The 2019 Bast and Leaf Fibres Textile Expo Jiangxi was held in Fenyi County, 
Xinyu City of Southeast China's Jiangxi Province from November 1 to 3.

Themed on "Ecological Jiangxi, Fashion Bastextile" and by showing the 
achievements of bast and leaf fibres textile industry, the expo aims to promote 
the innovative development of the industry, spread the culture of Chinese bast 
and leaf fibres art, deepen the international exchanges and cooperation, and 
create an ecological chain of the industry.

Fenyi County, known as the hometown of summer cloth, has been a famous place 
for bast and leaf fibres spinning since ancient times. In recent years, Fenyi 
has adopted microbial degumming technology on traditional handicraft, not only 
protecting the environment ecologically, but also maintaining sustainable 
development of the industry.

Fenyi County has over ten thousands peasant households involving in ramie 
planting, with a total planting area of more than 20,000 mu (1,333.33 
hectares). Every year, Fenyi County can produce 15,000 tonnes of microbial 
degumming dry bast and leaf fibres, 5,000 tonnes of ramie cotton blending yarn, 
1,000 tonnes of woven ramie yarn, 850,000 bolts of cloth, 1.5 million pieces of 
summer cloth bedding and 70 million meters of dyed printed clothing fashion 
fabric.

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SOURCE  Xinhua Silk Road