Hebei News Network (Yang Mi, Xu Hua) recently, the China Textile Industry Federation announced the second re evaluation results of the pilot areas of the national textile industry cluster. Gaoyang County, Hebei Province, was once again awarded the title of "China towel and blanket city" by the China Textile Industry Federation, China Household Textile Industry Association, and China Wool Textile Industry Association. It is reported that Gaoyang County won the title in the first evaluation activity.
Gaoyang textile industry has a long history, which began in the late Ming Dynasty, flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and flourished in the early Republic of China. It has been inherited for more than 400 years. At present, the county has 3300 textile enterprises, 98 textile professional villages, 40000 looms of various types, 160000 employees. Towels, wool and blankets basically account for one third of the market share of similar products in the country, and 34 brands above the provincial level. The annual sales revenue of the textile industry is 20.2 billion yuan, with a contribution rate to GDP of more than 65%