.5:38.4; annual total fixed asset investment of 2.567 billion yuan, Bi Zeng 6.1 %; township enterprises 3499, 2002 and annual value of 26.74 billion yuan, and paid tax 350 million yuan; year’s actual use of foreign capital 95 million U.S. dollars, Bi Zeng 9.8%; new businesses 42, 35 replenishment business expansion, including investment or capital contribution by 50 million yuan of the 10 super, super 8 billion. The city has two listed companies, joint-stock company 4, 21 provincial-level private technology companies, seven provincial-level high-tech enterprises, the state high-tech enterprises 2; the Guangdong Famous Trademark 4, Jieyang City, well-known trademark of 22 . The city’s industrial park in size 18, which launched last year the city Science and Technology Industrial Park, one area has been cited enterprises run by 11, nearly 600 acres of land, plans to invest 680 million yuan, two-time control has begun to build an area of 11070 acres.
(B) the business and prosperity. Puning is a major trading port in Guangdong. The city has all kinds of markets 40, with a total area of 382.4 thousand square meters, mainly garments, textiles, medicines, tea, vegetables, fruits, food and other professional market. Accompanying annual cargo freight market 5.83 million tons. 1987 Quicksand apparel market is a nation of professional market and the country of civilization hundred fairs last year, turnover 4.4 billion. Puning Chinese medicinal herbs market is approved by the state the first batch of eight Chinese medicinal herbs nationwide fixed-point markets, last year turnover 1.4 billion. In 2002 the city’s total retail sales of 5.904 billion yuan of social consumer goods, markets turnover of 15.004 billion yuan and foreign trade export volume 118 million U.S. dollars. Clothing 5.6 billion.
(C) social civilization. Puning the national well-known hometown of culture, colleges, schools, vocational school supporting complete, the city’s total of 734 schools, teaching staff 18900 people, 407.2 thousand people in school-age children enrollment rate of 99%, primary graduation rate 95.8%. Municipal Science and Technology Association, a total of Society, the Association of Research 35, membership of nearly 3,000 people; the city’s professional and technical personnel in the post 15408 people. Has been granted by the State, “National Sports advanced counties (cities)”, “National Radio and Television advanced counties (cities)” and so on.
2, Puning textile industry started early, the foundation of prison, stamina enough
The textile industry in the Puning City has a long and deep history of the development of civil foundation. According to historical records, as early as the Ming and Qing era of the agricultural economy, Puning is the main cash crop producing areas, with the yellow linen, Ramie fabrics, linen textiles mainly known; the late Qing period, the quicksand Market (now city) appears cloth line , cloth Street, locals for weaving, dyeing and selling cloth for a living, and with the influx of people “had barbarians”, the business expanded into Hong Kong and Macao, Southeast Asia; the last century, the overseas Chinese will be the first generation of sewing machines back to the homeland, Puning appears set before cutting, cutting, sewing workshop in one’s hand. The middle of the last century, with the close trade relations with Hong Kong, quicksand, military ports, hongyang three towns into fabrics, clothing distribution center, so that Puning have “garment city” in the world. After the reform and opening up, Puning textile industry from the “three and one compensation” garment processing started. Promote the sudden emergence of urban and rural textile industry has become the city’s four pillar industries in the first place. At present, the basic pattern and development of industry-wide trend showed the following characteristics:
(A) large and strong. According to statistics, in 2002 the city’s more than 1,400 textile and garment enterprises, employing 108,000 people, business assets worth 6.8 billion, accounting for the city’s industrial 41%, 71% and 52%. Last year’s total industrial output value 14.6 billion yuan, sales income of 14.3 billion, export delivery value of 738 million yuan and exports worth 94.4 million U.S. dollars, the total profit and tax of 1.01 billion, respectively, accounting for 50% of the city’s industrial, 52%, 78% , 80% and 53% respectively. The city have emerged a large number of capital-intensive, personnel-intensive, information-intensive and knowledge-intensive leading enterprises, product quality, technology development and other aspects of walking in the forefront of the domestic counterparts in the textile and garment industry has played an active role in leading the trend. Among them, a total investment of six hundred million enterprises, ultra 50 million yuan enterprises 12, 1000 million or over 29 enterprises;-scale enterprises with annual sales of 5 million yuan or above 62; annual export value of more than one million U.S. dollars ” three capital “enterprises 9, 500 million or more a business, 10 million U.S. dollars; More than one; annual industrial output value of enterprises above 5 million yuan.
Co., Ltd. of Guangdong Rey is the rare clothing companies, has from the United States, Japan and Europe, and the introduction of highly automated production equipment, 1,000 pieces (sets), France, Hong Kong, Mainland group of design professionals, an annual output of suit, shirt capacity of 7.5 million sets (pieces); last year exported more than 4000 million U.S. dollars, has become a professional, modern and international-oriented garment manufacturing enterprise groups. In 2001, the national garment industry rankings hundred companies listed “Product Sales” Article 48 and the “total profits” Article 29. Hong Kong
Farida Investment Group Co., Ltd. was established in the Municipal Science and Technology Industrial Park will soon be completed and commissioned the “Puning Rita Textile Co., Ltd.,” covers an area of 152 acres, a total investment of 20 million U.S. dollars, will be the large-scale Guangdong textile, printing and dyeing, garment integrated enterprise.
(B) the chain supporting and complete. At present, the Puning supporting more perfect production of the textile industry, has formed a spinning, weaving, dyeing, accessories, accessories, design, production, sales interlocking chain. Front-end has a chemical fiber, polyester, spandex, nylon, milk, silk, cotton, linen, wool and other production categories; Sino-Swiss has all kinds of knitting, weaving, non-woven fabrics and other production categories; back-end has a fashion, casual wear, shirts, T Xu , jeans, underwear, pajamas, bra, children’s clothing, stockings, buttons, belts, shoes, hats, zippers, handbags, line with other production categories. The main products annual capacity: 40,000 tons chemical fiber, knitting fabric one million tons, 30,000 meters of woven fabric, printing and dyeing cloth 450 million meters, 1,000 tons of polypropylene ribbon and clothing 1.3 billion (of which 350 million shirts). Xiang Xu Puning Textile Co., Ltd. is a set of spinning, weaving, garment in one large-scale textile and garment enterprises, an annual output of 5,000 tons of all kinds of knitted fabric colors, clothing 10 million to fight, the highest value of more than 2 billion yuan, to become a high value-added output of industrial enterprises.
(C) industry concentration, have obvious advantages. Quicksand advantage of the urban agglomeration of the fashion production enterprises, Ikeo gather the streets of the shirt manufacturing enterprises, accounting for clustering of the Gansu town of printing and dyeing enterprises and spinning cloth, fabric materials industry, the military TOWN, concentration of the suit, underwear manufacturers. Industry cluster produces radiation effect, stimulating the city’s textile and apparel industry, the rapid rise, especially T-shirt production in the country stood out as a major domestic T-shirt production base. 2001 a 2002, the city successfully hosted the two Puning Festival and the International Textile and Apparel Trade Fair T-shirt, its a view also held a “Rey Cup” Guangdong second session of the Model Star Contest, the first “Rey Cup” T-shirt Design Competition, as well as Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Taiwan to design teacher works of appreciation, to create a “Puning shirt,” the “economic card”, ushered in the upsurge of investors set up factories at home and abroad a number of brand-name shirt manufacturers competing to set up production in the Puning processing base, raising the level of dress culture, and further laid the Puning shirt dominant position in the domestic market, Puning shirt to be a truly major domestic production base.
(D) shopping and a strong lineup. At present, the city has more than 1,000 garments a registered trademark. Many textile and garment enterprises to employ well-known designers to design at home and abroad to carry out the image of planning to make the brand even more dazzling. “Rey”, “Qun-hao”, “Macedonian”, “ancient Bielen”; “Kay East Dayton”, “Ya Jue” and other trademarks are still more than 10 Italian, French registered. “Rey”, “Qun-hao” was named in Guangdong Province “famous trademark”; “Rey”, “Qun-hao” brand shirts, brand-name products in Guangdong Province was named; “Cross” is rated as the second session of the Guangzhou International Fashion Festival “Ten well-known clothing brand.” “Rey”, “Qun-hao”, “Ba Suodun” “Jingdong”, “Ya group”, “Macedonian”, “Cross”, “hair Younger,” “Ya Jue,” “King Air” so was named the first section of Puning shirt “Ten apparel brand”; “Sennton”, “rich fish”, “ancient. buren,” “Eli King”, “O’Malley”, “Kaidan Dayton” , “High Di Road”, “Chong Yu”, “Xian Dai Yi”, “name Rat” and was named the second shirt Puning International Festival “Top Ten clothing brand.”
Puning Li Yuen Textile Co., Ltd. production of “Golden Sail,” “flowers,” brand fabrics due to the unique creative, good texture, bright color; well received by the world, especially Europe and North America customers. In addition to its own brand, the Puning City also introduced a number of international and domestic famous brands such as “Shengtaibaoluo”, “MISSK”, “Jeep” “Eli King,” “Playboy”, “Prince William”, “BMW family , “” Milton “and so on to integrate the comprehensive advantages of the brand, increase brand awareness Puning textile and apparel.
(E) equipment excellent; technologically advanced. In technical innovation, and the gathering at home and abroad the length of the apparel industry, the introduction of advanced technology and equipment, absorbing design technology, so that textile and garment production research and development and technological advances to obtain a new leap forward. At present, the more powerful Puning garment and textile companies, already has the international advanced three-dimensional automated design, layout, cutting CAD system, there are France, Italy, Japan and other high-grade T-shirt, suit production line, setting machine, as well as air spinning, color Automatic printing and dyeing and other production equipment. In the allocation of human resources, many companies employ highly paid professionals, by providing preferential comfortable working and living environment, attracting a large number of high-quality design throughout the country and abroad, technology, management talent, effectively pulling the industry’s technology level . One sign is the enterprise imported computer weaving, multicolor printing and dyeing and other advanced equipment, auto-increased significantly. According to statistics,
The end of 2002 the introduction of advanced equipment, more than 11 billion yuan; The second sign is linked to companies competing with the professional institutions, absorb scientific research, relying on technology brand, innovation management and development; The third sign is the company attaches great importance to the introduction of high level design talents and management personnel; the fourth sign of the rate of increased output of new products, product innovation and capacity enhancement. One of the highlights are: The new technology has been fully involved in fabric, shirt production; brand name T-shirt exports. Many textile and garment enterprises also focus on information technology through “Puning Information Port” and its Web site to establish contact and communication with the outside world to conduct online transactions. Co., Ltd. Guangdong Rey mystery lies with the success of the “brain trust” to develop themselves. Executives are mostly hired from the professionals at home and abroad, the main design of the main production departments to employ well-known French fashion designer Delankeluo President, as well as Italy and Hong Kong in charge of the work of craftsmen, the product across the country among major cities, as well as Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other countries and regions. Guangdong Ying Dan Garments Co., Ltd. has a strong professional production of strength and a shirt with the R & D, design professional team, the introduction of Japan, Germany advanced equipment, more than 20,000 square meters standard factory, eight villages specialized in the production line, and comprehensively promote ISO9001 international quality certification.
(6) network sound and fully functional. Puning is not only the textile and garment production base, but also a large platform of modern logistics, with a huge market system, established a network of criss-crossing of the purchase and sale, a collection of the industrial Expo, the product of trade, industry information, production and matching, storage and distribution, the six functions of cultural tourism , resulting in a strong radiation effect. The city has more than 20 transport companies and tens of thousands of marketing teams, as well as access to the provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and municipalities, more than 100 transportation routes, and created a quick and broad proliferation of channels textile and apparel products. Quicksand quicksand apparel textile market and the professional markets, brought together officials from Guangxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Fujian, Hunan, Hebei and other places more than 1,000 domestic and foreign well-known garment enterprises total distribution, distributor, Britain, France, Thailand and other 10 countries and regions, set up sales points in the Puning. One; quicksand clothing specialized market operators such as 3500 varieties of clothing, the annual country fair turnover of 4.43 billion yuan. Brand enterprises are still a number of franchises, chain model of monopoly in the country among major cities in the establishment of a huge marketing, information networks and logistics systems. According to incomplete statistics, the industry across the country set up chain stores near 4800. Clothing specialized market boom, both to expand domestic demand, but also to stimulate the rapid growth in textile and clothing exports.
Avoid Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, despite what anyone – including the people who have answered above – tell you. Tourist traps all. Going to Beijing and saying you've been to China is a bit like going to Midtown Manhattan and saying you've seen America. Its not even a little bit representative of day to day life there for the average person. I recommend Qingdao, Harbin, Dalian, Shenyang, Xiamen, or Hohhot…all middle-of-the-road cities that will offer a fine "tourist" experience while giving you a glimpse of China Shanghai or Beijing just can't provide.
how about adding ginger or ginseng as a flavor additive – to adapt to local tastes
Banks don't create money of out thin air. They have deposits from people with savings and checking accounts. They loan out this money…
China could loan dollars out too. They have a bunch of them from US people buying more chinese goods than chinese buy american goods.
good luck!
No one can just 'conjure up money'. That isn't the way the systems work.
First of all, I would like to point out that I am not advocating any particular political view here. I would like to say that In the last 20 years alone, China has managed to lift over thirty percent of it's population (over 400 million people) out of poverty (that is, living on less than $1 per day)! (1) That's a pretty amazing feat by itself no matter what country it is and what kind of system it's using.
Having said that, yes, you're absolutely right that things aren't perfect there; but they are definitely getting better. I do think that there will be greater demands for political freedoms but some of these may not necessarily be home grown. As more international organizations enter China, they will definitely be pushing for more of these to help support and push their own views.
Regarding your question about the Communist party eroding, it is very difficult to answer that because, like practically everything else in the world, the party appears to be adapting to modern times. It's slowly permitting (at varying degrees) many of the things it previously denied, while still trying to maintain it's underlying beliefs and core principles (it's Chinese Characteristics).
Those that try hard to learn from history usually do best, and China has a very long history and culture which it, if I may generalize, uses and refers to often when making decisions about what to do today and in the future.
there are three place you can try:Guangzhou,Shenzhen,YiWu.
these place have many factories, so maybe you can get good price at the same quality than others cities,but, actually you'd better have yourself ideas to chose the suppliers,because business isn't only to get the lowest price,also need service and help each other.
I have to say you can get every thing at cheap price with good quality although there have some bad suppliers sold bad products,but reliable suppliers are more than bad.
So buy from China is right !
Overseas they have different rules and regulations on what they do to an aircraft derived from what the boss says. If they fly the aircraft in certain areas of the world they get away with it. I`m aware of to many times when they flew into the US the plane was grounded by the FAA. They just don`t care . The scary part is these U.S. companies farm out there aircraft to these places.
it seems by the answers here that many Americans don`t really understand what the EU actually is ..it`s true there are many countries in the EU but they are member states that come under the European parliament which is due to appoint a president to preside over them all
you`re correct in saying that the EU is wealthier than both the US and China
and in answer to one person here who said Europe is a bunch of failed states according to the wealth per capita statistics out of the top 13 countries 11 are European with the US coming only 8th
saying that i don`t think that Europe poses any threat to the US however a bit of balance of power isn`t necessarily a bad thing
its a big country, and the industry there is superior. Technology is magnificent, excellent.
China is starting to defeat United States economically. But, thats pretty much why population is so big.
The answer is B. China didn't feel the need to trade with Britain until much later, after the Opium Wars (1838-1842). China was perfectly willing to sell Britain anything they wanted, but felt they didn't need anything Britain offered. This lasted until the British started trading in opium, which they smuggled in at first, so didn't rely on diplomacy to begin.
Off the top of my head?
Well, the earliest recorded dynasty (records found in ancient libraries. pretty educated civilization, eh?), Xia was established around 2100 B.C. Then evidence from recordings on tortoise shells (again, pretty smart, since tortoise shells last pretty long) indicates that the Shang dynasty was established around 1600 B.C. The period wasn't too stable, as the capital was moved around a lot. The Zhou dynasty was established circa 1000 B.C. ( I could be off on that date). It was the longest dynasty in Chinese history, as it lasted for I wanna say 800 years (?). But, like many great empires such as Rome, it began to fall apart during this time. A decentralized government allowed for the country to divide amongst itself, and thus, China became many small "nations".
The famous and great emperor Qin rallied up his troops and united China around 221 B.C. Although ruthless with his battle tactics and ruling, he was inarguably the greatest emperor in Chinese history. (By the way, if you're interested in movies, certain events and people during this time inspired the movie "The Myth", a really cute combination of action and romance.) He is remembered for his grand and still mostly unexplored tomb, guarded by terra-cota soldiers and rivers of mercury that have since seeped into the soil and poisoned the surrounding land. The Han dynasty soon followed after the short reign of emperor Qin, and lasted for approximately 400 years, starting circa 200 B.C. Confucianism was adopted, and the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu inspired the now popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms (which, by the way, sounds so much more poetic and beautiful in Chinese).
The Jin dynasty followed, which temporarily reunited the three kingdoms. This is the time that many of the ethnicities in China today were introduced. After the collapse of Jin, individual northern and southern dynasties emerged. Buddhist and Taoist followers settled their religious disputes during this time (now, if only the Reformation had gone this peacefully). The Sui dynasty brought China together once again in 589. Despite its many accomplishments, the dynasty fell after an arrogant leader and exhaustion of resources.
In 618, the Tang dynasty was established. Trade routes with the outside world were opened up more freely. Yet, rebellions and struggle for power led to its downfall. During the time of political turmoil, the Chinese went through 5 regimes in the north and 10 (ironically) stable regimes in the south.
The Song dynasty, esblished in 960, led China into prosperity as a whole. Scientific knowlege and technologies lead to a peak during this period. After this linage of emperors ended, the Mongols, led by the infamous Kublai Khan, invaded and took over the regime. During this time, China also experienced devastating effects from the Black Plage (see, European weren't the only ones suffering).
During the Ming dynasty (1368), large naval and army forces were built, urbanization grew, and xenophobia became prevalent. Started during the Qin dynasty and anexed to in the following dynasties, the Great Wall was completed during this time. This was the last Han dynasty. After the fall in 1648, the Qing (note the "g") took over. Although certain areas were consolidated, there were numerous internal rebellions that led to political turmoil and allowed Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to invade and divide the country into spheres of influence. Of the eight, only the US gave back excess amounts paid for "protection against instability", thus the Chinese trusted the US the most out of the invaders.
Well, communism spread and entered China, and the young (who else?) wanted change. Hence, more political turmoil. Then there was the civil war, the Japanese invasion, the cultural revolution, and a bunch of other things that I'm too lazy to get into, since they are not as interesting as the romanticized history of ancient China.
Currently, there's the whole Tibet and Taiwan political issues, on which I will not elaborate, since I have pretty controversial views that people might want to strangle me over.
BONUS: Current culture among the young people
1. a desire to imitate western fashion, music, and general pop culture.
2. pretty big on girl pop groups and boybands (hey, i have no problem with that).
3. struggle to balance the spoiled, single-child lifestyle and harsh real world realities.
4. bangs. bangs are cute.
5. instead of emphasizing jocks, the most popular people in high school are intelligent first, athletic second (although both are required to be "popular").