Hebei Daying "Fur Town" Has An Annual Output Value Of More Than 6 Billion Yuan And A Bumper Harvest

More than 3000 years ago, it was called Guangjun It is said that in the last years of the Shang Dynasty, the prime minister Bikan was once an official here. He saw that the people here were poor, thorns were everywhere, and wild animals were everywhere, so he called on people to hunt diligently and strip animals of their skin and meat. After a long time of discarding countless animal furs, we carefully compared them to see if they could be turned into treasure. Then we collected them, repeatedly soaked them, and finally invented the craft of preparing skins.

The hard animal skins are made into soft leather sheets, and then according to the shapes and colors of various leather sheets, the beautiful, light and extremely warm fur coats are sewn together. They are fur clothes. He taught the local people the skills of making fur clothes. Gradually, more and more people made a living by taking this as a profession. The owners who benefited from this were grateful. Later, King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty murdered Bigan. In order to remember him, the camp people worshipped him as the founder of the industry and built a temple to worship him at the place where pigskins were made in Bigan.

After that, the fur industry became the most important industry in the local area. The fur making technology was passed down from generation to generation, and the camp evolved into an important town of fur clothing in China's history. It is said that in the Qin Dynasty, the production capacity of the fur industry increased greatly, which satisfied both the civilian and the military. The First Emperor of Qin granted the camp as the "fur capital of the world". Helmets, boots, armor and other military supplies produced by the camp at the end of the Qin Dynasty were also equipped with the Rebellion and Xiang Yu's troops, helping Xiang Yu win the battle of the giant deer. Liu Bang's military strength also benefited from the camp.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Daying fur was chosen as a tribute to the imperial court. When Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, Yingpi, Suzhou embroidery and Jingdezhen porcelain traveled across the sea together, spreading to the world. In the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Yingpi reached a peak of development.

Here, there are many shops and cars, presenting a prosperous scene. Fur traders from all over the country gathered here to sell raw and buy cooked furs, and to buy furs out of furs. According to the Records of Zaoqiang County in the Republic of China (1942 edition) "Zaoqiang County doesn't have many things to be praised, especially beautiful and good leather goods, which are unique to Zaoqiang. In the past decade, Daying District town has seen prosperity, and stores and factories are scattered everywhere. It is said that Zaoqiang's goods are second to none in Daying, and most of its raw hides are purchased in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Yili, Xinjiang, Henan, Shandong, etc. When goods arrive, they are cooked, decorated with fur, and sewn with fur The transportation and export are used for the whole country. " Yingpi not only has developed domestic trade, but also overseas trade. Businessmen from more than ten countries, including Britain, Russia, Germany, France and Portugal, also set up warehouses and businesses here to engage in transactions, and a large number of business skins have to be sold overseas. However, the rise and fall of the industry is always closely related to the national fortune. After Japan launched a full-scale war of aggression against China in 1937, the fur industry in Daying suffered heavy losses as other industries, and quickly declined from prosperity to decline.

After the founding of New China, the government, in order to protect and support Leatherwear The only few leather shops were merged to form a "big camp" coat In 1958, it was expanded to "Daying Fur Factory". In the 1990s, Daying fur industry entered a peak period of development again, creating an unprecedented good situation, and continues to this day. At present, Daying Town has 11000 fur processing enterprises, 120000 employees, 94 fur specialized villages, and more than 6000 specialized households. With Daying as the center, the fur industry radiates to more than 300 villages in five cities and counties in two provinces, forming an economic circle covering a hundred miles. The development of the industry has also spawned breeding bases and raw hide processing bases, extending the industrial chain. Leather products have developed from several series and dozens of varieties to fur clothing , trimming accessories shoes There are more than 3000 varieties in 7 series of hats, handicrafts, velvet cutting products, fur plates, raw materials, etc. The products are sold to more than 40 countries and regions in Asia and Europe.

The domestic market share of Daying fur products is 40% of fur clothing, and 80% of fur pads, knitting accessories, and fur collar and hat strips. Daying is also one of the regions with the largest rabbit skin processing volume in the world, and rabbit skin products account for 90% of the world market. The annual output value of leather products exceeds 6 billion yuan.

Drink water to remember its origin Leather Industry In 1994, the local government rebuilt the Bigan Temple to keep it alive. Daying people believe that the ancient well in the temple cooked the world's first fur sheet, so Zaoqiang Daying is the birthplace of China's fur industry and fur culture.